City Of Fayette

City of Fayette, Alabama, a municipal government entity, is the recipient of federal infrastructure grants for airport capital improvements and operational support, primarily from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106 and 20.116). The city acts as prime grant recipient on the vast majority of awards (77% across all awards), with a smaller portfolio of grant sub-awards routed through state or regional intermediaries.

The City of Fayette's federal award footprint concentrates almost entirely on airport infrastructure and operations at Fayette Airport in Alabama. The FAA Southern Region is the dominant grantor, accounting for 12 of the city's recent 22 awards. Recent prime grants include a $703,736.84 Project Grant (June 2025, completion June 2029) for apron expansion and runway culvert erosion control to bring the airport into FAA conformity standards; a $467,368.42 Project Grant (June 2025, completion June 2029) for construction of a new 5,040-square-foot sponsor-owned aircraft hangar for revenue-generating storage; a Project Grant (June 2026, completion June 2030) for the final 700-square-foot phase of hangar construction; and a Formula Grant of $139,060 (June 2026, completion June 2030) for 2,500 feet of wildlife perimeter fencing (part of a larger 14,000-foot safety project). The city also received a Project Grant (August 2022, completion July 2026) for reconstruction of 13,400 square yards of deteriorated apron pavement, and an American Rescue Plan Act economic-relief Project Grant (August 2021, completion August 2025) for airport operational costs, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service related to COVID-19 pandemic response. The city is also a grant sub-recipient for administrative and operational support awards, most recently in October 2025.

Combined dollars obligated across all 22 awards total $6.5 million. Award volume has remained modest and episodic — one award in 2022, three in 2023, one in 2024, four in 2025, and two in 2026 — reflecting the cyclical nature of municipal airport capital funding. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. Secondary federal grantor relationships include the Federal Emergency Management Agency (disaster relief / emergency support) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (community planning), alongside a prior Appalachian Regional Commission grant for community infrastructure.