The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded a $563,000 Project Grant to the Ainsworth Airport Authority under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106). The grant funds the construction of a new 4,036 square foot hangar addition at the Ainsworth Regional Airport in Ainsworth, Nebraska. The new hangar will provide additional aircraft storage, maintenance, and service capacity to help the airport become more self-sustaining through revenue...
This $373,333.33 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will fund the installation of new runway 11/29 end identifier lights and precision approach path indicators at the Airport Stuart Atkinson in Atkinson, Nebraska. The grant aims to improve airport accessibility by enhancing approach capabilities to the runway ends, making the airport more accessible for general aviation. This project is part of the airport's...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), provides $294,444.44 to the Gordon Airport Authority in Gordon, Nebraska. The grant supports the installation of a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system and Runway End Identifier Light (REIL) system at the existing Runway 4/22 at the Gordon Airport. These improvements will bring the airport into conformity with...
Through a project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Central Region, the Antelope County Airport Authority is installing a Type III Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) at the Neligh Airport. The $534,000 grant, awarded on August 3, 2023, will fund the construction phase of this project, which aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations by providing accurate, current, and site-specific weather information. The project...
This Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region, awarded under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), provides $383,000 to the City of Grant, Nebraska to install a Type III P/T Automated Weather Observing System. The project aims to enhance safety and efficiency at the Grant Municipal Airport by providing accurate, current and site-specific weather...
This $1,557,000 federal grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will fund the design phase of a runway rehabilitation project for the Lincoln Municipal Airport in Nebraska. The project will rehabilitate 12,901 feet of Runway 18/36 to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and minimize foreign object debris, with the intended beneficiary being the Lincoln Airport Authority, which owns and operates the airport. This grant is...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the Broken Bow Airport Authority a $411,111.11 Project Grant on May 3, 2024 under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund the installation of a replacement runway vertical/visual guidance system, including precision approach path indicators, and the replacement of the airport's wind cone. These infrastructure improvements will enhance the accessibility and safety of the Broken Bow Municipal Airport by improving...
This $186,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will fund the reconstruction of a 6,400 square foot sponsor-owned aircraft maintenance hangar that has reached the end of its useful life in Neligh, Nebraska. The grant, awarded on June 3, 2025, will allow the Antelope County Airport Authority to upgrade and maintain critical airport infrastructure to improve safety, operations,...
This $4,180,313.75 Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will fund the reconstruction and modernization of the existing passenger terminal building at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska. The grant will specifically support the acquisition and installation of three new passenger boarding bridges, replacing infrastructure that has reached the end of its useful life. This project is part of a multi-phase effort to enhance...
This $4,850,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Central Region under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will fund the reconstruction of 2,300 feet of Runway 14/32 at an airport associated with Fremont, Nebraska. The project aims to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and minimize foreign object debris, with an expected completion date of August 3, 2027. The City of Fremont, a U.S. local government...