{"id":31846,"date":"2025-06-09T13:42:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=31846"},"modified":"2025-06-09T13:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:42:59","slug":"ncdot-division-of-aviation-announces-recipients-of-states-first-advanced-air-mobility-planning-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-carolina\/ncdot-division-of-aviation-announces-recipients-of-states-first-advanced-air-mobility-planning-grants\/%20","title":{"rendered":"NCDOT Division of Aviation Announces Recipients of State\u2019s First Advanced Air Mobility Planning Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The N.C. Department of Transportation\u2019s Division of Aviation has announced the recipients of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/divisions\/aviation\/advance-mobility\/Pages\/advanced-air-mobility.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/divisions\/aviation\/advance-mobility\/Pages\/advanced-air-mobility.aspx\">Advanced Air Mobility<\/a> (AAM) Planning Grants. Five municipalities and regional planning organizations have been awarded funding to develop or enhance community-focused plans that incorporate cutting-edge AAM technologies through a partnership with NCDOT Aviation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>City of Greensboro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Town of Cary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mid-Carolina Council of Governments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forsyth County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese planning projects are about helping communities take the first steps toward understanding how advanced air mobility can meet local needs,\u201d said Nick Short, director of the NCDOT Division of Aviation. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to be part of the groundwork that will help communities plan and prepare for the opportunities this technology brings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $1 million in funding will support a wide range of planning activities, including transportation needs assessments, land-use and infrastructure planning, multimodal integration strategies, feasibility studies and policy and regulatory alignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These foundational efforts will help communities prepare for new technologies like electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and drone-based delivery systems, setting the stage for their safe and efficient integration into existing transportation networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key part of this program is public engagement to ensure residents have a voice in shaping how AAM services could benefit their communities. \u201cAdvanced air mobility isn\u2019t just about new technology\u2014it\u2019s about creating new opportunities for communities,\u201d said Short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By gathering input early, communities will be empowered to make smarter, more inclusive decisions, laying the groundwork for infrastructure that directly aligns with local needs and priorities while also enhancing the long-term transportation planning process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The N.C. Department of Transportation\u2019s Division of Aviation has announced the recipients of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Planning Grants. Five municipalities and regional planning organizations have been awarded funding to develop or enhance community-focused plans that incorporate cutting-edge AAM technologies through a partnership with NCDOT Aviation: \u201cThese planning projects are about helping communities take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31847,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evtol","category-north-carolina"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced-air-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31846"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31848,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31846\/revisions\/31848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}