September 18, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a list of nearly $1.3 billion in infrastructure grant awards as part of the fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), including $522.6 million in entitlement grants and $772.3 million in discretionary grants. The grants awarded today will fund a variety of projects at over 250 airports, including construction and improvement of airport facilities, repairs to runways, taxiways, and aprons, and purchasing equipment needed to operate and maintain airports.
The AIP grants released today were made available by the $4.0 billion in “regular” AIP funding that Congress provided in March as part of a continuing resolution (CR) for FY25. Today’s announcement brings the total amount of FY25 AIP grants awarded to approximately $3.5 billion after FAA has awarded nearly $2.2 billion since late June.
You can review the full list of grant awards released today here and each of the previous FAA announcements here.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Program Updates. AAAE continues to wait on FAA to release notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for the FY26 Airport Terminal Program and the FY26 FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program. Based on the most recent communications with FAA, the agency is expecting the NOFOs to be released by the end of September.
Reminder: AAAE has developed a one-page overview of the various grant programs and funds being administered by FAA, including relevant timelines, to help airports understand the differences between the programs and their status and navigate the opportunities available for infrastructure funding. You can access the latest version here.