City Of Kanab

City Of Kanab is a U.S. local government entity (municipal city government) acting as a federal grant recipient, not a contractor, focused on airport infrastructure development and modernization at Kanab Municipal Airport in Kanab, Utah, under grants from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The City operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards) with no federal contract prime or subcontractor presence. Kanab received seven federal grant awards over the past five years across two federal agencies: the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Northwest Mountain Region (12 grants) and the Department of Transportation FAA proper (7 grants), accounting for 86% of recent award count. The top three additional customers are the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service (3 grants), the Department of Agriculture Forest Service (1 grant), and the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (1 grant). The FAA dominates the relationship, with all recent substantial activity rooted in airport infrastructure modernization at the municipal airport.

Kanab's grant portfolio centers on FAA Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and COVID-19 Airports Programs. Recent representative work includes a $1.366 million formula grant awarded August 13, 2025, to fund Phase 2 of comprehensive runway and apron modernization—installation of runway visual guidance systems, wind cone and segmented circle navigational aids, and precision approach path indicator (PAPI) systems, plus expansion of the east apron by 18,200 square yards. A $378.947 thousand project grant awarded August 12, 2025, funds Phase 2 construction of a pump fuel facility expansion adding one new fuel tank to support additional fuel types and enhance airport revenue generation and self-sustainability. A $151.164 thousand project grant awarded March 6, 2026, continues that fuel facility expansion into the final construction phase. Earlier awards included a $178.749 thousand project grant (August 25, 2023) for Phase 1 jet pump fuel facility construction, a $165.003 thousand project grant (August 25, 2023) for master plan and airport layout plan updates, and a COVID-19 relief project grant (July 27, 2021) for airport operations and pandemic response costs. Kanab has received approximately $2.09 million in FAA Airport Improvement Program funding since 2021 for related initiatives.

Activity has been modest and episodic—three awards in 2021, declining to one in 2024, with resurgence to two in 2025 and one in 2026. Combined potential value carries a data anomaly (the source reports $17 thousand combined potential value against $10.7 million in obligated dollars, a 61,530% obligation ratio), suggesting historical awards with fixed or past-obligated funding structures rather than forward-looking task-order vehicles. No recompete-cliff profile applies; Kanab operates within direct federal grant relationships rather than competitive contracting.