Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Airport Terminals Program
Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a total of $5 billion has been allocated ($1 billion annually from 2022-2026) to provide competitive grants for airport terminal development projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. These grants will fund safe, sustainable and accessible airport terminals, airport-owned airport traffic control towers, and on-airport rail and bus projects that improve multimodal connections, ensuring a safe and seamless travel experience for families across the U.S.
For FY26, the final $1 billion has been made available for our nation's aging airport infrastructure. Here's how it's helping your community.
The fifth and final billion will fund projects across the country allowing airports to build, modernize and upgrade airport facilities and to develop intermodal connections between the airport and other transportation modes to better serve our passengers and communities to make travel more family friendly.
This interactive map shows how these funds are being invested.
For full details on the IIJA selected projects and funding amounts, please visit the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Airport Terminal Program grants file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Eligible applicants are those airport sponsors normally eligible for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) discretionary grants as defined in 49 U.S.C. §47115. This includes a public agency, private entity, state agency, Indian Tribe or Pueblo owning a public-use NPIAS airport, the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island airport, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
Fiscal Year 2026 application period opened on December 8, 2025, and will close on January 15, 2026. Interested applicants should follow the steps below:
- Read the Notice of Funding Opportunity to learn about the program and the terms and conditions of the grant awards.
- Ensure you’re registered with System for Award Management (SAM) and you have a unique entity identifier. You must continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information.
- Open FAA Form 5100-144, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Airport Terminal and Tower Project Information, on your desktop using Adobe Acrobat and complete in its entirety, including the tower only section. Instructions are included with the form. Do not edit the form in a web browser, or some form fields will not work properly.
- The form must be submitted electronically. Save your work as you complete the application and be sure to keep a copy for your records. Use the "Submit" button at the bottom to open an email and attach the completed form for submission to IIJAAirports@faa.gov.
Large hub airports will receive up to 55 percent of the total funding, medium hub airports will receive up to 15 percent of the total funding, and small hub airports will receive up to 20 percent of the total funding. At least 10 percent of the total funding will go to non-hub and non-primary airports.
The FAA will notify applicants either in writing or electronically. The Secretary of Transportation will also announce a Notice of Intent to fund selected projects currently anticipated for early fiscal year 2026.
Direct all inquiries about applications to the appropriate Regional Office (RO), Airports District Office (ADO) or State Agency for Airports covered under the FAA State Block Grant Program (SBGP) or contact the FAA IIJA Team at IIJAAirports@faa.gov.
Find answers to other Frequently Asked Questions.
Airport Terminal Program Resources
- ATP Grant Status List (data as of 10/1/2024)