Carroll County Airport Authority

Carroll County Airport Authority, doing business as Tolson Field, operates as a not-for-profit regional airport authority based in Carrollton, Ohio, and functions exclusively as a federal grant recipient for airport infrastructure modernization funded by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration.

Tolson Field is a regional airport facility serving the Carrollton, Ohio area. The Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of FAA Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and Airport Infrastructure Grants (CFDA 20.117) awards from the FAA's Great Lakes Region. All fifteen awards in the source data are prime grants to the Authority; the vendor holds no federal contracts, no contract vehicles, and no subcontract relationships. Recent grants total $5.9 million in combined obligated dollars across fifteen awards since 2008, with activity declining from two awards in 2022 to one award per year in 2023 through 2026.

The Authority's recent project work centers on runway 7/25 safety and pavement modernization. A $2.7 million FAA grant awarded September 5, 2023 (completion September 4, 2027) funds reconstruction of the runway 7/25 lighting system, airport lighting vault, rotating beacon, and rehabilitation of 4,300 feet of runway pavement. A $333.9 thousand grant dated August 29, 2025 (completion August 28, 2029) funds the final construction phase of runway visual guidance system replacement, including Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL) systems for both runway thresholds. A $241 thousand grant from June 12, 2024 (completion June 11, 2028) supports tree obstruction removal from the Runway 25 approach path. A $154.9 thousand grant awarded August 4, 2026 (completion August 3, 2030) funds Phase 1 design for terminal apron and taxiway reconstruction covering 11,582 square yards of terminal apron pavement plus 196 linear feet of taxiway and taxilane pavement. The Authority also received a $365.7 thousand FAA grant dated June 27, 2022 (completion June 26, 2026) for design of runway lighting and guidance system improvements, and a COVID-19 economic relief grant from February 10, 2022 for operations and facility sanitation under the American Rescue Plan Act. The FAA characterizes the Authority as having received approximately $3.6 million in total grants for runway safety and lighting improvements across its award history. The Authority operates as a pure grant recipient with no prime contracting footprint and no teaming or subcontracting relationships in federal procurement.