Project Grant SBAHQ11J0037

The Greater Rockford Airport Authority received a $5.6 million project grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Improvement Program to expand the existing midfield cargo apron at Chicago Rockford International Airport. Funded through August 2026, the project will add 31,450 square yards to the existing apron in the second phase of expansion activities. The grant supports delivering additional paved apron area to meet Federal Aviation...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded a $7.55 million project grant to the Greater Rockford Airport Authority under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106) to construct taxiway and install taxiway lighting at Chicago Rockford International Airport from September 2022 to September 2026. Specifically, the grant funds the first phase of constructing 1,378 feet...

Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the City of Rockford a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This agreement authorizes the City of Rockford to conduct eligible brownfield assessment and remediation activities on real properties where expansion, development, or reuse may be complicated by the...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded a $4.9 million Project Grant to the Greater Rockford Airport Authority under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The funding will support costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitation, janitorial services, and debt service payments at Chicago Rockford International Airport to prevent, prepare for,...

The Greater Rockford Airport Authority received a $2.23 million project grant from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106) to improve existing airport facilities at Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford, Illinois. The grant, awarded April 22, 2021, will fund improvements to airport infrastructure with a projected completion date of April 21, 2025. As one of its...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,541,680 to the Rockford Area Arts Council under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The award, effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, funds brownfield remediation activities in Rockford, Illinois, authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded $352,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program to capitalize a $2,000,000 revolving loan fund (RLF) managed by the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. The RLF will provide access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs in Boone, McHenry, and Winnebago Counties in Illinois to aid their recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Loans from the RLF...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Greater Rockford Airport Authority received a $7.34 million project grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), awarded on September 18, 2025, with a completion date of September 17, 2029. The grant funds two primary infrastructure improvement initiatives at Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford, Illinois: the reconstruction of taxiway signage for taxiways B, F, J, and L that have reached...

This $2 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant capitalizes a revolving loan fund to provide access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs recovering from the coronavirus pandemic in Boone, McHenry, and Winnebago Counties, Illinois. Administered by the Rockford Local Development Corporation, the revolving loan fund will promote job creation, retention, and economic resiliency in the region by attracting private investment through loans to borrowers. Awarded on...

The City of Rockford, Illinois will expand its Family Peace Center with $499,999 from the Department of Justice's Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This three-year project grant running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 will support the Center's efforts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Family Peace Center provides coordinated victim services...