Construct/expand hangar

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded $2,323,157.89 to County of Augusta-Richmond, operating as Bush Field Airport (Augusta Regional Airport Division), on August 12, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116).

The grant funds Phase 1 of a multi-phase hangar construction project at Augusta Regional Airport in Augusta, Georgia. Phase 1 consists of constructing a new 1,500-foot hangar access road. The broader project plan includes construction of one 29,331 square-foot non-exclusive-use hangar and two additional 43,000 square-foot non-exclusive-use hangars for aircraft storage and maintenance, designed to generate revenue and enhance airport self-sufficiency. The federal funding supports the access road phase while the airport sponsor has financed the airside needs separately.

The award has a period of performance from August 12, 2026, through August 11, 2030, with place of performance at Augusta, Georgia 30906. The assistance type is a Project Grant. This award is one of multiple recent FAA grants to the same recipient; the recipient also holds a $1.35 million Project Grant (awarded September 17, 2025, for Taxiway G extension design, completion September 2029) and a $1.1 million Project Grant (awarded June 3, 2025, for terminal expansion with security checkpoint modernization, completion June 2029).

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 29,331 square foot non-exclusive use hangar for aircraft storage/maintenance and two new additional 43,000 square foot each standalone non-exclusive use hangers for aircraft storage/maintenance to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. The sponsor has adequately financed the airside needs of the airport. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of constructing a new 1,500 foot hangar access road. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with augusta, georgia.