Source: United States Senator for Ohio Rob Portman
Grant Program Established Through Portman’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
February 23, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) announcement that the Airport Terminal Program is now taking applications from airports in Ohio and around the United States. This grant program provides funding for terminal, on-airport rail access, and airport-owned airport traffic control tower projects. Thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Portman spearheaded and was signed into law last November, the Airport Terminal Program will provide a total of $5 billion in funding over five years. It is one of three new aviation programs created by the bipartisan infrastructure law.
“This announcement is great news for Ohio. Thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, our airports have access to brand new funding to improve the capacity and functionality of their facilities,” said Portman. “I encourage airports across Ohio take advantage of this new opportunity.”
The Airport Terminal Program is a brand new competitive grant program for terminal developments and related airport infrastructure improvements. The IIJA funds this program at $1 billion per year over the next five years. It also ensures the FAA awards projects at large, medium, and small hub airports as well as non-hub and non-primary airports each award cycle.
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