Airports included in the National Plan of Integrated Airports (NPIAS) are eligible to apply for federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds.
General aviation and small commercial service airports are required to submit preapplications for federal AIP funding through the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Modal Transportation Bureau - Aviation, including projects funded with nonprimary entitlement funds.
Planning & Application Process
- FFY 2026 Federal AIP Preapplication Instructions
- Developing Your Airport Through Sound Capital Planning Practice
Complete Applications Will Include
- Sponsor identification and checklist
- Please consider utilizing the FAA Airport External Portal for updating your sponsor information.
- CIP Data Sheet - One for each project in first three years of CIP signed and dated by the sponsor
- Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
- Email draft copy to Junior.E.Lindsay@faa.gov and Joshua.W.Peters@faa.gov for comment by November 18, 2024. Final version must be signed by the sponsor.
- Long-Range Needs Assessment
- Planning documents as required
- For revenue producing facilities: Documentation that shows all airside needs met, approaches are clear and the project is justified. FAA Central Region Revenue's Producing Facility Policy
Applications Due
| Applications due | |
|---|---|
| First due date: Nov. 18, 2024 | Second due date: Dec. 20, 2024 |
| E-mail Draft 5-year CIP (Form 291112) to: Junior.E.Lindsay@faa.gov and Joshua.W.Peters@faa.gov for comment | E-mail scanned, signed application materials to shane.wright@iowadot.us or mail one copy to: Shane Wright, Program Manager Iowa Department of Transportation Modal Transportation Bureau - Aviation 800 Lincoln Way Ames, IA 50010 |