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Most U.S. Genav Airports Leave Grant Money on Table

Nearly 3,000 non-primary airports in the U.S. used only a quarter of the $442 million in Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE) grant funds available to them.

By Sean Broderick

April 11, 2017

General aviation airports are not using most FAA grant money available to them because they cannot meet the agency’s requirements for accessing it, prompting calls for an easing of the restrictions.

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