United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-04-30 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GAO-02-283 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-283 P0b002ee180372646 f:d02283 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-283 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-283 GAO-02-283 Appropriated funds Budget obligations Federal funds Federal grants Airports FAA Airport Improvement Program Other Written Product A03193

Aviation Finance: Distribution of Airport Grant Funds Complied with Statutory Requirements (30-APR-02, GAO-02-283). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administers the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which provides billions of dollars in federal grants to airports for planning and development projects. The total funds awarded by FAA was consistent with the total amount of AIP funds available for obligation for fiscal years 1996 through 2000. FAA also made available or awarded AIP grant funds in accordance with the statutory formulas and set-asides contained in the authorization acts for the five fiscal years reviewed. In some cases, FAA awarded more funding than required to some airports and projects when it distributed the remaining AIP discretionary funds, which are not subject to statutory formulas or set-asides. GAO also found that small airports received greater amounts than large airports. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-283/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-283.htm GAO-02-283 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-283 Other Written Product GAO-02-283; Aviation Finance: Distribution of Airport Grant Funds Complied with Statutory Requirements; Appropriated funds Budget obligations Federal funds Federal grants Airports FAA Airport Improvement Program Title 49 Section 48103 49 U.S.C. 48103