This department is offering the Small Community Air Service Development Program grant to assist small communities in enhancing their air service. The program provides financial assistance in the form of monetary grants on a reimbursable basis. With up to $7 million available for FY 2014 grant awards, there is no limit on individual award amounts, which have previously ranged from $20,000 to nearly $1.6 million. Applications are open until July 31, 2014. The program was established by the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act and is authorized to receive appropriations under 49 U.S.C. § 41743.
Opportunity ID: 258737
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DOT-OST-2014-0113 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Small Community Air Service Development Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 40 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.930 — Payments for Small Community Air Service Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2014 July 31, 2014. Applications of no more than 20 pages each (one sided only, excluding the completed SF424, Summary Information Schedule, and any letters from the community or an air carrier showing support of the application), including all required information, must be submitted to www.grants.gov no later than 5:00 PM EDT on Thursday, July 31, 2014. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2014 July 31, 2014. Applications of no more than 20 pages each (one sided only, excluding the completed SF424, Summary Information Schedule, and any letters from the community or an air carrier showing support of the application), including all required information, must be submitted to www.grants.gov no later than 5:00 PM EDT on Thursday, July 31, 2014. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 30, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $7,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $7,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are small communities that meet the following statutory criteria under 49 U.S.C. § 41743: 1. As of calendar year 1997, the airport serving the community was not larger than a small hub airport,1 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 four 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. 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: A community may file only one application for a grant, either individually or as part of a consortium. Communities without existing air service: Communities that do not currently have commercial air service are eligible for SCASDP funds. 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 mandate of the EAS program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | 69A345 Office of the Under Secretary for Policy |
| Description: | The Small Community Program was established by the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (Pub. L. No. 106-181) and reauthorized by the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. No. 108-176) and subsequently the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. No. 112-95) (FAA 2012). The program is designed to provide financial assistance to small communities in order 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 selection in FY 2014 pursuant to FAA 2012 and the FY 2014 Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 113-76). The Department has up to $7 million available for FY 2014 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 selected proposals. In past years, the Departments individual grant sizes have ranged from $20,000 to nearly $1.6 million. |
| Link to Additional Information: | SCASDP Website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Vince Corsaro
Transportation Analyst Phone 202-366-1842 Email:vince.corsaro@dot.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Vince Corsaro Transportation Analyst Phone 202-366-1842 Email: vince.corsaro@dot.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOT-OST-2014-0113 | 2014 SCASDP | PKG00200283 | Jul 03, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
258737 SF424_Short_1_1-1.1.pdf
258737 Attachments-1.0.pdf
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