[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2584-2585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01042]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket # FAA-2026-0005]
FAA Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program; Fiscal Year (FY)
2026 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 $120
million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 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 2026 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, February
17, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications electronically at https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-infrastructure/fct by following the instructions under
Frequently Asked Questions, ``How to apply.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Carriger, Manager, FAA Office of
Airports IIJA Infrastructure Branch (APP-540), at (202) 267-9590 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IIJA established the FCT Competitive
Grant Program that will provide up to $20 million in grant funding for
FY 2026 and up to $100 million of FY 2022 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 remote 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
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Competitive Grant Program [verbar] Federal Aviation Administration. For
more information applicants may also search Grants.gov using Funding
Opportunity Number FAA-ARP-IIJA-G-26-002 or Assistance Listing Number
20.117. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2026.
Jesse Carriger,
Manager, FAA Office of Airports IIJA Infrastructure Branch, APP-540.
[FR Doc. 2026-01042 Filed 1-20-26; 8:45 am]
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