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).

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $1,907,885.26 in Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) funding to the Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal on September 9, 2025, to support runway rehabilitation at Louisville Municipal Airport (2J3) located in Georgia's 12th Congressional District. This project grant, funded through Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act appropriations to increase the federal share to 100 percent, supports Phase 3 of a multi-phase runway rehabilitation initiative. The project will rehabilitate 4,651 feet of the existing paved Runway 13/31, with total project scope encompassing 5,002 feet of runway reconstruction designed to maintain structural integrity, minimize foreign object debris, and extend the runway's useful life.

The Georgia Department of Transportation administered this state block grant program award as a sub-award to the City of Louisville on October 31, 2025, with project completion scheduled for September 8, 2029. This grant is associated with an Airport Infrastructure Grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the overall project. The infrastructure investment will benefit Louisville Municipal Airport by supporting critical airfield maintenance and safety improvements through the FAA's nationwide Airport Improvement Program, which aims to develop and sustain adequate airport systems to meet civil aeronautics needs.

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 5,002 feet of existing paved runway 13/31 to maintain the structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This grant funds phase 3, which consists of rehabilitation of 4,651 feet. This grant is associated with an airport infrastructure grant which funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. This grant includes funding for louisville municipal airport (2J3), located in the 12TH congressional district in georgia, in the amount of $1,815,661. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the georgia state block grant program.