Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 738 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
Division 124 - AVIATION SYSTEM ACTION PROGRAM FUND
Section 738-124-0040 - Maximum COAR Grant Amounts and Applicant Financial Matching Requirements

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 738-124-0040

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024

(1) Maximum grant amounts for the COAR program is:

(a) $150,000 per project.

(b) Maximum amount listed in this rule is cumulative to all applications submitted with respect to a single project.

(c) Notwithstanding the maximum grant amounts listed in this section, the Board may award a larger grant if it makes a finding that a larger grant awarded to a particular project would serve the purposes of the program. If an Applicant applies for a grant amount above the maximum amount listed in this section, the application must include a detailed statement of how the grant amount in excess of the maximum listed in this section would serve the purposes of the respective program as described in OAR 738-124-0010.

(2) COAR Financial matching requirements.

(a) Minimum financial match requirements are based on the category of airport at which the project will be performed, as listed in the current Oregon Aviation Plan. By category, the minimum financial match requirements are:
(A) Category 1
(i) Other Commercial Non-Primary (less than 10,000 enplanements): 35% of the total eligible project costs

(ii) Commercial Primary: 50% of the total eligible project costs

(B) Category 2 - Business: 25% of the total eligible project costs

(C) Category 3 - Regional: 10% of the total eligible project costs

(D) Category 4 - Community: 10% of the total eligible project costs

(E) Category 5 - Low Activity: 5% of the total eligible project costs

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the minimum financial match requirement for an airport listed in Table 1 of the FAA's Essential Air Service (EAS)/Economically Distressed Area (EDA) Determination memo dated February 8, 2019 is 5% of the total eligible project costs.

(c) For applications filed for assistance with FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) match requirements, the grant match amount is the eligible project cost and is subject to the minimum financial match requirements described above.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 835.035, 835.040, 835.112 & OL 2019 c.485 Section 1(2)(b)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 835.025, OL 2019 c.485 Section 1, 835.040 & OL 2021 c.526 Section 4(5)(a)(D) and (b)

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