Construct/modify/improve/rehabilitate hangar

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded $144,210.53 to Seward Airport Authority on March 18, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to construct a new 12,850-square-foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage and maintenance at Seward Municipal Airport in Seward, Nebraska. The hangar project is designed to enhance the airport's self-sustainability by generating revenue through aircraft services and qualifies for expanded eligibility under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This grant funds a portion of the total project; an Airport Improvement Program grant and a separate Airport Infrastructure Grant fund the remaining eligible portion. The award carries an ultimate completion date of August 12, 2028. Place of performance is Seward, Nebraska.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs a new 12,850 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage and maintenance to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. This project is allowable under the infrastructure investment and jobs act's expanded eligibility. This grant funds a portion of the total project. . This project is associated with an airport improvement program grant and an airport infrastructure grant that fund the remaining eligible portion of the project. . Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with seward, nebraska.