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Grant Program

Aviation and Spaceports Office
Eight Steps to Building a New Airport (14 KB in PDF)
This two-page guide provides eight steps for building an airport with federal and state funding.

Aviation Project Handbook (8.34 MB in PDF)
Aviation Project Handbook (Primer) (7.03 MB in PDF)
This Florida Department of Transportation aviation funding handbook explains which airports and what projects are eligible for funding, how much funding an airport can receive, and who to contact for more information. It also includes an alphabetical list of eligible projects.

For copies of the Aviation Project Handbook, please send us your name and address:
Aviation and Spaceports Office
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street, MS 46
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450
Phone (850) 414-4511
Fax (850) 922-4942

Generic Bid Package for T-Hangar Building (55 KB in PDF)
The bid package includes invitation to bid, proposal form, contract agreement, and general conditions, specifications, and project requirements.

Joint Participation Agreement (92 KB in PDF)
A Joint Participation Agreement, such as the example shown in the link above, is entered into between the Florida Department of Transportation and any entity receiving project funding from the Department.

Aviation JPA Exhibit C (800 KB in DOC)
The Aviation JPA Exhibit C, "Aviation Program Assurances", such as the example shown in the link above, identifies specifies aviation-related terms, conditions, and assurances that form an integral part of the Joint Participation Agreement.

Airport Demand/Capacity Study (107 KB in XLS)
The Airport Demand/Capacity Study was completed in May 2012. This spreadsheet depicts the D/C ratio for each airport in the state for the years 2012, 2020, 2025, 2030, 2040, 2050, and 2060