City Of Chelan

The City of Chelan is a U.S. local government entity located in Chelan, Washington, that has established itself as an active recipient of federal grant funding. As a municipal government, the city provides infrastructure, public safety, and community services to its residents while leveraging federal grant support to enhance its transportation systems and airport facilities. The City of Chelan's SAM.gov registration, active since March 2011 and current through November 2026, reflects its ongoing commitment to pursuing federal funding opportunities to support critical municipal projects.

The City of Chelan has received six prime federal grant awards and one sub-grant award, demonstrating a diverse portfolio of federally funded initiatives spanning transportation safety, airport infrastructure, and community recreation. On the transportation side, the city received a $142,160 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939), awarded in September 2025 and due for completion in March 2028, to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan addressing pedestrian and vehicle safety within Chelan's transportation system. The majority of the city's federal grant work has focused on airport infrastructure improvements at Chelan Airport through the Federal Aviation Administration's Northwest Mountain Region. These airport-related projects include pavement maintenance grants awarded in August 2023 that funded sealing and crack repair work across taxiway and apron surfaces, with the city receiving funding for 57% and 43% of project costs respectively under complementary grants from the Airport Improvement Program and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law programs. Additionally, the city received a $457,981 Formula Grant in July 2022 to conduct an environmental assessment for the proposed relocation of Runway 2/20 at Chelan Airport, and a Project Grant in January 2022 under the American Rescue Plan Act to provide economic relief for airport operations, personnel, cleaning, and sanitization during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city also received a general airport improvement grant in May 2021. At the sub-grant level, the City of Chelan partnered with The Recreation & Conservation Office as the prime grantee on a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) award in September 2024 to renovate and enhance swim and park facilities at Lakeside Park, including replacement of a T-dock, beach improvements, restroom renovation, playground replacement, and pathway enhancements. Through these awards, the City of Chelan demonstrates expertise in airport management, transportation safety planning, infrastructure maintenance, and community recreation enhancement.