Rehabilitate taxiway; rehabilitate runway lighting; rehabilitate runway

This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $3,007,814.44, was provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) on August 2, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to rehabilitate the taxiway, runway lighting, and runway at various airports in the state of Georgia.

The grant will be administered by the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) Division of Intermodal, which will in turn provide sub-awards to the County of Polk, Floyd County Board of Commissioners, and West Georgia Airport Authority for specific airport infrastructure improvement projects. These sub-awards include rehabilitating runway 10-28 at the Polk County Airport-Cornelius Moore Field, rehabilitating runway and taxiway lighting, signage, and other systems at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport - J.H. Towers Field, and rehabilitating taxiway pavement at the West Georgia Regional Airport - O.V. Gray Field.

The grant supports the FAA's strategic goals of enhancing safety, operational excellence, and global leadership in the national airport system through critical infrastructure rehabilitation and modernization efforts across Georgia's nonprimary airports.

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. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the georgia state block grant program.