Improve/modify/rehabilitate contract tower

This $1.2 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will fund the first phase of a project to rehabilitate the existing contract tower at an airport in Wheeling, West Virginia. The grant will cover 76% of the total project costs, with the remaining funding coming from a separate bipartisan Infrastructure Law airport infrastructure grant. The project is expected to be completed by August 9, 2027. As a past recipient of FAA grants, the prime awardee, the Ohio County Commission, has used federal funding to upgrade airport facilities and infrastructure, as well as provide other community services related to law enforcement, public safety, and COVID-19 relief efforts.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project rehabilitates the existing contact tower. . This grant funds 76% of the first phase of the project. This project is associated with a bipartisan infrastructure law airport infrastructure grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with wheeling, west virginia.