Provide state of north carolina department of transportation with administrative funds for personnel, contracting, and other costs necessary to administer and oversee state block grants provided in…

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded a cooperative agreement to the North Carolina Department of Transportation Aviation Division for $257,800 on February 15, 2026, to provide administrative funds for personnel, contracting, and other costs necessary to administer and oversee state block grants under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including the Airport Infrastructure Grant Program, FAA Contract Tower Grant Program, and Airport Terminal Program.

The funding supports the Division's role as the designated intermediary between the FAA and local airport authorities, counties, and municipalities across North Carolina in distributing airport infrastructure funding to nonprimary airports statewide. The Division passes through sub-award funding directly to county governments, airport authorities, and municipalities including Halifax Northampton Regional Airport, Davidson County Airport Authority, City of Hickory, and Carteret County-Beaufort Airport Authority. The period of performance runs through June 30, 2029, with place of performance in North Carolina.

This award falls under CFDA 20.117, Airport Infrastructure Grants, which as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides funding for runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport transit connections, and roadway projects at eligible nonprimary airports listed in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.

Purpose

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide state of north carolina department of transportation with administrative funds for personnel, contracting, and other costs necessary to administer and oversee state block grants provided in accordance with the infrastructure investment and jobs act, herein referred to as the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) grant programs, including the airport infrastructure grant (AIG) program, the FAA contract tower (FCT) grant program, and the airport terminal program (ATP) grant program (hereinafter called ?IIJA grant programs?).