City Of Peru

City of Peru, a municipality and U.S. local government entity headquartered in Peru, Indiana, operates as a federal grant recipient (92% of recent awards) focused on airport infrastructure development and community facility improvements. The City does not hold federal contracts; its federal engagement consists entirely of grant awards and sub-grant participation, with no involvement in contract vehicles, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs.

The City's federal grant footprint centers on airport capital projects and rural infrastructure. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Great Lakes Region accounts for the largest share of activity — thirteen awards funding phases of a multi-year hangar construction program at Peru Airport, including a $130,000 Project Grant awarded June 5, 2026, for Phase 4 hangar design (CFDA 20.117, completion date June 4, 2030). Earlier phases of the same hangar project include a Phase 3 site work construction-administration grant awarded June 16, 2025 (completion June 15, 2029), and a Phase 2 site work construction grant awarded September 11, 2024 (completion September 10, 2028). The City also received a $129,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) for an ARP Economic Development Grant for Rural Health Care Facilities (January 2023 through January 2025). Additional FAA awards include environmental assessment and American Rescue Plan economic relief funding for airport operations. The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a Project Grant on April 1, 2024, to fund a planning study examining the feasibility of converting at-grade rail crossings to grade-separation crossings in the City, with completion by February 28, 2026.

Customer concentration is high and focused on transportation and rural development. The FAA (through its Great Lakes Region office) and a direct FAA designation account for 25 of 36 total awards (69%); the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service and Rural Housing Service Community Facilities account for seven awards combined (19%). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration placed three awards related to highway safety enforcement programs. The City acts as a sub-recipient on three grants from the Judiciary Courts of the State of Indiana, receiving awards under the 2022 Stop Arm Violation Enforcement (SAVE) and Comprehensive Highway Injury Reduction Program (CHIRP) programs.

Award volume has declined since peak activity in 2022–2023 (three awards per year) to one award in both 2025 and 2026. Only two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Combined dollars obligated across all 36 prime and sub awards total $6.6 million, reflecting the City's role as a small-scale federal grant recipient focused on localized airport and infrastructure modernization rather than large-dollar transportation or economic development programs.