Payments for Small Community Air Service Development
Department Of Transportation, Office Of The Secretary
The SCASDP program is designed to provide financial assistance to small communities, on a competitive basis, to help them enhance their air service. Grant monies are disbursed to grantees on a reimbursable basis.
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Helps small communities improve their air service and connect better to the national transportation system. Provides funding for solutions to air service issues.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
A grant program designed to help small communities address air service and airfare issues, which can involve revenue guarantees, financial assistance for marketing programs, start-up costs, and studies.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small
Industries: aviation, transportation, community development
Region: United States
Other Criteria: small communities with air service or airfare issues, applicants proposing solutions to air service deficiencies
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Identify air service deficiencies
- Prepare proposal for solutions
- Submit proposal to the SCASDP
- 🌐Application Portal
- http://www.dot.gov/policy/aviation-policy/small-community-rural-air-service/SCASDP
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- March 20, 2026NOFO Issued
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- revenue guarantees
- financial assistance for marketing programs
- start-up costs
- studies
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Cumulative government assistance allowed
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of cash and in-kind contributions required
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small businesses in aviation, transportation, community development industries located in United States.
This program offers funding up to $10,000,000 (minimum $2,000,000).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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