FAA
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
FUNDING OVERVIEW
A ONCE-IN-A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY .
• The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will modernize infrastructure, increase equity in transportation, help fight climate change, strengthen the supply chain, and create jobs.
• FAA funding provided under BIL will:
• Address the physical condition of the FAA’s air traffic control facilities by reducing the sustainment backlog and accelerating the replacement of aging facilities; and
• Improve safety and efficiency at our nation’s airports.
A 5-YEAR, $25 BILLION INVESTMENT IN THE
NATIONS AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
AIR TRAFFIC FACILITIES
To replace facilities and equipment and improve
safety, security, and environmental standards.
AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
For airport projects that increase safety and expand
capacity.
AIRPORT TERMINALS
To replace aging terminals and airport-owned
towers, increase terminal energy efficiency and
accessibility, and more.
• Provides $1 billion/yr over 5 years to address the physical condition of the FAA’s air traffic control facilities.
• Reduce the Sustainment Backlog
• ATC Facilities Replacement
• Year 1 Funding
• Focus on Sustainment
• Preparation for ATC Facility Replacement
• Year 2-5 Funding
• Continued Sustainment
• ATC Facilities Replacement Ramps Up
AIR TRAFFIC FACILITIES
OPPORTUNITIES - SUSTAINABILITY
• ATC Facilities Sustainment and Replacement
• FAA will manage land, energy, and water resources in compliance with relevant environmental and sustainable building mandates. • Establish program goals around energy and water resilience and environmental stewardship.
• Integrate audits into comprehensive energy and water management initiatives to pursue continuous improvement.
• Increase compliance energy efficiency directives.
OPPORTUNITIES - EQUITY
• FAA ATC Facilities
• In the first year of funding, we will leverage FAA acquisition programs and contracts with Small and Disadvantaged Businesses to maximize equity and inclusion.
• We will conduct targeted virtual conferences and educational sessions with Small and Disadvantaged Businesses.
• Collaborating with organizations to promote inclusion in planned acquisitions and seeking feedback from the public on how to best communicate and solicit interest in opportunities.
• Our facility replacement plan will include towers and other facilities in rural and underserved communities.
AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
• $15B Airport Infrastructure Program
• Up to $2.39 billion/yr Primary Airports
• Allocations for Primary Airports based on existing apportionment formula in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Statute (passenger traffic and cargo volume)
• FY22 and FY23 allocation is based on highest enplanements for CY 18, 19 and next full CY (CY20 or CY21 respectively)
• FY24-FY26 most recent calendar year enplanements.
• Up to $500 million/yr Non-Primary Airports (i.e. General Aviation)
• Allocations for Non Primary Airports based on airport role in the NPIAS and is a fixed amount for each role.
AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
• $20 million/yr for competitive grants for tower
construction, replacement, or refurbishment to sponsors participating in the FAA Contract Tower Program.
• There are approximately 157 Airport Owned Contract Towers • 3% available funding can be used for administrative
expenses
AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
• Match R equirements
• Primary and Non-Primary allocations follow AIP local
match requirements
• Contract Tower grants require no local match
• Airport and Project Eligibility
• Primary airports, certain cargo airports, and most general aviation/commercial service airports that are not primary airports.
• This funding can be used to fund runways, taxiways, and aprons and other broad efforts like terminal, intermodal projects and roadway projects.
• Discretionary Grant Program
• Funding for airport terminals and airport-owned air traffic control towers (FAA operated)
• Approximately 53 control towers are airport-owned/FAA staffed • Approximately 157 airport-owned contract towers
• Competitive
• Improve airfield safety through terminal relocation
• Replacing aging facilities
• Increase capacity and passenger access
• Encourage competition
• Improve Energy Efficiency (including LEED accreditation) • Expand access for persons with disabilities
• Improving airport access for historically disadvantaged populations
AIRPORT TERMINALS
• Airport Infrastructure Grants
• Grant guidance will encourage and competitive grant processes will give pr
iority to projects that:
• Further Environmental Justice efforts;
• Reduce air emissions;
• Reduce noise impacts to the community;
• Improve energy efficiency; and
• Address resiliency.
• At Year 5, unused airport infrastructure grant funding will be made available f
or competitive grants that meet these objectives.
OPPORTUNITIES – SUSTAINABILITY
OPPORTUNITIES – EQUITY
• Airport and Terminal Grant Funding
• FAA anticipates that enhanced funding availability for multimodal projects (airport-transit connections) will provide more equitable transportation accessibility to the airport.
• For the Terminal Program, priority consideration will include, among other things, increasing or improving access to passengers, persons with disabilities, and historically disadvantaged populations.
• Implementing guidance to airports that encourages workforce development and creates more opportunities for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses. • FAA will conduct outreach to minority association and groups to make them aware of funding opportunities at airports.
DELIVERABLES
Area Type 3-month 6-month 1-year 2-Year 5-year
Airport Formula and • Release • Publish $3 billion $6 billion $15 billion Infrastructure Contract Airport Implementation administered administered administered Grants Tower Formula Guidance
Discretionary Allocations • Issue notice of
funding opportunity
(NOFO) for Contract
Towers
Airport Discretionary • Issue Notice $1 billion $2 billion $5 billion Terminal of Funding administered administered administered Program Opportunity
(NOFO)
Facilities Contracts • Provide a $1 billion $2 billion $5 billion Sustainment spend plan administered administered administered and for FY22
Replacements allocation of
$1 billion
HIRING • Program administration will tax an
already busy workforce.
• Using all available recruiting tools such
as direct hire authorities, national bids,
aggressive use of recruiting approaches,
and contract support to quickly hire a
diverse workforce.
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