Reconstruct FAA contract tower

The Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded the Missouri Department of Transportation $298,227.37 in project grant funding on March 18, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to administer a state block grant program for nonprimary airport improvements within Missouri.

The funding supports reconstruction of an FAA contract tower and administration of Airport Improvement Program sub-awards to nonprimary airports across the state. The grant carries a period of performance from March 18, 2026, to March 17, 2030, and all work is performed in Missouri.

Missouri Department of Transportation administers this award as a pass-through to sub-recipients. The City of Jefferson received a sub-award on July 2, 2026, designated as 329SBGP2032026-24040B1, for control tower construction.

The Airport Infrastructure Grants program, which absorbed the former ALN 20.106 in August 2025, provides funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with up to $500 million allocated to nonprimary airports over five years starting in FY 2022. Eligible projects include runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability initiatives, and airport transit connections.

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. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the missouri state block grant program.