HomeMy Public PortalAboutBIL 5-yr CIP request with NOFO 2.4.2022.pdf U.S. Department Northwest Mountain Region Helena Airports District Office
of Transportation Colorado • Idaho • Montana • Oregon Utah 2725 Skyway Dr., Suite 2
Federal Aviation Washington • Wyoming Helena, MT 59602
Administration
February 15, 2022
Dear Airport Sponsors:
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the H.R. 3684-Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Public Law 117-58) of 2021, commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law(BIL). Under one
section of BIL,the FAA's Office of Airports will administer approximately$20 billion in grant funds to
airport sponsors. Of the$20 billion available, $15 billion is available, over 5 years, for Airport
Infrastructure Grants (AIG), including approximately$14.45 billion of formulated allocations and $100
million for airport owned Federal contract towers. BIL AIG funds allocated in FY 2022, by airport, can be
found at www.faa.gov/bil/airport-infrastructure. BIL also includes approximately$5 billion to upgrade,
modernize, and rebuild our nation's airport terminals, including multimodal terminal development and on-
airport rail access, and airport owned towers.
In preparation for the Helena ADO to administer this new program,we are requesting airport sponsors to
submit an updated 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)that incorporates your airport's proposed
projects using BIL funds. The updated CIP must include BIL funds, as well as anticipated AIP entitlement,
state apportionment and discretionary funding requests, and any projects to be submitted for the
competitive BIL Airport Terminal and Tower grant programs.
We understand you have already submitted an FY 2022 AIP CIP, but we want to ensure we have the latest
project information that captures how you intend to use BIL funds. This information will also ensure we
have an accurate picture of your true needs to be published in the upcoming National Plan of Integrated
Airport Systems(NPIAS) update.
Items to keep in mind while developing your combined CIP:
• AIG grants follow eligibility criteria for the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) program, which is
slightly expanded from AIP eligibility.
• AIG funds will be recalculated each year.AIG allocated funds may change from year-to-year based
on an airport's enplanements, cargo volume or the amount of development captured in the NPIAS
for your airport classification.
• An airport can save up BIL AIG allocated funds to combine into one BIL grant.
• All projects funded with AIG funds must be eligible and justified, using AIP and PFC criteria.
• Be mindful that requests for AIP discretionary will be weighed against a sponsor's use of AIG BIL
funds in a given year
• Before pursuing revenue-producing projects, consider if all airside needs on your airport have been
met. If airside needs are not met, discuss with your RO/ADO.
o State Apportionment and Discretionary funding may not be available for three (3)
following the revenue generation project
• Projects will follow AIP contract and procurement rules and grant assurances
• BIL funds can be used on additional phases of a current AIP funded project, but will be under
separate grant.
• BIL AIG allocated funds have the same Federal share as your AIP grants.
• AIG competitive grants for airport owned federal contract towers are 100% Federal share.
• Federal share for Grants for terminal development and airport owned towers is 80%for large and
medium hub airports and 95%for small hub, nonhub, and nonprimary airports.
U.S. Department Northwest Mountain Region Helena Airports District Office
of Transportation Colorado • Idaho • Montana • Oregon Utah 2725 Skyway Dr., Suite 2
Federal Aviation Washington • Wyoming Helena, MT 59602
Administration
• If you anticipate applying for BIL competitive grant funds (Terminal/Tower or Contract Tower),
include these projects in the 5-year CIP, so the needs can be captured in the NPIAS. Please note
that including projects in the NPIAS, does not guarantee funding.
Please submit your updated 5-year CIP to Scott Eaton,ADO Planner(scott.eaton@faa.gov) with a copy to
your corresponding FAA project manager. Additional information will follow for application submission
requirements.
Please provide the updated CIPs by the following deadlines:
• Primary Airports must submit updated 5-year capital improvement plans reflecting anticipated BIL
funding to the Helena ADO by March 15, 2022
• General Aviation (GA)Airports planning to use BIL funding in FY 2022 must submit updated 5-
year capital improve plans reflecting anticipated BIL funding to the Helena ADO by March 15, 2022
• All remaining airports must submit updated 5-year capital improvement plans reflected
anticipated BIL funding to the Helena ADO by November 1, 2022
To keep you up-to-date on future AIP and BIL actions,the Office of Airports will release three Notice of
Funding Opportunities (NOFO) within the next 120 days.
1. AIP Discretionary-This NOFO is for informational purposes only and does not change the
standing process for AIP funding.The NOFO outlines the existing process used for AIP funding and
does not include a new application process.
2. Airport Terminal Program (ATP) Competition -This NOFO will outline the criteria and process to
apply for ATP funding under BIL for FY22 for approximately$1 billion. ATP includes multi-modal
terminal development, on-airport rail access projects and airport owned Airport Traffic Control
Towers.
3. AIG Competitive Funds (Federal Contract Tower(FCT) -This NOFO will outline the criteria and
process to apply for FCT funding under BIL for FY22 for a total of$20 million.
If you have any questions, please contact your FAA Project Manager, or the Helena Airports District Office
at (406)449-5271.
Thank You
Helena Airports District Office