Rehabilitate runway lighting

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $320,000 through the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to the Illinois Department of Transportation on September 4, 2025, to administer a state block grant program for nonprimary airport infrastructure improvements across Illinois. This award supports the FAA's strategic objectives of safety, operational excellence, and long-term economic benefits through transportation infrastructure investment. The grant period extends through September 3, 2029, providing multi-year funding for eligible airport projects within the National Plan of Integrated Airports Systems.

Under this award, the Illinois Department of Transportation is distributing federal funding to eligible nonprimary airports throughout the state, with sub-awards designated for specific infrastructure improvements. The Village of Schaumburg received a sub-award dated November 30, 2025, for airfield lighting rehabilitation, including Medium Intensity Runway Lights (MIRLs), Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPIs), and Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs). These lighting system upgrades are representative of the types of critical safety and operational infrastructure projects supported under this block grant program, which also encompasses taxiway rehabilitation, runway resurfacing, drainage improvements, and related airport infrastructure enhancements at qualifying Illinois airports.

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. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the illinois state block grant program.