City Of Jackson

City Of Jackson, doing business as the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, is a U.S. local government entity and municipal airport authority that operates as a federal grant recipient (100% of its recent awards as prime recipient) under the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program and related infrastructure funding mechanisms. The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority manages Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi, and receives federal grants to design, construct, rehabilitate, and modernize airport infrastructure including taxiways, runways, aprons, terminal systems, and lighting.

The top customer by both award count and dollar volume is the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region, which accounts for 39 awards and $2.97 billion in combined potential value—representing the overwhelming majority of the Authority's federal grant footprint. A secondary customer relationship exists with the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing (16 awards, $15.9 million potential value) and the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (5 awards, $3.5 million potential value), with minimal additional federal agency engagement. Recent grant work spans design and construction phases of multi-year, multi-phase infrastructure projects: a $3.4 million FAA Airport Infrastructure Grants award (June 2026) for apron lighting installation at the cargo, passenger terminal, and fueling aprons with completion by June 2030; a $19.1 million Airport Improvement Program award (September 2024) for taxiway lighting and pavement rehabilitation on Taxiway A (Phase 3) completing September 2028; an $8.4 million Airport Improvement Program award (August 2024) for terminal reconstruction including new HVAC systems, elevators, and escalators completing August 2028; and a $1.67 million Airport Improvement Program award (September 2025) for taxiway rehabilitation on Taxiway B (Phase 2) completing September 2029.

The Authority operates on a single-customer-dominated, grant-funded model with no federal contracts or contract vehicles. Within the past five years, award volume has accelerated from two awards in 2022 to seven in 2025, reflecting sustained federal infrastructure investment in airport modernization. Combined potential value across all 160 awards reaches $3.02 billion, though obligated dollars total only $174.5 million (6% of potential value), indicating funding drawn over multi-year project lifecycles. Four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The Authority is a child entity under the parent City Of Jackson.