This Federal Formula Grant award, valued at $178,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106). The grant funds will be used by the Dutchess, County of Inc. (the airport authority for Hudson Valley Regional Airport) to reconstruct the taxiway lighting system and rehabilitate the existing taxiway pavement at the airport, which have reached the end of their useful life. This project is intended to maintain compliance with FAA operational standards and facilitate safer, more efficient airport operations through airfield infrastructure improvements for the Poughkeepsie, New York area. The grant award was made on September 13, 2023, with a targeted completion date of September 12, 2027.