RES-2022-100-Airport-Stratrgic-plan

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APPENDIX II: PRELIMINARY AIRPORT ASSESSMENT AIRPORT OVERVIEW Most capital projects at general aviation airports are eligible for AIP funding. Common projects are as follows: electrical systems, and drainage systems. Weather Observing Systems (AWOS), Precision Approach Path lndicators (PAPI), and runway edge lights. projects. Airports must submit a flve-year airport capital improvement program (ACIP) to the FAA annually. This submittal is used to define both the projects and the funding being sought, along with the requested grant amounts. Annualdiscussions between the airport and FAA staff are used to align airport requests with FAA priorities. AIP grant funds are distributed in two ways, as described below. ln Washington, FAA grants require a 1oo/o match. This is commonly met by a combination of local funds and a grant from the Washington AIP Matching Grant program (discussed below). allocated $150,000 in FAA grant funds. These funds can be aggregated for four years before they expire. lt is possible to transfer these funds between airports operated by the same agency or to transfer them to another agency that operates a NPIAS airport. entitlement program, airports can compete for discretionary funds. The Airpoft will be competing with grant requests from airports administered by the FAA's Seattle Airports District Office. For large grant requests, there is normally a three-year lead time to get the grant programmed. the funds to purchase navigation aids for air safety-related technical equipment. the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the NPIAS. For regional airports, the grant covers a range of 90 to 95 percent of eligible costs, based on statutory requirements. AIP Grant Funds awarded in 2019 for aviation infrastructure improvements in the state of Washington was $78,979,696. Airport Strategic Business Plan, 0712612021 19