Alaska Region

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Alaska Region is the FAA's sub-regional office responsible for managing aviation infrastructure and safety operations across Alaska, funding both capital airport improvements and operational support for the state's aviation ecosystem through federal grants and occasional contracting activity.

The Alaska Region awards grants predominantly to state and municipal governments for airport development, maintenance, and related aviation infrastructure. Since 2012, the region has obligated $3.48 billion in federal grant dollars across 871 awards to 15 distinct recipients. Recent grant activity remains steady: 82 awards in 2022, 73 in 2023, 93 in 2024, 96 in 2025, and 55 year-to-date in 2026, with the most recent award recorded on August 21, 2026. Grant assistance splits between Project Grants (77 percent of awards) and Formula Grants (23 percent). The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities dominates the recipient base, accounting for 367 awards and $1.38 billion in federal obligations — a highly concentrated recipient pool in which the top five recipients hold 93 percent of recent awards by count. However, by federal dollars obligated, the top five account for only 43 percent of the total, signaling that many smaller recipients receive individual awards of modest size alongside Alaska DOT&PF's large-scale infrastructure programs. Juneau, City & Borough Of ($42.6 million), City of Kenai ($28.6 million), City of Palmer ($16.2 million), and Anchorage, Municipality Of Inc ($22.5 million) round out the top tier.

Contract activity at the Alaska Region has been minimal and is not current. The region has issued 555 contracts cumulatively since 2004, with combined potential value of $164.5 million and $121.6 million obligated. Over the last five years, award cadence dropped sharply — 42 contracts in 2016, then declining to 8 in 2017, 1 in 2018, 3 in 2019, and 1 in 2022. The most recent recorded contract award closed on July 28, 2022, more than four years before today. Among recent awards, Brice Solutions, LLC holds the only contract in the current window ($410 thousand potential value). The contract portfolio historically shows no concentration risk: 187 distinct primes competed across 555 awards, with the set-aside mix skewed heavily toward open market awards (80 percent with no set-aside), followed by small-business contracts (12 percent), and smaller shares of 8(a) sole-source (3 percent) and competitive 8(a) (3 percent).

Firms should pursue grant opportunities with the Alaska Region for airport infrastructure, operations, and safety projects targeting eligible state and municipal recipients in Alaska. Contract opportunities appear inactive and do not merit current pursuit.