Acquire aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region awarded the Texas Department of Transportation $1,033,082.11 on August 18, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to acquire an aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle and administer a state block grant program distributing Airport Infrastructure Grants funding to nonprimary airports within Texas.

TxDOT serves as the designated state transportation agency administering the block grant program and passes federal funds through to eligible sub-award recipients and nonprimary airports across Texas. The program provides funding for runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport transit connections, and roadway projects at airports listed in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.

Performance extends from August 18, 2026, to August 17, 2030, with work performed in Texas. Projects are expected to be completed expeditiously, with periods of performance not to exceed four years from grant award execution. Recipients must maintain an airport layout plan for the duration of the grant agreement, ordinarily twenty years, and retain accounting records for three years after the final expenditure report is submitted. Periodic grant reports must document projects put out to bid, contracts awarded, work commenced, and work completed, along with associated federal funding amounts for each category.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project awards a state block grant program grant to the state of texas 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 texas state block grant program.