# FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/faa-arp-iija-g-26-002-fy-2026-notice-of-funding-opportunity-infrastructure/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361165

> Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants offered grants of up to $83.3 million (at least $25,000) to state and local governments. Applications closed on February 17, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FAA-ARP-IIJA-G-26-002 |
| Agency | Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 17, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $83.3 million |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 20.117 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See the link to the FY 2026 NOFO for eligibility information. Eligible applicants are those airport sponsors approved in the FAA’s Contract Tower Program or Contract Tower Cost Share Program as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 47124, and 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

## What the grant funds

The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for up to $120 million in FY 2026 Airport Infrastructure Grant funds for the FCT competitive grant program, made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), Pub. L. 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 the nation’s airports. The FAA will consider ATCT projects that sustain, construct, repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, replace, or relocate non-approach control towers; or 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is FAA-ARP-IIJA-G-26-002 still open?

No. It closed on February 17, 2026.

### Who can apply for FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program?

Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program?

Closed February 17, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $83.3 million each.