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Item # 11.

Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	11/09/2021
Department:	Airport
Pillars:	Excellence in Transportation Systems
Milestones:	Establish an intentional culture throughout the organization that is based on continuous improvement, excellence, and adherence to our core values

AGENDA CAPTION:

Consider Action on a Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of an American Rescue Plan Act Grant in the Amount of $148,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation - Aviation Division and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Documents Necessary to Accept the Grant.

BACKGROUND:

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319, Public Law 117-2), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes $8 billion in funds to be awarded as economic assistance to eligible U.S. airports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

To distribute these funds, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established the Airport Rescue Grants. The FAA will make grants to all airports that are part of the national airport system, including all commercial service airports, all reliever airports, and some public-owned general aviation airports. Texas participates in the FAA's State Block Grant Program, wherein the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) - Aviation Division acts as FAA's agent for the distribution of grant funds to general aviation airports in the state. TxDOT requested the federal funds on behalf of all eligible Texas General Aviation Airports.

TxDOT has provided a request form (application) for ARPA grant funding and has notified eligible airports that the form is available online. TxDOT has been authorized to issue grants by the approval of the Texas Transportation Commission. The ARPA grant amount allocated to Addison Airport is $148,000. The grant funding will be provided as a reimbursement for eligible expenses to be submitted to TxDOT with an ARPA Request for Reimbursement Form.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Resolution - ARPA Grant Acceptance
ARPA Grant Allocations