Rehabilitate apron; update airport master plan

The Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded the Georgia Department of Transportation Division of Intermodal $892,631.58 on May 7, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to administer a state block grant program providing federal funding for nonprimary airport improvements throughout Georgia.

The recipient manages sub-awards to individual airports for apron rehabilitation, master plan updates, and related infrastructure work. Pickens County Government received a sub-award dated June 7, 2026, to rehabilitate the terminal area apron and install perimeter fencing at Pickens County Airport in Jasper, Georgia.

The grant runs through May 6, 2030. Work is performed in Georgia. This award funds state block grant administration of the Airport Infrastructure Grant program, which allocates a portion of the five-year, $14.5 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding across runway, taxiway, safety, sustainability, terminal, airport transit connection, and roadway projects at eligible nonprimary airports. Grant recipients must maintain airport layout plans for the duration of the grant agreement (ordinarily 20 years) and retain accounting records for three years after submission of the final expenditure report.

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.