Reconstruct FAA contract tower

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded $10 million to Gary / Chicago International Airport Authority on July 31, 2026, to reconstruct a sponsor-owned Federal Aviation Administration contract tower at Gary/Chicago International Airport in Gary, Indiana. This award funds the final construction phase of the tower reconstruction; an associated Airport Infrastructure Grants award funds the remaining eligible portion of this phase. The project has a period of performance through July 30, 2030.

The Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) provides funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for airport infrastructure improvements including runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, terminals, transit connections, and roadways at National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems airports. This is a Project Grant assistance type. Funding is obligated at $10 million and will be released upon application for reimbursement of expenses. Grant recipients must submit periodic reports tracking projects put out to bid, contracts awarded, work commenced, and work completed, along with associated federal funding amounts for each category.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs a sponsor-owned federal aviation administration contract tower. This grant funds a portion of the final phase, which consists of construction. This grant is associated with an airport improvement program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the phase. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with gary, indiana.