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).

This Project Grant award by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), provides $1,117,866.67 in funding to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to rehabilitate 3,001 feet of existing paved runway 9/27 at the Vandalia Municipal Airport (VLA) in Illinois. The grant, awarded on Sep 6, 2024, is intended to maintain the structural integrity of the runway, minimize foreign object debris, and extend its useful life. This award is funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which increased the federal share to 100 percent for Airport Improvement Program projects. The grant will benefit the Illinois State Block Grant Program by providing federal funding for infrastructure improvements at non-primary airports within the state.

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 3,001 feet of existing paved runway 9/27 to maintain the structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This grant includes discretionary funding for vandalia municipal airport [VLA], located in the 15TH congressional district in illinois in the total amount of $1,006,080. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the illinois state block grant program.