Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: MARCH 15, 2022
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: JEFFREY W. COLLIER, ACTING CITY MANAGER
PREPARED BY: MEG MCWADE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
BRENDAN O’REILLY, AIRPORT MANAGER
SUBJECT: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AIRPORT GRANTS UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW PROGRAM
SUMMARY
Apply, accept and appropriate $295,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport funds under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) program for Fiscal Year 2022. Provide authorization for Staff to apply for future Airport Grant Program Funds in an amount up to $15 million over the next five years.
RECOMMENDATION
Apply for and accept $295,000 FAA Airport BIL grant award and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents related to grant application and administration.
Authorize appropriation of receipt and use of awarded FAA Airport BIL Grant funds to the Airport Enterprise Fund.
Authorize staff to apply for future FAA Airport BIL Grant(s).
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Cit will utilize grant awards from the Airport BIL to support the Fullerton Municipal Airport, including Capital Improvement Program initiatives. State anticipates a $295,000 formula allocation from FAA BIL in FY 2022-23. Future amounts will depend on programs and applicability to Fullerton’s General Aviation Airport. This action would enable the City to apply for future grants up to $15 million over the five-year funding period. The FAA Airport BIL grants have no required match. The City would handle award of contracts from FAA funds via standard purchasing processes, including City Council consideration and award, as appropriate.
DISCUSSION
On November 15, 2021, the President signed the H.R. 3684-Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) of 2021, commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Under one section of BIL, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA’s) Office of Airports will administer approximately $20 billion in grant funds to airport sponsors. Of the $20 billion available, $15 billion is available, over 5 years, for Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG), including approximately $14.45 billion of formulated allocations and $100 million for airport-owned Federal contract towers. The Fullerton Municipal Airport received a $295,000 allocation in BIL AIG funds in FY 2022.
The FAA will use the standard Airport Improvement Program to distribute these funds. The FAA will make grants to all airports in the national airport system, including commercial service airports, reliever airports and some public-owned general aviation airports. The following provides information from a recent presentation (attached) on the nationwide airport funding which will come available over the next five years.
The City will follow City procurement protocols, should the City receive funding from the various grants. Staff will make all arrangements to accept the funding and appropriate accordingly, including grant drawdowns and closeout paperwork.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Industry Briefing Overview Presentation
Attachment 2 – DOT – FAA Notice of Funding Opportunity Docket #FAA-2022-0204 Attachment 3 – Application Form 5100-144
FAA Airport Grant Under BIL Program
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