Construct/expand fuel farm; construct/extend safety area; acquire easements/land for approaches; construct/expand hangar; construct airport drainage/erosion control; rehabilitate runway

The Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded the Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal $4.082 million on March 12, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to administer a state block grant program funding airport improvement projects at nonprimary airports throughout Georgia.

The recipient will distribute funding to five county and municipal sub-recipients for specific airport improvements. Early County Board of Commissioners will rehabilitate airfield drainage at Early County Airport in Blakely. Crisp County Board of Commissioners will construct a hangar and taxilane and install distance measuring equipment at Crisp County-Cordele Airport in Cordele. City of Douglas will perform airfield drainage improvements including runway 22 safety area work at Douglas Municipal Airport. City of Hazlehurst will construct a 90-by-100-foot maintenance hangar at Hazlehurst Airport. Taylor County will remove obstructions and acquire easements at Butler Municipal Airport in Butler.

The period of performance runs through March 11, 2030. Place of performance is Georgia. The assistance type is a Project Grant. The Airport Infrastructure Grants program provides funding for runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport transit connections, and roadway projects at eligible NPIAS airports, with maximum periods of performance of four years from grant award execution.

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.