Bottineau Municipal Airport Authority

Bottineau Municipal Airport Authority, a North Dakota local government entity and airport operator, receives federal grants from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration to design, construct, and maintain airport infrastructure and safety systems at Bottineau Municipal Airport.

Bottineau Municipal Airport Authority is a municipality-owned airport authority headquartered in Bottineau, North Dakota. The entity does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; all federal activity flows through grant awards under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116). The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient, not as a prime contractor or subcontractor on federal contracts.

The authority's federal customer base is singular: the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region accounts for all 17 awards across the past five years. Activity is sparse and regular — one award annually from 2022 through 2026 — with combined federal obligations of $3.3 million. Recent work includes a $170,000 project grant awarded July 15, 2026, to design a new 8,000-square-foot non-exclusive-use hangar for aircraft storage (Phase 1 design services, performance through July 14, 2030); a $291,270.53 project grant awarded July 22, 2025, to rehabilitate the airport's rotating beacon by replacing the beacon tower, foundation, and electrical infrastructure (completion July 21, 2029); a $712,000 project grant awarded July 11, 2024, to reconstruct the existing rotating beacon (design phase, completion July 10, 2028); a project grant awarded July 6, 2023, to seal and maintain taxiway, runway, apron, and taxilane pavement surfaces (completion July 5, 2027); and a $370,000 American Rescue Plan Act economic assistance grant awarded February 7, 2022, for pandemic-related operational costs, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service (completion February 6, 2026). The authority demonstrates a track record of executing federally funded airport infrastructure projects in compliance with FAA grant requirements, positioning it as a stable, single-mission grant recipient focused on maintaining critical airport safety and navigation infrastructure and extending facility self-sustainability through revenue-generating improvements.