The Iowa Department of Transportation received a $186,671 project grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration Central Region on June 22, 2021 to improve existing airport infrastructure and facilities. Funded through the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), the grant aims to enhance safety, accessibility, and operational efficiency at Iowa airports through June 21, 2025. As the designated state...
The Oklahoma State University was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The grant was awarded under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) on January 18, 2022 for a period ending July 19, 2023. The goal of the grant program is to support education, recruitment and development of the aviation maintenance workforce. Under this award, Oklahoma State University will provide aviation...
The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded a $453,498 project grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation Administrative Service Division to improve existing airport infrastructure through June 2025. The grant is funded through the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), which provide funding to maintain and enhance the national airport system. Specifically, the...
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Kirkwood Community College Foundation $991,060 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307) on September 2, 2022 to renovate an existing aircraft hanger facility at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The renovated hanger will serve as an aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) training facility for Kirkwood Community College's new AMT program. The program will address shortages in qualified AMTs resulting...
Dutchess Community College was awarded a $450,000 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The grant was awarded under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance workforce. The grant funds will support Dutchess Community College's AWD Maintenance project from January 18, 2022 to July 19, 2023. As a sub-awardee of the New York...
The Iowa Department of Transportation received a $243,944 Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to update the state's 2019 airport system plan study. Through this funding, the Iowa Department of Transportation will evaluate pavement conditions at 25 airports across the state. The Airport Improvement Program aims to support continuing development of a nationwide system of public-use airports. This award will allow the Iowa...
The Macon County Board of Education received a $425,000 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The grant was awarded under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance workforce. The funding will support the Macon County Board of Education's efforts to deliver aviation maintenance technical workforce development services...
The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region awarded D.L.K. Aviation, Inc. a $250,000 Project Grant under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) to support aviation maintenance workforce development. The grant period runs from January 18, 2022 through July 19, 2023. The goal of the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program is to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, provides $360,000.00 to Kirkwood Community College Foundation to support the college's Aviation Maintenance Program. The grant will fund the program from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. As a higher education institution, Kirkwood Community College offers a range of academic and workforce development...
The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Central Region awarded the Polk County Aviation Authority a $249,203.33 Project Grant under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to reconstruct 5,500 feet of Runway 18/36 in Ankeny, Iowa. The grant funds the first phase of this infrastructure project, which consists of an environmental assessment to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and minimize foreign object debris. This grant supports the FAA's strategic...