Reconstruct airport rotating beacon; reconstruct airport lighting vault

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded $465,186.32 to Rolla Municipal Airport Authority on June 11, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to reconstruct an airport lighting vault building and replace one existing airport rotating beacon that has reached the end of its useful life. This award funds the final construction phase of the beacon replacement work. Performance extends from June 11, 2026, through June 10, 2030, at Rolla Municipal Airport in North Dakota. The Airport Infrastructure Grants program, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, allocates $14.5 billion over five years to support airport development projects including runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability improvements, and terminal and facility projects. The assistance type is a project grant with funds released upon application for reimbursement of expenses. The recipient, a North Dakota not-for-profit public entity, operates Rolla Municipal Airport and has received fourteen federal awards concentrated exclusively with the FAA Great Lakes Region, with combined obligations totaling $4.8 million across infrastructure modernization and maintenance work.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs an existing lighting vault building and equipment that has reached the end of its useful life. This project replaces 1 existing airport rotating beacon that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of constructing beacon. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with rolla, north dakota.