Central Region

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region is a civilian sub-agency within FAA that funds aviation infrastructure and safety initiatives across the central United States, principally through grant awards to state transportation departments and airport authorities. The Central Region administers both contract procurement and grant-making activities, with grant funding substantially outweighing contracting volume.

The Central Region has awarded 278 contracts totaling $283.2 million in combined potential value since 2004, with $83.8 million obligated to date. Recent contract activity has been sparse: 1 award in 2019, 5 in 2020, 3 in 2022, 7 in 2023, and 2 in 2025. The most recent recorded award date is May 9, 2025. Contract awards are highly fragmented across 168 distinct prime contractors, with Honeywell International Inc. leading by award count at 4 awards ($1.7 million combined potential value) over the last five years; EXP U.S. Services Inc. and Preferred Electric, LLC account for the next two positions by value. The top five primes by award count hold 75% of recent awards, but by potential value they hold only 4% of the combined total, indicating that contract dollars are dispersed across many low-value or unreported transactions. Eighty-seven percent of awards carry no set-aside designation; small-business set-asides account for 10% of awards, with Competitive 8(a), sole-source 8(a), and service-disabled veteran-owned small business each representing under 1% of volume.

Grant activity dominates the Central Region's portfolio. The agency has awarded 2,653 grants totaling $3.49 billion in federal dollars obligated since 2005, with cumulative non-federal match bringing total obligation to $3.88 billion. Recent grant cadence has accelerated: 163 awards in 2022, 236 in 2023, 242 in 2024, 311 in 2025, and 266 so far in 2026. The most recent recorded grant award is August 25, 2026. Grant recipients are concentrated: the top five recipients hold 20% of federal dollars and 13% of recent awards. Missouri Department of Transportation leads with 83 awards ($189.3 million federal dollars), followed by City of St. Louis (17 awards, $178.6 million), Des Moines Airport Authority (25 awards, $151.6 million), and Omaha Airport Authority (24 awards, $110.6 million). Among 242 distinct recipients, the long tail consists predominantly of smaller airport authorities and state-affiliated entities. Project Grants comprise 82% of assistance, with Formula Grants at 17% and Cooperative Agreements under 1%.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded. No recent grant opportunities are recorded.