City Of Lyons

City Of Lyons, operating as the Lyons Housing Authority through its division in Rice County, Kansas, receives federal grants as a prime recipient in airport infrastructure development and housing assistance programs, with no federal contract work in its footprint. The organization is a U.S. local government entity and municipality; it does not compete for contracts under set-aside categories and derives 97% of its recent federal awards from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Central Region.

Lyons Housing Authority's federal grant portfolio centers on airport infrastructure funded through the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). The recipient has secured six airport-related project grants since September 2023 totaling approximately $1.4 million in combined obligations for the construction of a new 12,000 square-foot aircraft hangar and a 320-foot taxilane connector at Lyons Municipal Airport in Kansas. The awards phase construction work across multiple years: a $254,262 project grant (September 2023) funded the design phase; a $373,333 project grant and a $539,536 project grant (both September 2024) funded portions of the final construction phase; a $113,684 project grant (August 2025) funded Phase 2 construction; and a $114,737 project grant (August 2026) funds the final construction phase with ultimate completion scheduled for September 2028. These awards are paired with complementary FAA Airport Improvement Program and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grants funding the remaining eligible project costs. The hangar and taxilane development aims to enhance the airport's financial self-sustainability by generating revenue through aircraft storage, maintenance, and service operations while bringing the airport into conformity with current standards.

The recipient also holds a $254,262 American Rescue Plan Act economic relief grant (awarded February 2022, completed January 2026) for airport operations, personnel costs, and sanitation related to COVID-19 response. In its housing assistance role, Lyons Housing Authority is a sub-recipient under the Kansas Adjutant General Department on disaster recovery grants (October 2024, August 2025) for community property repair and infrastructure restoration, and under the National Policing Institute on a Rural Violent Crime Prevention Initiative microgrant (January 2023). The combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $6.7 million over a twenty-year history. Activity has remained modest at one to three awards per year in recent years, with one award completing within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The vendor serves six distinct federal agencies; the FAA Central Region accounts for 22 of 31 awards (71% of the award count).