Local Airport Loan Program
🏛 Department of Transportation (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Sep 13, 2026
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This grant is for organizations and community groups planning storytelling projects in California's coastal region. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, community-based organizations, and government agencies that partner with historically excluded communities. Projects must focus on public-facing installations or materials (murals, signage, monuments, guides) that tell stories of BIPOC people, people with disabilities, immigrants, low-income communities, and others historically excluded from coastal narratives.
All projects must be connected to publicly accessible outdoor spaces within the Coastal Conservancy's jurisdiction and reach the public. The program prioritizes community-led projects with strong community and landowner partnerships. Eligible activities include planning, community engagement, hiring storytellers and artists, design, permitting, and implementation of interpretive materials.
The program seeks to correct one-sided histories, tell stories in more inclusive ways, and develop new content that shares previously untold stories.
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Program description
Types of projects funded by these loans include hangars, General Aviation (GA) terminals, utilities, GA fueling facilities, Caltrans Acquisition and Development eligible projects, or local share for a federal Airport Improvement Program grant. The maximum term of a loan is 17 years. The Department approves the amount of the loan in accordance with the project’s feasibility and the sponsor’s financial situation. For details including eligibility, please see the publication, State Dollars for Your Airport (PDF), Chapter 2; and the California Code of Regulations, Title 21, Division 2.5, Chapter 5, California Airport Loan Program.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 AeronauticsGL@dot.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-879-6990
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021-2022 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2022-2023 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2024-2025 | — | — | — |
| 2025-2026 | — | — | — |
Source: California Grants Portal
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