FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program; Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Funding Opportunity
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The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for up to $100 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Airport Infrastructure Grant funds for the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program, made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), Public Law 117-58. The purpose of the FCT Competitive Grant Program is to make annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower (ATCT) projects that address the aging infrastructure of our nation's airports.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 60190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19328]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket # FAA-2026-6240]
FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program; Fiscal Year (FY)
2027 Funding Opportunity
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for up to $100
million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Airport Infrastructure Grant funds for
the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program, made available
under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), Public
Law 117-58. The purpose of the FCT Competitive Grant Program is to make
annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport
traffic control tower (ATCT) projects that address the aging
infrastructure of our nation's airports.
DATES: Airport sponsors seeking consideration for FY 2027 FCT
Competitive Grant Program funding should submit FAA Form 5100-144 as
soon as possible, but no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October
19, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications electronically at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-infrastructure/fct">https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-infrastructure/fct</a> by following the instructions under
Frequently Asked Questions, ``How to apply.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Neumann, Acting Manager, FAA
Office of Airports IIJA Infrastructure Branch (APP-540), at (202) 267-
9590 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#327b7b78731c735b40425d404641725453531c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7039393a315e311902001f020403301611115e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IIJA established the FCT Competitive
Grant Program that will provide up to $100 million of FY 2023
unobligated Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) funding to sustain,
construct, repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, replace, or
relocate non-approach control towers; acquire and install air traffic
control, communications, and related equipment to be used in those
towers; or construct a digital tower certified by the FAA, including
acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, or
related equipment.
The full text of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is
available on the FAA's website at FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant
Program [verbar] Federal Aviation Administration. For more information
applicants may also search <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> using Funding Opportunity Number
DOT-FAA-26-0117-002 or Assistance Listing Number 20.117. Mail and fax
submissions will not be accepted.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2026
Patrick W. Magnotta,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning & Programming, FAA
Office of Airports.
[FR Doc. 2026-19328 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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