The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $1,142,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the City of Larned, Kansas. The grant funding supports the City's role as the Housing Authority in providing airport administration, operations, personnel, maintenance, construction, and improvement services for the Larned Municipal Airport. Key products and services delivered through this grant include critical infrastructure repairs, maintenance, cleaning, and sanitization for 4,000 square yards of aircraft apron, 420 feet of runway, and 90 feet of taxiway. The grant also covered COVID-19 related costs like sanitization, personnel, debt payments, and combating pathogen spread, as well as water system upgrades. These federal grant funds enable the City of Larned to continue safe aviation operations and modernize infrastructure at the Larned Municipal Airport.
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