City Of Chelan

City Of Chelan, a local government entity headquartered in Chelan, Washington, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient focused on airport infrastructure, transportation safety planning, and disaster hazard mitigation. The city does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the grant space, where it acts as prime recipient on 12 of 14 awards (86%) and sub-recipient on 2 grants, with no involvement in competitive procurement vehicles or set-asides.

The city's customer base is tightly concentrated on the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Northwest Mountain Region, which accounts for 11 of 14 awards (79% by count and substantially higher by dollar value). The FAA-NWM region has awarded City Of Chelan $440,000 in August 2026 under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) to update the existing airport master plan narrative through August 2030; $457,981 in July 2022 under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106) to conduct an environmental assessment for proposed Runway 2/20 relocation, completing July 2026; two Project Grants awarded August 2023 (totaling the airport pavement sealing and taxiway repair work, with combined completion date August 2027) where the FAA-NWM region funded 43% and 57% respectively of apron and taxiway pavement sealing and crack repair to extend pavement useful life; and an American Rescue Plan Act economic relief grant in January 2022 for airport operations, personnel, and COVID-19 sanitization costs, completing January 2026. The city also received a $142,160 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) in September 2025 to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan addressing transportation safety elements, with completion targeted March 2028. Outside the FAA-dominated customer set, the city holds one National Park Service grant award and operates as sub-recipient on a Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award (FHMA-DR-4906) flowing through the Military Department, Washington State, and a Land and Water Conservation Fund award from the Recreation and Conservation Office to renovate swim and park facilities at Lakeside Park.

Activity has averaged roughly one to two awards annually over the past five years, with four awards (two prime, two sub) awarded in 2026 alone. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months: the environmental assessment grant (July 2026) and the pavement sealing work pair (August 2027). Total obligated dollars across all fourteen awards stand at $4 million. The city's grant footprint is narrowly specialized in airport master planning, pavement maintenance, environmental assessment, transportation safety planning, and recreational facility improvement — not a contracting entity and therefore not a competitive threat or teaming candidate for federal contractors, but potentially a sub-recipient partner for contractors pursuing FAA airport infrastructure work or FHWA transportation safety grants where a local government entity serves as the grant holder.