Rehabilitate runway lighting. 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 Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to the Illinois Department of Transportation under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant funds the rehabilitation of the runway lighting system at an airport in Illinois to enhance safety during low visibility conditions. As part of the state's Airport Improvement Program block grant, the Village of Lake in the Hills will receive sub-award funding to rehabilitate the runway lighting/navigational aids. The four-year grant period began on September 22, 2022 and will support important airport infrastructure upgrades through September 21, 2026.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project awards a state block grant program grant to the state of illinois to administer airport improvement program sub-awards for nonprimary airports within the state. This project rehabilitates the existing runway 8/26 lighting system that has reached the end of its useful life and requires rehabilitation to enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the illinois state block grant program.