Reconstruct 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 $3,708,522.22 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) on September 12, 2024. The grant funding will be used to reconstruct 4,400 feet of the existing paved Runway 16/34 at Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (HIG) that has reached the end of its useful life. This project is part of the FAA's efforts to enhance airport safety, operational efficiency, and infrastructure resilience across the national airport system. The grant includes $3,481,670 in discretionary funding specifically for the HIG airport located in Missouri's 4th Congressional District. Additionally, MoDOT will administer sub-awards to other non-primary airports within the state as part of the Missouri State Block Grant Program.

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 project reconstructs 4,400 feet of existing paved runway 16/34 that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant includes discretionary funding for higginsville industrial municipal [HIG], located in the 4TH congressional district in missouri in the total amount of $3,481,670. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the missouri state block grant program.