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FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Airport Terminal Program (ATP) Grants

DOT Federal Aviation Administration

FAA-ARP-IIJA-G-26-001

DOT-FAA

General Information

$970,000,000
Est. Program Funding:
January 15, 2026
Closing Date:
N/a
Expected No. of Awards
N/a
Award Ceiling

Opportunity Number:
FAA-ARP-IIJA-G-26-001

Owning Agency:
DOT-FAA

Opportunity Category:
Discretionary (D)

Synopsis

The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $1 billion in FY 2026 competitive funds for the Airport Terminal Program (ATP), made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58. The purpose of the ATP is to make annual grants available to eligible airports for airport terminal and airport-owned Airport Traffic Control Tower development projects that address the aging infrastructure of our nation’s airports. 

Response Date Jan 15, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
Posting Date Dec 10, 2025 12:00:00 AM EST
Archive Date Feb 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
Award Ceiling N/a
Award Floor 25,000
Cost Sharing Yes

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), City or township governments, County governments, State governments, Special district governments
Additional Info on Eligibility: See the link to the FY 2026 NOFO for eligibility information. Eligible applicants are those airport sponsors normally eligible for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) competitive grants as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 47115. This includes a public agency, private entity, state agency, Indian Tribe or Pueblo owning a public-use National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airport, the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island airport, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. For additional eligibility categories and further details on each eligible applicant category, see AIP Handbook Table 2-1 in the following weblink: https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/aip_handbook/media/AIP-Handbook-Order-5100-38D-Chg1.pdf. For more information on the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), visit : https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias

Additional Information

Agency Name Suzanne Hersh Grantor
Link to Additional Information: FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Airport Terminal Program (ATP) Grants
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk
Phone: 202-267-6345

CFDA Program(s)

  • 20.118: Airport Terminal Program
   

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