Acquire snow removal equipment. This grant includes funding by the american rescue plan act of 2021 to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP).

This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region, under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), provides $937,380 to the County of Houghton for the acquisition of snow removal equipment at Houghton County Memorial Airport in Calumet, Michigan. The funding will support the purchase of a replacement carrier vehicle with a broom and airblast attachment and a replacement carrier vehicle with a loader attachment. These acquisitions will help keep the airport serviceable during snow periods and improve the efficiency and safety of operations. As an airport serving Hancock, Michigan, this grant aims to provide federal funding support for necessary snow removal equipment.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project acquires a replacement carrier vehicle with a broom and airblast attachment to keep the airport serviceable during snow periods and aid in the efficiency and safety of operations. This project acquires a replacement carrier vehicle with a loader attachment to keep the airport serviceable during snow periods and aid in the efficiency and safety of operations. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with hancock, michigan.