Repair/rehabilitate/modernize sponsor owned FAA contract tower

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region awarded $1.7 million to Victoria County Regional Airport on February 25, 2026, to repair, rehabilitate, and modernize the sponsor-owned FAA contract tower facility located in Victoria, Texas. The award is made under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) and qualifies for expanded eligibility under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The project period runs through February 24, 2030. This award is associated with a separate Airport Improvement Program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the modernization project. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project modernizes a sponsor owned, federal aviation administration contract tower. This project is allowable under the infrastructure investment and jobs act's expanded eligibility. This grant is associated with an airport improvement program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with victoria, texas.