Regulations and Government
Washington Report: Security funding hurts GA airports
A $504 million increase in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funds for new security projects in fiscal year 2002 has affected the amount of funds ava

A $504 million increase in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funds for new security projects in fiscal year 2002 has affected the amount of funds available for some airport development projects compared with the money awarded in FY 2001, according to a General Accounting Office (GAO) report prepared for Congress.

Although the FAA was able to fully fund projects related to safety and security, noise mitigation and reduction, congressional earmarks and all phased projects that had previously been funded under AIP, there were reductions in AIP funding awarded to nonsecurity projects.