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Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: DOT-OST-2012-0069 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: May 14, 2012 Creation Date: May 14, 2012 Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 11, 2012 Applications of no more than 25 pages each (one-sided only, excluding the completed SF424, cover sheet, Summary Information schedule, and any letters from the community showing support for the application), including all required information, must be submitted to www.grants.gov no later than 5 PM EDT on Monday, June 11, 2012. Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 11, 2012 Applications of no more than 25 pages each (one-sided only, excluding the completed SF424, cover sheet, Summary Information schedule, and any letters from the community showing support for the application), including all required information, must be submitted to www.grants.gov no later than 5 PM EDT on Monday, June 11, 2012. Archive Date: Jul 11, 2012 Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Transportation Category Explanation: Expected Number of Awards: 40 Estimated Total Program Funding: $14,000,000 Award Ceiling: Award Floor: $0 CFDA Number(s): 20.930 -- Payments for Small Community Air Service Development Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
- A. Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants are small communities that meet the following statutory criteria (49 U.S.C. § 41743): 1. As of calendar year 1997, the airport serving the community was not larger than a small hub airport, and it has insufficient air carrier service or unreasonably high air fares; and 2. The airport serving the community presents characteristics, such as geographic diversity or unique circumstances, that demonstrate the need for, and feasibility of, grant assistance from the Small Community Program. No more than 4 communities or consortia of communities, or a combination thereof, from the same state may be selected to participate in the program in any fiscal year. No more than 40 communities or consortia of communities, or a combination thereof, may be selected to participate in the program in each year for which the funds are appropriated. Communities without existing air service: Communities that do not currently have commercial air service are eligible for SCASDP funds, but air service providers must have met or be able to meet in a reasonable period all Departmental requirements for air service certification, including safety and economic authorities. Essential Air Service communities: Small communities that meet the basic SCASDP criteria and currently receive subsidized air service under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program are eligible to apply for SCASDP funds. However, grant awards to EAS-subsidized communities are limited to marketing or promotion projects that support existing or newly subsidized EAS. Grant funds will not be authorized for EAS-subsidized communities to support any new competing air service. Furthermore, no funds will be authorized to support additional flights by EAS carriers or changes to those carriers’ existing schedules. These restrictions are necessary to avoid conflicts with the EAS program. Consortium applications: Both individual communities and consortia of communities are eligible for SCASDP funds. An application from a consortium of communities must be one that seeks to facilitate the efforts of the communities working together toward one joint grant project, with one joint objective, including the establishment of one entity to ensure that the joint objective is accomplished. Multiple Applications: Communities may file only one application for a grant, either individually or as part of a consortium.
Agency Name
- DOT - Office of Aviation Analysis
Description
- The Small Community Program was established by the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (P.L. 106-181) and reauthorized by the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (P.L. 108-176). The program is designed to provide financial assistance to small communities to help them enhance their air service. The Department provides this assistance in the form of monetary grants that are disbursed on a reimbursable basis. Authorization for this program is codified at 49 U.S.C. § 41743. The Small Community Program is authorized to receive appropriations under 49 U.S.C. § 41743(e)(2), as amended. Appropriations are provided for this program for award in FY 2012 pursuant to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95). The Department has up to $14 million available for FY 2012 grant awards to carry out this program. There is no limit on the amount of individual awards, and the amounts awarded will vary depending upon the features and merits of the proposals selected. In past years, the Department’s individual grant sizes have ranged from $20,000 to nearly $1.6 million.
Link to Additional Information
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
- Brooke Chapman
Transportation Industry Analyst
Phone 202-366-0577 Department of Transportation
Synopsis Modification History
There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.
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