Rehabilitate runway. This grant is funded by the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP).

This Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region provides $8,457,239.89 to rehabilitate airport runways and fund subawards through the Wisconsin State Block Grant Program under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The award to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WiDOT) supports rehabilitation of 6,025 feet of Runway 3/21 at Stevens Point Municipal Airport to maintain pavement integrity. An engineering subaward of $4,050M to the City of Stevens Point will fund the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Runway 3/21 including lighting. This funding increases the federal share to 100% for AIP projects and aims to improve safety, infrastructure, and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic at Wisconsin airports.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project awards a state block grant program grant to the state of wisconsin to administer airport improvement program sub-awards for nonprimary airports within the state. This project rehabilitates 6,025 feet of runway 3/21 to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement. This grant includes discretionary funding for stevens point municipal airport (STE), located in the 3RD congressional district in wisconsin, to rehabilitate runway 3/21 in the amount of $4,050,000. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the wisconsin state block grant program.