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 awarded $3.77M in Project Grant funding on September 9, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs (CFDA 20.106) to the Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal. The grant, funded through Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provisions that increased the federal share to 100%, supports rehabilitation of 7,010 feet of existing paved Runway 1/19 at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport—J.H. Towers Field (RMG) in Rome, Georgia's 14th Congressional District. The runway rehabilitation project maintains structural integrity, minimizes foreign object debris, and extends the runway's useful life, with an anticipated completion date of September 8, 2029.

The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded a sub-grant on April 28, 2026, to the Floyd County Board of Commissioners to execute the runway rehabilitation work as the sub-awardee. This grant represents part of Georgia's state block grant program, which administers Airport Improvement Program sub-awards for nonprimary airports throughout the state. The project directly benefits airport operators and users in Georgia by providing critical federal infrastructure funding to enhance airfield safety and operational capacity.

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 7,010 feet of existing paved runway 1/19 to maintain the structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This grant includes funding for richard B russell regional - J H towers field (RMG), located in the 14TH congressional district in georgia, in the amount of $3,580,110. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the georgia state block grant program.