Grant Assurances (Obligations)

What are Grant Assurances?

When airport owners or sponsors, planning agencies, or other organizations accept funds from FAA-administered airport financial assistance programs, they must agree to certain obligations (or assurances). These obligations require the recipients to maintain and operate their facilities safely and efficiently and in accordance with specified conditions. The assurances appear either in the application for Federal assistance and become part of the final grant offer or in restrictive covenants to property deeds. The duration of these obligations depends on the type of recipient, the useful life of the facility being developed, and other conditions stipulated in the assurances.

Contacts

• Airport Improvement Program Branch

Types of Assurances

• Airport Sponsor Assurances (PDF)
• Noise Compatibility Assurances for Non-Airport Sponsors (PDF)
• Planning Agency Assurances (PDF)