# Order 2012-8-14

Served: August 14, 2012

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 14 t h 

# day of August, 2012

In the Matter of the

SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

under 49 U.S.C. 41743 et seq. DOCKET DOT-OST-2012-0069

ORDER AWARDING GRANTS

Summary

By this order, the Department awards 33 grants benefitting 34 communities in 25

states/territories to receive financial grants under the Small Community Air Service

Development Program (Small Community Program) to implement the air service initiatives

proposed in their grant applic ations. The communities, the amount of each award, and the

rationale for each award are listed in the Appendix to this Order. Award recipients must affirm

their grant awards by entering in to grant agreements with the Department on or before August

31, 2012. Award recipients may not seek to be reimbursed funds under the Small Community

Program until they affirm their grant awards.

Background

The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Re form Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21), Pub.

L. No. 106-181 (April 5, 2002), established a new pilot program, to be administered by the

Department of Transportation, designed to help smaller communities enha nce their air service

and address issues related to high airfares. 1 

# AIR-21 authorized the Small Community Program

through FY 2003. Vision 100-Century of Aviati on Reauthorization Act (Vision 100), Pub. L.

No. 108 (December 12, 2003), amended the progra m, reauthorized it through FY 2008, and

eliminated the “pilot” status of the program. Appropriations are provided for this program for

award in FY 2012 pursuant to the FAA Modern ization and Reform Act of 2012, Pub. L. No.

1 See Orders 2002-6-14 and 2003-9-14 for a complete description of the history of the Small Community Program.

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112-95 (February 14, 2012). The Department ha s up to $14 million available for FY 2012 grant

awards to carry out this program.

When selecting applicants to participate in the Small Community Program, the Department is

statutorily required to apply the following eligibility criteria:

1. As of calendar year 1997, the airport serving the community was not larger than a small

hub airport, and had insufficient air carrier service or had unreasonably high air fares;

2. The airport presents characteristics, such as geographic diversity or unique circumstances

that demonstrate the need for, and feasibility of, the Small Community Program;

3. No more than 4 communities or consortia of communities, or a combination thereof, from

the same state may be selected to partic ipate in the program in any fiscal year;

4. No more than 40 communities or consortia of communities, or a combination thereof, may

be selected to participate in the program in each year for which the funds are appropriated;

5. An applicant may not receive an additio nal grant to support the same project; 2



# 6. An applicant may not receive an additional gr ant prior to the completion of its previous

grant. 3



# In addition, the law directs the De partment to give priority to those communities or consortia of

communities 4 

# where: a) air fares are higher than the average air fares for all communities; b) a

portion of the cost of the activ ity contemplated by the community is provided from local, nonairport revenue sources; c) a public-private part nership has been or will be established to

facilitate air carrier service to the public; d) improved service will bring the material benefits of

scheduled air transportation to a broad secti on of the traveling public, including businesses,

educational institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the national air transportation

system is limited; e) the funds will be used in a timely manner; 5 

# and f) multiple communities

cooperate to submit a regional or multistate app lication to consolidate air service into one

regional airport. 6



# The Department is authorized to award grants to communities that seek to provide assistance to:

 An air carrier to subsidize se rvice to and from an underserved airport for a period not to

exceed 3 years;

 An underserved airport to obtain service to and from the underserved airport; and/or

 An underserved airport to implement such othe r measures to improve air service both in

terms of the cost of such service to cons umers and the availability of such service,

including improving air servic e through marketing and prom otion of air service and

2 However, as stated in our Request for Proposals (Order 2012-5-8), previous grant recipients could submit grant

proposals and seek funds for new projects. See Order 2012-5-8 for a discussion on same projects.

3 49 U.S.C. § 41743(c).

4 A consortium of communities is defined as a single entity. 49 U.S.C. § 41743.

5 49 U.S.C. § 41743(c)(5).

6 This is a new statutory priority criterion, added pursuant to Section 429 of the FAA Modernization and Reform

Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-95 (February 14, 2012).

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enhanced utilization of airport facilities. 7



# On May 9, 2012, the Department issued an Orde r Soliciting Small Comm unity Grant Proposals

(Solicitation Order) from communities interested in receiving a grant this year, and requested

that such proposals be filed no later than June 11, 2012 (Order 2012-5-8). The Solicitation Order

required each applicant to submit a completed St andard Form 424, a cover sheet, and a Summary

Information schedule to www.grants.gov . Communities were request ed to provide information

that would help in consideration of their grant requests , including details a bout their existing air

services, historical services, cu rrent service needs and deficienci es, a full description of the

community’s proposal, plans for implementation, funding requirements, and plans for

monitoring the success of the projec t, including modifying or disc ontinuing funding if the project

is not meeting expectations.

Drawing on our experience from previous years, the Solicitation Order clarified various issues

relating to the grant appl ication process, including the source s of local funding, the consideration

of in-kind contributions, the use of grant funds, and the eligibility to participate by past grant

recipients and communities now receiving subsidi zed air service under the Essential Air Service

(EAS) program. The Solicitation Order further em phasized that communities would be expected

to meet the financial-contribution commitmen ts that they include in their proposals.

2012 Grant Applications

In response to the Solicitation Order, we receive d 61 grant applications from communities in 32

states. Collectively, these communities sought over $27 million in federal assistance to support

new and ongoing air service development projects. Most of the applications were filed by

individual communities, with a few filed by consortia of communities. Of the 61 applications,

eight (8) applications were from communities w ith small-hub airports and six (6) were from

communities now receiving subsidized air serv ice under the Department’s EAS program.

Twenty-five (25) applications were submitted by communities that received grants in previous

years. As required, all applican ts provided information on histori cal and current air service and

airfare issues facing their communities, the economic benefits of air service, proposed initiatives

to remedy air service or airfare problems, and ar guments in support of thei r proposals. Nearly all

the communities pledged local cont ributions – funds collected from local, state, airport, or inkind sources – to complement thei r requests for federal assistance.

As in previous years, this year’s applications included proposals for feas ibility studies, new or

expanded service initiatives, service upgrades, and assorted combinations thereof. Many

applicants cited both service defi ciencies and/or high airfares as problems affecting patronage of

their air services, and they stated that passengers often drive to ot her, more distant airports that

have lower fares or offer a wider range of servic es to more destinations. Despite these “leakage”

issues, the communities seeking funds believe th at demand for improved service at their local

airports can be stimulated with financial assistance.

The large majority of applicants specified the need to attract new and/or a dditional air services to

their communities. Similar to previous years, a majority of appli cants also proposed to

7 49 U.S.C. § 41743(d).

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implement their projects using revenue guarantee s or subsidies, togeth er with a variety of

marketing and promotional initiatives. A critic al component of most proposals was funding to

support community-based marketing and promo tional initiatives to stimulate demand and

community awareness of local airport services. These efforts are directed at publicizing not only

the availability of air services , but also the convenience of usi ng the local airport compared to

more congested air service hubs or other, larger, nearby airports.

This year, several applications e ither did not meet the basic eligib ility criteria for participation

outlined above and were determined ineligible for consideration, or the application itself was

deemed incomplete and was not considered. Of these applications, most were found ineligible

because the applicant sought additio nal funding for the same, or essentially the same, project that

was funded in a previous grant.

2012 Grant Awards

The Small Community Program is unique in that it encourages and affords communities the

opportunity to develop their own so lutions to their air service pr oblems based on their particular

needs and circumstances. By providing communitie s the opportunity to develop and implement

air service projects tailored to their individual needs, the progra m aims to maximize the potential

for success in the communities’ endeavors. Si nce the program’s inception, the Department has

sought to maximize the number of participati ng communities, promote ge ographic diversity of

the selections, and support a variety of solutions to the problems identified by applicants in order

to provide a wide range of approaches for dealin g with the challenges faced by similarly situated

communities.

With these considerations in mind, we are sele cting 33 grant proposals wi th the objective of

entering into grant agreements with the communitie s/consortia identified in the Appendix to this

Order. Award recipients must enter into gran t agreements with the Department before the

recipients may seek to be reimbursed expenses incurred under their Small Community Program

projects. In addition, grant recipients are subject to all grant conditions and assurances required

by federal law, regulations and executive orders. 8 

# The Department’s grant agreements will be

transmitted to the selected communities subs equent to the issuance of this Order.

The proposals we selected incorporate the purpos e of the statute, and provide an expanded

opportunity to test a variety of approaches to improving small community air service in all

regions of the country. The attached Appendix pr ovides a description of each project, the basis

for its selection, and the amount of grant funding it will receive. 9 

# As an overview:

8 See http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/X-50 %20Role_files/scasdp/Assurances.pdf for applicable conditions and

assurances.

9 We note that grant applicants currently r eceiving subsidized air service un der the EAS Program are precluded

from using SCASDP funds to secure air service by other ca rriers to additional destinations. As we stated in the

Solicitation Order (Order 2012-5-8), we are prepared to entertain applications from EAS-subsidized communities

that are directed toward improving use of the EAS being provided. However, we will not select proposals that

would conflict with long-standing EAS polic ies, including financial support through this program of air services that

would compete with EAS, thus drawing traffic from the already subsidized se rvices and potentially increasing the

subsidy requirements for those services.

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 Nineteen of the awards are made to co mmunities proposing revenue guarantee and/or

marketing support as means to attract new carrier s, restore lost servi ce or capacity, and/or

provide air travelers with access to additio nal markets. These communities are:

Bentonville/Northwest Arkansas; Arcata-Eureka , California; Santa Maria, California;

Telluride, Colorado; Sarasota-Bradenton, Florid a; Twin Falls, Idaho; Champaign-Urbana,

Illinois; Bloomington-Normal, Illinois; T opeka, Kansas; Rochester, Minnesota;

Asheville, North Carolina; Los Alamos , New Mexico; Youngstown, Ohio; Redmond,

Oregon; Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Block Is land, Rhode Island-Culebra, Puerto Rico

Consortium; St. George, Utah; Newport News, Virginia; and Burlington, Vermont.

 The award to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Isla nds, will assist the community in the

development of a risk-sharing incentive progr am to improve commercial air service

between St. Croix and the U.S. mainland.

 The award to Punta Gorda, Florida, will prov ide assistance to promote existing and future

expanded service from an existing carrier, a nd the award to St. Augustine, Florida will

provide assistance for marketing programs to recruit and launch new air service. The

awards to Ogden, Utah, and Casper, Wyomi ng, will enable each community to market

proposed new or expanded services.

 The awards to Springfield, Illinois, and Kalis pell, Montana, will enable the communities

to support future new services with mark eting programs and reduced ground-handling

costs, while the awards to Medford, Oregon, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Walla Walla,

Washington, will provide assistance for mark eting campaigns to support existing service

and draw more passengers to the communities’ airports.

 Four grant awards at EAS communities – Sioux City, Iowa, Tupelo, Mississippi, Butte,

Montana, and Pendleton, Oregon – will be used to market EAS service.

Most of the selected communities are contributi ng financial resources to their respective grant

projects. In addition, many communities have ple dged in-kind contributions in further support of

their air service initiatives. The local contributio ns reflect a commitment that is important to the

potential success of the proposed initiatives. Mo reover, nearly all of the communities have (1)

established robust public-pri vate partnerships to enhance comm unity participation and facilitate

access to air services, and (2) provid ed a specific plan and timetable for using their grant funds in

a timely manner.

For some awards, we have reduced the grant award amount below the amount requested by each

community in its proposal. Accordingly, we are also reducing the required local cash

contribution match offered by the communities by the same percentage as the reduction in grant

award. We believe that our reductions should no t adversely affect any of the community’s air

service projects.

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Air Service Development Zone

The statute directs the Departme nt to designate an airport in one community awarded a grant

under this program as an “Air Service Development Zone” (ASDZ), and to work with the

community or consortium on means to attract business to the ar ea surrounding the airport, to

develop land-use options for the area, and to provide data, working with the Department of

Commerce and other agencies. 49 U.S.C. 41743(h) . The Department did not receive any

applications requesting ASDZ designation.

Grant Agreements

As noted above, the Department will execute gran t agreements with each recipient. In the

Solicitation Order, we stated that a community cannot accept a new Small Community Program

grant while it is a party to an existing grant unde r the program, either as an individual community

or as a member of a consortium. Accordingly, a community still party to an agreement pursuant

to a SCASDP grant awarded in a previous year mu st terminate its participation in that agreement

before it can accept a 2012 grant award and execute a new implementing agreement with the

Department.

We also stated in the Solicitation Order that communities must establish milestones to monitor

the progress of the proposed projec ts to determine whether amendments are necessary or whether

the grant agreement should be terminated. As we have done in the past, milestones and progress

reporting requirements will be included in the gr ant agreements. Federal funds under this grant

program are disbursed on a reimbursable basis, with the communities expending funds for the

grant project and then seeking reimbursement. Communities will not be reimbursed for funds

expended prior to the date on which the gr ant agreement is executed. In seeking

reimbursements, grant recipients must provide invoices or other eviden ce of the expenditure,

details about the expenditure and ho w it relates to the grant project, and evidence of payment. In

addition, the legal sponsor is required to certify th at each invoice is relevant to the authorized

grant project and has been paid. Communities will be required to comply fully with the terms of

their proposals and the grant agreements.

ACCORDINGLY,

1. We select the communities/consortia listed in the Appendix to receiv e grant awards under

the Small Community Air Service Developmen t Program as described in this Order;

2. Grant recipients are subject to all grant conditions and assurances that appear at

http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/X-50% 20Role_files/scasdp/Assurances.pdf . In addition,

to the extent that the grant agreement permits expenditure of the awarded Small

Community Program funds in any manner that would not be permitted for funds received

as part of Federal Aviation Administration’ s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), such

permission is strictly limited to the expend iture of the Small Community Program funds

awarded under the grant agreement. Nothing in the grant agreement negates the

recipient’s obligations to fully comply with FAA Order 5100-38C;

3. Each award recipient must affirm this awar d by entering into a grant agreement with the

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Department on or before August 31, 2012. Awa rd recipients may not seek to be

reimbursed under the Small Community Program until they affirm their grant awards;

and

4. A copy of this Order will be served on the legal sponsor for each of the communities

awarded grants.

By:

SUSAN L. KURLAND

Assistant Secretary for Aviation

and International Affairs

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available

at http://www.regulations.gov2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsAppendixState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionARBentonville/NWArkansas$1,000,000$950,000Revenue guarantee toattract low fare serviceThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the higher thanaverage air fares selection criterion because the community's fares arearound 38% higher than the national average and the community seeks toaddress their deficiency by targeting a low cost carrier. In addition, theapplicant provided a detailed timetable indicating that the proposed projectwill use the requested funds in a timely manner, and the applicationproposes partnerships with local chambers of commerce to carry out theproject. Due to the limited amount of funding available, the project couldnot be fully funded, but the amount awarded should be sufficient toaccomplish the intent of the project.CA Arcata-Eureka $750,000$750,000Revenue guarantee,landing fee waivers, andmarketing programs toimprove eastboundconnections (targetingDenver)This application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the local contributionpriority criterion because the community is contributing 25% of theproposed project’s cost. The project also aligns with the public/privatepartnership priority criterion because the application proposes a strongpublic/private partnership, which shows good support from the community.In addition to the strong public/private partnership, the application alignswith the participation secondary criterion because the community offerssignificant non-airport cash contributions and provided letters of supportfrom local city and county governments and businesses.CA Santa Maria $490,000$490,000Revenue guarantee forservice to a major carrier'shub east of Santa Maria(targeting Denver or SaltLake City)This application is selected because it aligns with several priority criteria.The project aligns with the local contribution priority criterion because thecommunity is contributing nearly 20% of the project’s cost. The projectalso aligns with the material benefits priority criterion because thecommunity has limited existing air service and the proposed project wouldenhance the community’s access to a large hub airport to which it does notcurrently have direct access and which would provide a wide variety ofconnecting opportunities. Currently, Santa Maria only has service to onehub airport (LAX); connecting the community to another hub airport wouldbenefit a wide range of travelers.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionCO Telluride $500,000$500,000Revenue guarantee andmarketing program torecruit seasonal service toa western hubThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the higher thanaverage air fares and local contribution priority criteria because the fares atthe airport are 27 percent higher than the national average and thecommunity is contributing 16.7% towards the project. It aligns with thelocation secondary criterion because the airport has geographical andoperational challenges that limit the types of aircraft that can operate atTelluride Regional Airport. The proposal targets carriers and/or equipmentthat can successfully meet operational requirements and it also targetsunserved markets to the West Coast.FL Punta Gorda $140,000$140,000Market new and existingservice on AllegiantThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the local contributionpriority criterion because the community is contributing 15% towards theproposed project's cost. The applicant also has proposed a reasonabletimetable for use of the requested funding, which demonstrates that thefunds would be used in a timely manner. The application aligns with thepublic-private partnership priority criterion and the participation secondarycriterion because of the strong community support and strong publicprivate partnership for the proposed project. The project is likely to be asuccess as Allegiant is building on its current service.FLSarasota-Bradenton$500,000$500,000Revenue guarantee, feewaiver and marketingprogram to recruit serviceto a western hubThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The proposed project aligns with the localcontribution priority criterion because there is a 20% local contribution. Inaddition, the project aligns with the public/private partnership prioritycriterion and the participation secondary criterion because there is strongcommunity involvement and a strong public/private partnership that willhelp the proposed project succeed.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionFL St. Augustine $250,000$250,000Marketing campaign torecruit and launch new airserviceThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The proposed project aligns with the localcontribution priority criterion because the community is contributing 30% inlocal cash towards the project. In addition, the project aligns with thepublic/private partnership priority criterion because there is a very strongpublic/private partnership that will be important to ensuring the success ofthe program. The applicant proposed a reasonable timetable for use of therequested funds. The project has support from both Allegiant and SilverAirways.IA Sioux City $160,000$160,000Marketing campaign fornew EAS service toChicago O'Hare onAmerican EagleThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the local contributionpriority criterion and public/private partnership priority criteria because thecommunity is contributing 16.5% towards the project and has a strongpartnership that will ensure the new EAS service will be successfullymarketed. In addition, the application aligns with the participationsecondary criterion because a large number of businesses support theproposed project and because the community received a letter of supportfrom American Airlines.ID Twin Falls $500,000$500,000Revenue guarantee andmarketing program toincrease frequencies toSalt Lake City or upguageexisting turboprop serviceThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the local contributionand public/private partnership priority criteria because the community iscontributing 9.7% towards the project and has an established public-privatepartnership. The application also aligns with the participation secondarycriterion because there appears to be strong community support based onthe diversity of letters received in support of the application and thecommunity received a letter of support from SkyWest Airlines.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionILBloomington-Normal$500,000$500,000Revenue guarantees tolaunch service toWashington or New YorkThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the local contributionpriority criterion because the community is contributing funds from multiplesources towards the project. The community shows organization andinitiative as well as strong community involvement, which aligns with theparticipation secondary criterion. Bloomington has a large business andeducational base, and there is currently no nonstop service to any city inthe northeast, so the proposed service would materially benefit thetraveling public.ILChampaign-Urbana$600,000$500,000Revenue guarantee andmarketing support for newservice to WashingtonDullesThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community conducted its own market andleakage analysis that substantiates its need for a revenue guarantee andmarketing project for service to Washington Dulles. The community hasdone a thorough job of analyzing the statistics regarding their community,and the data suggests that there is a demand for service and that thebusiness community would support the service, thus providing materialbenefits to the traveling public. In addition, the community aligns with theair fares priority criterion because its air fares are higher than the nationalaverage. Due to the limited amount of funding available, the project couldnot be fully funded, but the amount awarded should be sufficient toaccomplish the underlying intent of the project.IL Springfield $250,000$250,000Ground handling andmarketing program tosupport new low-costserviceThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community seeks low fare leisure airservice to Florida, Myrtle Beach, Las Vegas, and/or Phoenix. The projectaligns with the local contribution priority criterion because the community iscontributing funds from multiple sources towards the project. In addition,the application demonstrates strong community participation and thereforealigns with the participation secondary criterion.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionKS Topeka $1,000,000$950,000Revenue guarantee, startup cost offsets, andmarketing for new nonstopservice (targeting ChicagoO'Hare)The application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the local contribution,public-private partnership, and material benefits priority criteria because thecommunity is contributing 50% towards the project, has an establishedpublic/private partnership to assist with implementing the project, andcurrently does not have air service. The large investment by thecommunity and local economic growth in the community reinforces thematerial benefit the service will bring to the community. It aligns withparticipation secondary criterion because the project is supported throughbroad community participation. Due to the limited amount of fundingavailable, the project could not be fully funded, but the amount awardedshould be sufficient to accomplish the intent of the project.MN Rochester $500,000$500,000Revenue guarantee andmarketing to attract service(targeting Denver)The application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the higher thannational average air fares, local contribution, and public-private partnershippriority criteria because the community's air fares are over 13% higher thanthe national average, Rochester is contributing 27.6% towards the projectand it has an established public/private partnership to assist withimplementing the project. In addition, it aligns with the secondary criteriabecause it received a letter of support from Frontier Airlines.MS Tupelo $75,000$75,000Market new EAS carrier tonew hubThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the local contributionand public-private partnership priority criteria because the community iscontributing 25% towards the project and has an established public-privatepartnership to assist with implementing the project. The applicant provideda timetable through which the proposed project would provide marketingsupport to the new EAS service on Silver Airways to Atlanta, scheduled tobegin on October 1, 2012. It aligns with the secondary criteria because itreceived a letter of support from Silver Airways.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionMT Butte $150,000$150,000Marketing existing EASservice to Salt Lake City onSkyWest/Delta ConnectionThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority criteria.The community recently became an EAS-subsidized community and nowseeks to market the SkyWest service. The project aligns with the localcontribution and public-private partnership priority criteria because Butte iscontributing 7.6% towards the project and it has an established publicprivate partnership to assist with implementing the project.MT Kalispell $200,000$200,000Ground handling costoffsets and marketing fornew nonstop service to LosAngeles BasinThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community has a strong local contributionof 23%, aligning with the local contribution priority criterion, and it also hasa strong public-private partnership and community participation, with 28local organizations offering to contribute non-airport funding and multiplebusinesses and groups backing the proposed project. It aligns with thesecondary criteria because it received a letter of support from Allegiant.NC Asheville $300,000$300,000Revenue guarantee tolaunch low fare service toDenverThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community has a highly-focused proposaltargeting western North Carolina’s business and tourism ties to Colorado,one of its top O&D markets currently without nonstop service. Therefore,the proposed project would materially benefit the traveling public. Inaddition, the community has a large cash contribution (28.6%), whichaligns with the local contribution priority criterion, as well as strongcommitment letters from the private sector that aligns with the participationsecondary criterion.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionNM Los Alamos $272,000$272,000Revenue guarantee andmarketing for service toAlbuquerqueThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. Its local cash contribution would help tosupport the first air service at the community and aligns with the localcontribution priority criterion. In addition, because the community currentlyhas no scheduled air service, the proposed project could provide materialbenefits to the traveling public. It aligns with the secondary criteriabecause it received a letter of support from Pacific Wings.OH Youngstown $780,000$780,000Revenue guarantee forservice to a major carrier'shub in the east, southeast,or midwestThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community is seeking turboprop servicefrom Silver Airways, and it aligns with the local contribution priority criterionbecause it proposes a cash contribution of 35%. The application also hassubstantial local support, aligning with the participation secondary criterion.The community includes a detailed timetable for implementing theproposed project, demonstrating that the requested funds would be used ina timely manner, and Silver Airways provided a letter of support.OR Medford $150,000$150,000Marketing and advertisingcampaign to increaseenplanementsThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The application shows a high level ofcommunity involvement, including a strong public-private partnership,which aligns with the participation secondary criterion and the public-privatepartnership priority criterion. In addition, the application includes an 8.8%cash contribution, which aligns with the local contribution priority criterion.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionOR Pendleton $50,000$50,000Market existing EASService to Portland onSeaPort AirlinesThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community seeks to market the EASservice by informing the community of SeaPort’s service, new reservationsystem, new interline agreements, and its move to the main terminal atPortland International Airport. The application also includes a 9% localcontribution, which aligns with the local contribution priority criterion. Italigns with the secondary criteria because it received a letter of supportfrom SeaPort Airlines.OR Redmond $500,000$500,000Revenue guarantee,landing fee waivers, andmarketing to recruitnonstop service toSouthern California(targeting Los AngelesBasin or San Diego)This application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. There is strong public-private partnership anda high level of community involvement (including the support of many localpublic and private entities), thereby aligning with the public-privatepartnership priority criterion and the participation secondary criterion. Inaddition, the application aligns with the local contribution priority criterionbecause it includes a contribution (36% of the project’s cost). Theapplication also would offer material benefits to the community due to its farproximity to air service options.PA Williamsport $500,000$500,000Revenue guarantee andmarketing for new service(targeting WashingtonDulles)This application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community has a strong local contributionof 47%, which aligns with the local contribution priority criterion. Inaddition, the application has a partnership with two foundations and thelocal chamber of commerce funding the service, thereby aligning with thepublic/private partnership priority criterion and the participation secondarycriterion. The community has experienced an air traffic increase of 31%,demonstrating the economic growth in the community. It aligns with thesecondary criteria because it received a letter of support from SilverAirways.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionPR/RIBlock Island RICulebraConsortium$900,000$900,000Revenue guarantee torecruit service from BlockIsland, RI (BID), to T.F.Green Airport (PVD) inProvidence, RI, from Maythrough October, and fromCulebra, PR (CPX), to LuisMunoz Marin Int'l Airport(SJU) in San Juan, PR,from October through MayThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the local contributionpriority criterion because it has a local match of 8.9%. The project alignswith the innovation secondary criterion because the project targets aninnovative solution by the Consortium to gain air service by sharing arevenue guarantee and working together with Cape Air to gain alternatingseasonal service. The application also has support from public agenciesand the government of Puerto Rico, aligning with the participationsecondary criterion. In addition, it is also supported by Cape Air andtargets an appropriate aircraft type to provide service on both islands. Bothlocations have high tourism demand and the type of service proposedwould materially benefit the traveling public.TX Corpus Christi $300,000$300,000Marketing campaign toeducate travelers onbenefits of local air serviceThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project aligns with the higher thanaverage air fares criterion because its air fares are over 13% higher thanthe national average. Corpus Christi is relatively geographically isolated,so the project would materially benefit the community. Additionally, thecommunity is included in order to provide equitable and geographicdistribution of available funds.UT Ogden $200,000$200,000Marketing program tosupport Allegiant's newservice to Phoenix-MesaThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project meets the local contribution andtimely use of funds priority criteria because the community is providing alarge priority contribution at 50% of project cost and has demonstratedbroad community support. It aligns with the secondary criteria because itreceived a letter from Allegiant in support of the service.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionUT St. George $550,000$550,000Revenue guarantee,landing fee waivers, and amarketing program torecruit new service toDenverThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community shows a high level ofcommunity involvement, including a financial contribution (15% of theproject’s cost), as well as partnerships with a local college, industrial park,and a national park. Thus, it aligns with the local contribution and publicprivate partnership priority criteria and the participation secondary criterion.A new airport with longer runways was completed in 2011, and thecommunity conducted an air service study in 2009 using SCASDP funds,which substantiates the community’s strategy for growth (along with itsregional tourist attractions) and indicates that the proposed project willmaterially benefit the traveling public. It aligns with the secondary criteriabecause it received a letter of support from SkyWest Airlines.VA Newport News $2,000,000$950,000Revenue guarantee toattract service (targetingNew York, Boston,Chicago, or Dallas/FortWorth), and/or upgaugeaircraft on flights toCharlotteThe application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The project meets the local contribution andpublic-private partnership priority criteria because it has a local cashcontribution of 34.5% of the project cost and the community showsevidence of a strong public-private partnership by forming a coalition ofeconomic development leaders from seven municipalities. It aligns withsecondary criteria because it received an airline letter of intent from USAirways in support of the grant proposal. Due to the limited amount offunding available, the project could not be fully funded, but the amountawarded should be sufficient to give the community a substantial starttowards its project.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionVI St. Croix $300,000$300,000Development of risksharing/incentive programto improve commercial airservice between St. Croixand the U.S. mainlandThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community shows a high level ofinvolvement, thereby aligning with the participation secondary criterion.The application also includes a developed public-private partnership,thereby aligning with the public-private partnership priority criterion, and astrong cash contribution (25%), thereby aligning with the local contributionpriority criterion. The community is targeting its top mainland marketswhere it currently lacks nonstop service, suggesting material benefits to thetraveling public from the proposed project.VT Burlington $450,000$450,000Revenue guarantee andmarketing for nonstopservice to a hub airport inthe southeastern U.S(targeting Atlanta orCharlotte)This application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community has a large contribution (16%of the project’s cost), which aligns with the local contribution prioritycriterion, and the application includes letters of support from Delta and USAirways, its targeted carriers. Atlanta and Charlotte are Burlington's 10thand 12th top O&D destinations, respectively, and will provide travelers ahub in the southeast, where the airport currently does not have nonstopservice, so the proposed project will likely provide material benefits to thetraveling public. In addition, the application contained a well-defined planof how the community intends to continue service after the SCASDP fundshave expired.2012 SCASDPFunded ProjectsState CommunityRequestedFundingFederalFundingProject Description Basis for SelectionWA Walla Walla $250,000$250,000Marketing campaign toimprove awareness anduse of existing AlaskaAirlines (Horizon) service toSeattle/TacomaThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community proposes a two-yearmarketing campaign to improve awareness and use of the existing AlaskaAirlines service to Seattle. The project seeks to increase enplanements tohelp ensure the service continues, which would provide material benefits tothe community. The application provides a thorough market analysis, andthe community is contributing 16.6% towards the project, aligning with thelocal contribution priority criterion. The community is geographicallychallenged, and its application shows that the community understands theirchallenges as it identifies ways to preserve its air service by providingmany potential marketing strategies to improve ridership of both inboundand outbound travelers, aligning with the location secondary criterion.Alaska Airlines supports the community’s attempt at increasing marketingof its existing service. The community includes a public-privatepartnership, aligning with that priority criterion. There is broad communitysupport for the project, aligning with the participation secondary criterion.WY Casper $100,000$100,000Marketing and advertisingprogram to supportexpanded service toDenver, Las Vegas, and/orSalt Lake City, and/or newservice to PhoenixThis application is selected because it aligns with several priority andsecondary selection criteria. The community has a local cash contributionof 17.9%, aligning with the local contribution priority criterion. In addition,the community is geographically isolated, which aligns with the locationsecondary criterion. There also is an active community public-privatepartnership, thereby aligning with that priority criterion.$15,167,000$13,917,000