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 City of Del Rio, Texas received a $1,200,000 federal Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Payments for Small Community Air Service Development Program (CFDA 20.930). The grant funding supports the city's efforts to develop and sustain new or additional air service that provides connections to the national air transportation system. Specifically, the grant enables the City of Del Rio to enter into a minimum revenue guarantee agreement with an air carrier to provide service to the community, and/or to conduct marketing activities to improve air service access for local residents, visitors, and businesses. The grant award is expected to help the city enhance its air service and increase connectivity to the national air transportation network over the project period from November 2023 to January 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. "