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Aviation Fuel Tax Program Grant

This State Aviation Program funding is limited to units of local government that own or sponsor public airports with yearly federally identified enplanements, total cargo, and/or airport operations. Subject to appropriation, Fund money is distributed as grants for airport-related purposes. The stated distribution basis gives equal parts to enplanements, total cargo, and airport operations; applicants should verify the current process, allowable uses, timing, and documentation requirements because those details are not supplied.

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Not specified

Time remaining

Rolling or unknown

Application load

Effort unclear

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Verified against the source on 8/23/2026

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Eligibility requirementsQuestion 1 of 5

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Will your proposed work operate in or serve Illinois?

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Illinois

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This is an explainable self-assessment, not a win probability or legal determination. Hard eligibility conflicts are never averaged against softer program-fit signals. Always verify the official notice.

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Nonprofit status

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unclear

Geography

Illinois

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confirmed

Organization size

No organization-size limit was captured.

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unclear

Program area

Government Services

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inferred

Population served

No specific population was captured.

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unclear

Matching funds

Cost-share requirement is unclear.

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unclear

Registrations

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inferred

Exclusions

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unclear

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What the funder is trying to accomplish

The Department of Transportation is to administer a State Aviation Program and, subject to appropriation, distribute Fund grants to eligible units of local government for airport-related purposes. Grant distributions are proportionate to equal parts enplanements, total cargo, and airport operations.

Editorial analysis

Strong-fit project signals

The entity is a unit of local government and is the owner or sponsor of a public airport. The airport has yearly federally identified enplanements, total cargo, and/or airport operations. The proposed use is for an airport-related purpose. The applicant can clearly identify its enplanement, cargo, and operations data, which are the three stated components of the distribution basis.

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What reviewers may prioritize

No formal application review criteria or scoring priorities are provided. It is reasonable to treat verified eligibility, the airport-related purpose, and accurate activity data as central alignment points because they are expressly stated in the eligibility, permitted-purpose, and distribution language; this is not evidence of a formal scoring rubric.

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What this grant funds

The State Aviation Program Fund is created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Transportation for the purposes of administering a State Aviation Program. Subject to appropriation, the moneys shall be used for the purpose of distributing grants to units of local government to be used for airport-related purposes. Grants to units of local government from the Fund shall be distributed proportionately based on equal part enplanements, total cargo, and airport operations. With regard to enplanements that occur within a municipality with a population of over 500,000, grants shall be distributed only to the municipality.

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Award range: Not specified
Total program funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Geography: Illinois
Cost share: Not specified
Assistance listing: Not specified

Mission alignment

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Geographic fit

Illinois

Working plan

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The generated milestones are planning aids. Only the official notice establishes required dates.

Requirements captured

Other requirements: Units of local government that are public airport owners/sponsors and those airports have yearly federally-identified enplanements, total cargo, and/or airport operations. With regard to enplanements that occur within a municipality with a population of over 500,000, grants shall be distributed only to the municipality.

Official deadline

Not specified

Effort unclear based on requirements currently captured.

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Source record

Source verified means the official record was successfully checked. It does not mean every eligibility or application field has been extracted.

Verification: verified
Source: state IL
Last checked: 8/23/2026, 8:51:46 AM
Content updated: 8/12/2026, 3:39:21 AM
Review: Automated normalization; not yet expert-reviewed

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Material changes

No material source changes have been recorded since tracking began.

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Quick answersFrequently asked questionsGet concise answers about Aviation Fuel Tax Program Grant.

Is Aviation Fuel Tax Program Grant currently open?

Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is Not specified. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 8/23/2026.

How much funding does Aviation Fuel Tax Program Grant provide?

Aviation Fuel Tax Program Grant lists Not specified per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.

Who can apply to Aviation Fuel Tax Program Grant?

Government Organizations. Units of local government that are public airport owners/sponsors and those airports have yearly federally-identified enplanements, total cargo, and/or airport operations.… Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.

Does Aviation Fuel Tax Program Grant require matching funds?

The captured source facts do not clearly establish a matching-funds requirement. Do not assume that means no match is required: review the budget and cost-sharing sections of the official notice before approving the project budget.

What should I prepare before applying to Aviation Fuel Tax Program Grant?

Effort unclear is expected. The captured requirements include other requirements. Start by confirming eligibility and registrations, then work backward from Not specified using the preparation plan above.