About the Series
This educational webinar series, organized by AirTAP, MnDOT Aeronautics, and industry experts, will provide you with timely and relevant information to better manage your airports. There is no cost to participate, but separate registration is required for each webinar.
Webinar Schedule
October 19, 2023—FY23 Lessons Learned from the FAA
Time: 9:00–10:00 a.m. Central
Speakers: FAA staff
This session will discuss last year’s grant topics, including evolving statute and policy guidance surrounding Buy America provisions for equipment grants, signatures and recording for land grants, and how the FAA manages their e-signature process for executing airport grants. Our goal is to help airports be aware of the challenges surrounding these unique grant processes and position them for success in FY24.
November 16, 2023—Preparing for 2024 with Tips from the FAA
Time: 9:00–10:00 a.m. Central
Speakers: FAA staff
FAA staff will provide a recap of how they evaluate airport capital improvement program projects, including how they are structured and organized to best utilize federal funding. With an increase in grant volumes and projects, there is renewed focus on how a project moves from inception to implementation. This session will include what questions airports need to ask when modernizing airport infrastructure and how all of this positions airports to make timely preapplications for federal funding—including the information the FAA and MnDOT need to program project funds.
January 25, 2024—FAA Policy: It's Complicated!
Time: 9:00–10:00 a.m. Central
Speakers: FAA staff
The FAA’s policy on evaluating airport proposals for land releases or non-aeronautical use of airport property continues to evolve as they develop best practices and issue further guidance. This session will cover the latest changes to how these policies are implemented, talk about what makes a successful proposal, and review what is needed to move a project through the approval process. There is also a new focus on what constitutes a crosswind runway or a secondary runway and how this impacts the airport’s ability to request federal funding for improvements.
February 29, 2024—The FAA After-Grant
Time: 9:00–10:00 a.m. Central
Speakers: FAA staff
Getting an FAA grant is exciting! It often means that you are finally able to improve your airport or purchase much-needed equipment so you can continue providing a great facility for our aviation community. Sometimes it's easy to lose sight of how important what comes next is to the project and the management of the grant. Projects start evolving the minute a shovel goes in the ground, so this session will cover what comes next after a federal grant, what reporting is needed, how payments work, what environmental reviews are required after the initial determination is made, and ultimately the closeout of the project and the final grant payment.
Registration
Separate registration is required for each webinar.
- Register for the October 19 webinar
- Register for the November 16 webinar
- Register for the January 25 webinar
- Register for the February 29 webinar
Who Should Attend
These webinars are designed for airport managers, consultants, and administrators, as well as those interested in refreshing their knowledge about the fundamentals of airport operations.
Webinar Access
All webinars will be hosted using Zoom. We recommend that all registrants test their connection prior to the workshop using Zoom’s test meeting. Additionally, if you are new to Zoom, we recommend viewing this Zoom for Students tutorial.
More Information
Please contact Katherine Stanley at [email protected] or 612-626-1023.