Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The
Office of Grants Management will evaluate applications for grants and loans under
this chapter, and give weight and consideration to, the following criteria:
1. General project category;
2. The scope and cost of the improvement
required;
3. Availability of local funds
for airport development;
4. Anticipated
Federal funds;
5. The relative value of
that improvement to the other needs of the particular airport;
6. The present and anticipated public service
levels in regard to operations, based aircraft, passenger service, freight service,
and Statewide distribution of services;
7. The project's contribution to local and State
economic development;
8. The impact on
the area surrounding the airport;
9. The
extent to which the improvement will contribute to the welfare of the citizens of
the State and the local area;
10. The
airport's relative value to the State general aviation airport system as a
whole;
11. The improvement's
contribution to the preservation and rehabilitation of the State general aviation
airport system;
12. The project's impact
on the airport's compliance with standards;
13. The readiness of the project to begin
construction when the grant or loan is awarded, which includes the timing of
anticipated receipt of permits and local government resolutions in support or
opposition of the project;
14. The
project's inclusion in the airport's master plan/airport layout plan;
15. The applicant's experience in effectively
managing prior State and Federal funds;
16. The extent to which the project will retain or
increase air service at the airport;
17.
The applicant's successful implementation of a value engineering proposal on past
grant project, if applicable;
18. The
extent to which the project improves the economic viability of the airport,
including providing basic facilities necessary to accommodate and attract activity;
and
19. Whether the applicant is
financially or otherwise able to carry out the assurances and obligations contained
in the project application and grant agreement.
(b) In addition to the criteria at (a) above, the
Office will consider the application in light of the availability of funds,
priorities for development of the air transportation infrastructure, the purposes of
this chapter, the financial resources of the applicant, and other significant
factors, including environmental or economic factors, existing at the time of
application.
(c) The Office may
determine the amount of financial assistance to be allocated among the programs
identified in this chapter, so as to insure the availability of funds for other
programs identified in this chapter, or to meet future or anticipated funding
requirements.
