Rehabilitate taxiway lighting; construct terminal; update airport master plan; conduct aeronautical survey for rnav approach; construct/expand hangar; rehabilitate taxiway; rehabilitate apron;…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal a Project Grant totaling $3,252,327.37 under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) on June 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of June 29, 2029. This grant establishes a State Block Grant Program through which the Georgia Department of Transportation administers Airport Improvement Program sub-awards to nonprimary airports throughout the state. The grant supports a comprehensive range of airport infrastructure improvements, including taxiway and runway lighting rehabilitation, runway and taxiway pavement reseal and rehabilitation, terminal construction, hangar construction and expansion, apron rehabilitation, perimeter fencing installation, obstruction marking and lighting removal, and aeronautical survey work for RNAV (Area Navigation) approach procedures.

As of the award data provided, the Georgia Department of Transportation has distributed funding through eight federal grant sub-awards to eligible airport sponsors and local governments, including the City of Baxley, Gilmer County, Floyd County, the City of Swainsboro, Tift County Airport Authority, Augusta-Richmond County Government, Laurens County, and the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport. Sub-awardee projects include automated weather observing system replacement, runway and taxiway rehabilitation and design work, hangar construction and improvements, obstruction analysis and removal, airport layout plan updates, apron rehabilitation design, terminal rehabilitation design, and associated environmental assessments at eight regional and municipal airports across 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. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the georgia state block grant program.