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

Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $1.0 million Project Grant to the Capital Region Airport Authority on April 28, 2025, under the Payments for Small Community Air Service Development Program (CFDA 20.930). The grant supports the development and improvement of air service connectivity to the national air transportation system for the Lansing, Michigan region through April 2030. The Capital Region Airport Authority will deliver air service improvements by negotiating and executing a minimum revenue guarantee agreement with an air carrier to establish or expand scheduled service and implementing marketing activities to promote such service within the terms of the grant agreement.

The primary beneficiaries of this funding include local residents, visitors, and businesses in the Capital Region who will gain enhanced access to scheduled air service and connectivity to the national transportation network. As a municipal airport authority, the Capital Region Airport Authority will directly manage grant implementation without subawards, focusing on sustaining new or enhanced air service routes that address the community's aviation connectivity needs.

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. "