Rehabilitate runway. This grant is funded by the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP).

This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region provides $2,847,848.89 to rehabilitate airport infrastructure in Georgia under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). Awarded on August 1, 2022 with a completion date of July 31, 2026, the grant funds the Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal to administer sub-awards for nonprimary airports statewide. Specifically, $2.56 million supports rehabilitating 6,506 feet of Runway 2/20 at the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport in Eastman, Georgia, to maintain pavement integrity and safety. The grant also finances runway, apron, stub taxiway, and taxiway design rehabilitation projects at this airport. This funding advances the Federal Aviation Administration's strategic goals of safety and operational excellence through infrastructure upgrades at regional airports in Georgia.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project awards a state block grant program grant to the state of georgia to administer airport improvement program sub-awards for nonprimary airports within the state. This project rehabilitates 6,506 feet of runway 2/20 to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris. This grant includes discretionary funding for the heart of georgia regional airport (EZM), located in the 8TH congressional district in georgia, to rehabilitate runway 2/20 in the amount of $2,563,064 . Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the georgia state block grant program.