Expand apron

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a Project Grant totaling $467,283.16 to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on August 27, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), which encompasses traditional Airport Improvement Program funding, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriations, and COVID-19 relief grant programs. The award funds a state block grant program administered by PennDOT to oversee Airport Improvement Program sub-awards for nonprimary airports within Pennsylvania. This grant provides federal funding to support airport infrastructure improvements across the state's network of nonprimary facilities.

Under this block grant structure, PennDOT has issued a sub-award to the Borough of Punxsutawney (awarded November 3, 2025) to support the expansion of an existing apron at a nonprimary airport facility within the borough's jurisdiction. The project period extends through August 26, 2029, allowing adequate time for project planning, design, construction, and completion activities. Through this arrangement, the FAA provides centralized federal funding to Pennsylvania while enabling the state to allocate resources to individual airport improvement projects at nonprimary facilities, consistent with the FAA's strategic objectives of maintaining a nationwide system of safe and efficient airports adequate to meet civil aeronautics needs.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project awards a state block grant program grant to the state of pennsylvania to administer airport improvement program sub-awards for nonprimary airports within the state. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the pennsylvania state block grant program.