Reconstruct hangar

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded Antelope County Airport Authority $574,000 on May 13, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to reconstruct a 6,400 square-foot sponsor-owned hangar used for aircraft maintenance at Neligh Airport. The hangar has reached the end of its useful life; this grant funds a portion of the total eligible project cost, with an associated Airport Improvement Program grant and an Airport Infrastructure Grant covering the remaining eligible portion. The grant is allowable under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's expanded eligibility.

Performance is scheduled to conclude by May 12, 2030. The work takes place at Neligh Airport in Neligh, Nebraska. Antelope County Airport Authority, a county airport authority headquartered in Neligh, is the recipient. The grant will provide federal funding for airport infrastructure benefiting the Neligh area. This is assistance type Project Grant.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs an existing 6,400 square foot sponsor-owned hangar used for aircraft maintenance that has reached the end of its useful life. This project is allowable under the infrastructure investment and jobs act's expanded eligibility. This grant funds a portion of the total project. This grant is associated with an airport improvement program grant and an airport infrastructure grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with neligh, nebraska.