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 St. Joseph County Airport Authority, doing business as South Bend International Airport, received a $750,000 grant award 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 airport in gaining or improving air service, through initiatives such as minimum revenue guarantees with air carriers and marketing campaigns to promote service. The intended outcome is to help the recipient community develop and sustain new or additional air service connections to the national air transportation system, which will benefit local residents, visitors, and businesses. The grant award has an expected 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. "