The purpose of this grant award is for assistance to gain or improve air service for eligible small community air service development (scasdp) communities

The Monterey Peninsula Airport District has been awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Payments for Small Community Air Service Development Program (CFDA 20.930). The purpose of the grant is to assist the community in gaining or improving air service through activities such as establishing minimum revenue guarantees with air carriers and conducting marketing to promote new or additional air service. The intended outcome is for the recipient to develop and sustain new or expanded air service connections to the national air transportation system, which will benefit local residents, visitors, and businesses. The grant agreement has an ultimate completion date of January 8, 2029.

Activities

The community will enter into an agreement for a minimum revenue guarantee with an air carrier to provide service to the recipient, and/or for marketing to improve service, within the scope of the signed scasdsp grant agreement.

Expected outcomes

That the recipient may be able to develop and sustain new or additional air service that provides additional connection(s) to the national air transportation system.

Intended beneficiaries

Local residents, visitors, and businesses will benefit from scheduled air service and the connection to the national air transportation system.

Subrecipient activities

The recipient does not intend to subaward funds. "