Small Community Air Service Development Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Small Community Air Service Development Program
	CFDA Number:	20.930
	CFDA Description:	Payments for Small Community Air Service Development
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Office of Aviation Analysis
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DOT-OST-2011-0119
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 01, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 07, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 02, 2011 Order 2011-7-1, Soliciting Small Community Grant Proposals, closes on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at 5 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). (Docket: DOT-OST-2011-0119)
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 02, 2011 Order 2011-7-1, Soliciting Small Community Grant Proposals, closes on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at 5 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). (Docket: DOT-OST-2011-0119)
	Archive Date:	Sep 01, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	40
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	15,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Please see Order 2011-7-1 (Docket: DOT-OST-2011-0119)for full eligibility explanation. The legal sponsor of the grant project must be a government entity. If the applicant is a public-private partnership, a public government member of the organization must be identified as the communitys sponsor to receive program reimbursements. In this regard, communities can designate only a single government entity as the legal sponsor, even if it is applying as a consortium that consists of two or more local government entities. Private organizations cannot be designated as the legal sponsor of a grant under the Small Community Program. When selecting applicants to participate in the Small Community Program, the Department is statutorily required to apply the following eligibility criteria : 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, 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; 3. An applicant may not receive an additional grant to support the same project from a previous grant; 4. An applicant may not receive an additional grant, prior to the completion of its previous grant; 5. 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; and 6. 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.
Grant Description: Please see Order 2011-7-1 (Docket: DOT-OST-2011-0119)for full explanation.The Small Community Program was established under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21), P.L. 106-181, and reauthorized under the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, P.L. 108-176 (Vision 100). 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 financial grants that are disbursed on a reimbursable basis.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Brooke Chapman Transportation Industry Analyst Phone 202-366-0577

Department of Transportation [Brooke.Chapman@dot.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Small Community Air Service Development Grant; • FY 2008 Small Community Air Service Development Program Grants; • FY 2006 Small Community Air Service Development Program Grants; • FY 2005 Small Community Air Service Development Program Grants