Reconstruct runway lighting; reconstruct taxiway lighting

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a Project Grant totaling $1,357,189.47 under the Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs (CFDA 20.106) to the Missouri Department of Transportation on August 22, 2025. This grant, funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act with 100 percent federal cost share, supports airport infrastructure improvements at Sullivan Regional Airport (UUV) located in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District. The project encompasses the reconstruction of existing Runway 6/24 lighting and Taxiway A lighting systems that have reached the end of their useful life, with an anticipated completion date of August 21, 2029.

The grant was administered as a state block grant program through Missouri Department of Transportation to direct nonprimary airport improvement funding within the state. Sullivan Regional Airport received $730,000 in combined nonprimary entitlement and state apportionment funding, plus an additional $559,330 in state apportionment funding. The City of Sullivan Missouri, as the sub-grantee, performed the runway lighting reconstruction project with work beginning January 30, 2026. These infrastructure improvements will enhance operational safety and extend the functional life of critical airport lighting systems supporting regional aviation operations.

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 existing runway 6/24 lighting that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs existing taxiway a lighting that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant includes nonprimary entitlement and state apportionment funding for sullivan regional airport (UUV), located in the 2ND congressional district in missouri in the total amount of $730,000. This grant includes state apportionment funding for sullivan regional airport (UUV), located in the 2ND congressional district in missouri in the total amount of $559,330. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the missouri state block grant program.