Acquire safety and/or security equipment. This grant includes funding by the american rescue plan act of 2021 to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP).

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration awarded Kern County Airports $780,000 under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106) on July 30, 2021. The project grant will fund the acquisition of vehicle and pedestrian access gates to enhance airfield safety and security at airports associated with Bakersfield, California. The gates are intended to improve safety and security controls for vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the airfield at Meadows Field Airport, operated by Kern County Department of Airports. The grant completion date is July 29, 2025, and will provide $780,000 in federal funding to acquire these security upgrades.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project acquires a vehicle and pedestrian access gates to enhance the airfield safety and security. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with bakersfield, california.