diff --git a/config/betamocks/services_config.yml b/config/betamocks/services_config.yml
index 2bdf997c445..3e29c582c21 100644
--- a/config/betamocks/services_config.yml
+++ b/config/betamocks/services_config.yml
@@ -941,6 +941,13 @@
 - :name: "GIDS"
   :base_uri: <%= "#{URI(Settings.gids.url).host}:#{URI(Settings.gids.url).port}" %>
   :endpoints:
+    - :method: :get
+      :path: "/gids/v0/institution_programs"
+      :file_path: "gids/programs"
+      # Mock only enabled when filtering by flight programs, see: lib/gi/search_client.rb
+      :cache_multiple_responses:
+        :uid_location: query
+        :uid_locator: type
     - :method: :get
       :path: "/gids/v1/lce"
       :file_path: "gids/lce"
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index ae6ac19c385..4f6ede2d0ab 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ gids:
   url: https://dev.va.gov/gids
   open_timeout: 1
   read_timeout: 1
+  search:
+    use_mocks: false
   lce:
     use_mocks: false
 
diff --git a/lib/gi/search_client.rb b/lib/gi/search_client.rb
index bdb1528c565..0a57a92c4c5 100644
--- a/lib/gi/search_client.rb
+++ b/lib/gi/search_client.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ def get_institution_search_results_v0(params = {})
     end
 
     def get_institution_program_search_results_v0(params = {})
+      # Mock response if querying for flight school programs
+      # TO-DO: Remove after flight school program data becomes accessible
+      config.instance_variable_set(:@program_type_flight, true) if params[:type] == 'FLGT'
+
       response = perform(:get, 'v0/institution_programs', params)
       gids_response(response)
     end
diff --git a/lib/gi/search_configuration.rb b/lib/gi/search_configuration.rb
index f2124999100..63f35628ee8 100644
--- a/lib/gi/search_configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/gi/search_configuration.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,14 @@ module GI
   class SearchConfiguration < GI::Configuration
     self.read_timeout = Settings.gids.search&.read_timeout || 4
     self.open_timeout = Settings.gids.search&.open_timeout || 4
+
+    # Mock response if querying for flight school programs
+    # TO-DO: Remove after flight school program data becomes accessible
+    def use_mocks?
+      return false unless instance_variable_defined?(:@program_type_flight)
+
+      querying_by_flight = remove_instance_variable(:@program_type_flight)
+      (querying_by_flight && Settings.gids.search.use_mocks) || false
+    end
   end
 end