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).

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) provides $1,017,503 in funding to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to rehabilitate the existing runway 18/36 lighting system at the Elton Hensley Memorial Airport (FTT) in Missouri. The project will replace the runway lighting that has reached the end of its useful life in order to enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. The funding is part of a larger $1,130,558.89 grant under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which increased the federal share to 100% for the Airport Improvement Program. MoDOT will administer this funding through a sub-award to the City of Fulton, the local government entity responsible for the Elton Hensley Memorial Airport, to carry out the runway lighting rehabilitation project.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project awards a state block grant program grant to the state of missouri to administer airport improvement program sub-awards for nonprimary airports within the state. This grant includes non-primary entitlement and discretionary funding for the elton hensley memorial airport (FTT), located in the 3RD congressional district in missouri to rehabilitate the existing runway 18/36 lighting system in the amount of $1,017,503. This project rehabilitates the existing runway 18/36 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 missouri state block grant program.