Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority

Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority, a local government port authority managing Pangborn Memorial Airport in East Wenatchee, Washington, receives federal funding exclusively as a grant recipient for airport infrastructure and regional economic development projects, with no federal contracts or subcontract activity.

The Port Authority operates as a public entity under Washington state governance. Its federal footprint consists entirely of project grants (22 awards total) from four agencies: the Federal Aviation Administration's Northwest Mountain Region (18 awards), the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (2 awards totaling $65 thousand in potential value), the Economic Development Administration under the Department of Commerce (1 award), and the Small Business Administration's Office of the Chief Operating Officer (1 award). The Port Authority holds no prime federal contracts and performs no subcontract work; all federal engagement is grant-recipient activity.

The FAA dominates the funding stream through the Airport Improvement Program and related infrastructure grants (CFDA 20.106, 20.116, 20.117). Recent FAA grants fund major capital projects at Pangborn Memorial Airport: an $18.02 million project grant awarded July 24, 2025, for runway rehabilitation and lighting reconstruction (Phase 2, completion July 23, 2029); a $1,218,128 grant from the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) awarded March 29, 2026, for land and easement acquisition protecting Runway 12/30 approach; a $1,052,632 grant from the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) awarded March 30, 2026, for three-parcel land acquisition; and a $3.44 million grant awarded July 22, 2024, for terminal reconstruction and expansion of secure passenger holding area. Smaller FAA awards funded snow removal equipment acquisition, taxiway pavement and lighting reconstruction, and access-road and perimeter-fencing construction. The Port Authority also received a $7.45 million Economic Development Administration project grant (CFDA 11.307) awarded September 6, 2022, for completion and finishing work on thirteen buildings at Pangborn Industrial Park to support business expansion and COVID-19 recovery. The SBA's Congressional Community Project Funding (CFDA 59.059) provided a $4 million project grant awarded January 1, 2025, through November 30, 2028, for small business development, business counseling, technical assistance, and workforce training in the Wenatchee area. The Port Authority also holds two Department of Agriculture Forest Service purchase orders for land rental services: a $55.5 thousand order awarded September 2, 2025 (completion October 11, 2025), and a $9 thousand order awarded October 12, 2025 (completion October 20, 2025), both for land rental at Labor Mountain and Lower Sugarloaf in the Wenatchee region.

Activity has grown modestly over the past five years (three awards in 2022, five in 2025) with combined dollars obligated reaching $93.6 million across all awards. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting immediate recompete exposure. The Port Authority's subsidiary Pangborn Memorial Airport Division manages day-to-day airport operations and infrastructure.