Improve airport drainage. This grant includes funding by the american rescue plan act of 2021 to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP).

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a $277,024 Project Grant to the City of Perry, Oklahoma through the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant funds improvements to 2,100 feet of the Perry Municipal Airport's existing northwest airfield drainage system to eliminate ponding and meet FAA design standards. Specifically, the grant will support construction activities to fully upgrade the drainage system, the final phase of the project. By addressing drainage issues, the funding aims to improve safety conditions for aircraft operations at the airport serving Perry, Oklahoma. The grant award has a completion date of August 24, 2025.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project improves 2,100 feet of the airport's existing northwest airfield drainage system to eliminate ponding on airfield surfaces to meet federal aviation administration design standards. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of construction. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with perry, oklahoma.