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Eligible: Businesses, Local Government, State Agencies, Tribes

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$25,000 - $83,300,000

FY 2026 FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program

From US Department of Transportation

The FAA Contract Tower (FCT) program, as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, allocates up to $600 million over 10 years for the modernization of airport traffic control towers. These funds will allow airports to sustain, construct, repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, replace, or relocate non-approach control towers; acquire and install air traffic control, communications, and related equipment to be used in those towers; and construct a remote tower certified by the FAA. The FY26 Notice of Funding Opportunity application period is now open making available up to $120 million in funding.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Grant

    • Title

      FY 2026 FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program

    • Source

      US Department of Transportation

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $120,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      Not specified

    • Award Range

      $25,000 - $83,300,000

    • Cost Share

      No

    • Status

      Active

  • Topics

    Resilience

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Businesses, Local Government, State Agencies, Tribes

    • Sector

      Resilience

    • Eligibility

      Eligible Entities

      • Airport sponsors approved in the FAA’s Contract Tower Program or Contract Tower Cost Share Program
      • Public agency owning a public-use NPIAS airport
      • Private entity owning a public-use NPIAS airport
      • State agency owning a public-use NPIAS airport
      • Indian Tribe or Pueblo owning a public-use NPIAS airport
      • Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island airport
      • Republic of the Marshall Islands
      • Federated States of Micronesia
      • Republic of Palau

      Eligible Activities

      • Sustain, construct, repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, replace, or relocate non-approach control towers;
      • Acquire and install air traffic control, communications, and related equipment to be used in those towers; or
      • Construct a remote tower certified by the FAA, including acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, or related equipment.

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      Apply Now

    • Pre-Application?

      No

    • Disbursement Method

      Unspecified

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Jan 20, 2026

    • Application Close Date

      Feb 17, 2026

    • Application Close Time

      12:00 AM PST

    • Publish Date

      Jan 20, 2026

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