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The Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP) will be accepting applications in September. It’s not too early to start putting together your application.
Contact Darin Neufeld, PE today.
785.821.1040 or DarinN@EBHengineering.com

The Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP) is designed to assist airport sponsors in improving and maintaining the state’s system of public-use airports.

Program Strategy: Preservation and enhancement of the Kansas airport system

Program Objectives

  • Maintain the system’s runway condition rating of “very good.”
  • Minimize surface travel time to air ambulance pick-up locations.
  • Improve safety.
  • Enhance airport and community economic development appeal.

Airport Eligibility
The program is open to public-use airports in Kansas as defined in K.S.A. 75-5061

Project Eligibility

  1. Scope of eligible projects:
    1. Projects addressing safety and preservation concerns.
    2. Projects focused on developmental needs identified in the Kansas Airport System Plan (KASP).
    3. All projects deemed by the sponsor to be critical to the airport’s ability to support the community.
  2. Projects should be capable of completion in one year of project start and must be started within two years of grant award.
  3. State funding is not intended to be used to leverage federal assistance projects NOTE *: A one-time pilot project exemption was allowed in FY 2014 for the Federal FY 2012 projects that suddenly changed cost share amount from 5% to 10% in the middle of the fiscal year due to unforeseen Congressional action.)
  4. Grant offers shall be accepted within 120 calendar days of the initial offer. Initial offer is defined as the postmarked date of the KDOT grant offer letter.
    All airport improvements must comply with FAA standards.

Contact Darin Neufeld, PE for more information and assistance on submitting an application. It’s not to early to start putting together your application.
785.821.1040 or DarinN@EBHengineering.com