State block grant program nonprimary/cargo/state apportionment allocation

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Southern Region, awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Aviation Division a formula grant of $25.18 million on September 2, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to administer sub-awards for nonprimary airport infrastructure improvements throughout North Carolina. This grant was funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which increased the federal cost-share to 100 percent for eligible Airport Improvement Program projects. The award period extends through September 1, 2029.

The Aviation Division distributed these funds to ten sub-awardees—including county governments, airport authorities, and municipalities—to execute various airport infrastructure projects at nonprimary facilities across the state. Specific sub-awarded projects include runway and taxiway rehabilitation (Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport Authority, Harnett County, Duplin County), taxiway relocation (Aeronautics Authority City of Henderson & Oxford Co Gville Vance), fuel farm construction (Johnston County Airport Authority, Harnett County, Duplin County), hangar development (Town of Elizabethtown, Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport Authority), terminal area planning (Town of Wallace), master plan updates (County of Forsyth), and Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) relocation (County of Columbus). These projects support safety improvements, operational efficiency, and modernization of North Carolina's nonprimary airport infrastructure network.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project awards a state block grant program grant to the state of north carolina to administer airport improvement program sub-awards for nonprimary airports within the state. This project allocates state block grant program nonprimary and state apportionment funds to the state of north carolina to administer airport improvement program sub-awards for various projects at nonprimary airports within the state. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the north carolina state block grant program.