City Of Presque Isle

City Of Presque Isle, a U.S. municipal government entity headquartered in Presque Isle, Maine, acts as a federal grant recipient funding infrastructure, equipment, and emergency services projects through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The municipality operates exclusively as a prime recipient across 123 of its 132 total awards (93%), with nine sub-awards from higher-tier grantees, and does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

The City of Presque Isle's federal grant footprint concentrates heavily on airport infrastructure development and modernization at Presque Isle International Airport. The FAA, through its New England Region office, has funded 29 of the municipality's 37 FAA awards since 2022, representing the dominant customer by both award count and dollar magnitude. Representative projects include a $21.5 million Project Grant (CFDA 20.106, Airport Improvement Program) awarded September 9, 2024, for Phase 2 terminal construction (demolition, site preparation, framing, roofing, HVAC, electrical, and security systems); an $8.6 million Project Grant for Phase 4 terminal interior finishings (cladding, windows, doors, signage, baggage handling, and plumbing); a $3.6 million Project Grant for Phase 3 structural construction (excavation, foundation, and framing); and a $7.4 million Project Grant combining Phase 1 design and Phase 2 apron construction for a 15,000 square-yard apron and 35,060 square-foot terminal. Complementary FAA funding includes a $1.4 million Project Grant (May 8, 2026) for snow removal equipment building expansion design, a $638 thousand Project Grant (July 18, 2025) for runway extension study development, and a $312 thousand Project Grant (July 16, 2025) for snow removal equipment acquisition. Security and pavement maintenance projects include a $121.7 thousand award (May 23, 2025) for Category III access control system installation, pavement sealing and resealing formula grants, runway and taxiway marking rehabilitation awards, and obstruction removal and assessment projects. The EPA Region 1 office awarded a cooperative agreement (September 1, 2023, ultimate completion September 30, 2026) for Echo Lake septic system effluent pump replacement serving Echo Lake Road residents. FEMA funded a $122.2 thousand Assistance to Firefighters Grant (September 27, 2025, through September 26, 2027) for unspecified fire and emergency services equipment, facility modifications, or training. The Economic Development Administration granted $5.6 million (August 31, 2022) under CFDA 11.300 (Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities) to construct a research hangar, access road, and parking lot to support aerospace industry tenant expansion. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded a Project Grant (August 31, 2022, ultimate completion June 30, 2024) funding an Emergency Medical Services recruitment and training program managed by the Presque Isle Fire Department to address EMS workforce shortages across Aroostook County.

Activity has fluctuated modestly over the past five years — five awards in 2022, seven in 2023, nine in 2024, seven in 2025, and four recorded through June 2026. Six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunities in the airport infrastructure and emergency services space. The municipality's obligated federal dollars ($88.5 million) substantially exceed the combined potential value of active awards ($1 million), reflecting the terminal construction phase-based grant structure in which prior-phase awards have been invoiced and subsequent phases authorized. City Of Presque Isle operates on a single General Services Administration Basic Ordering Agreement (GS01B04248) carrying 66 task orders and $171 thousand in combined potential value, used for facility lease and rental services. The municipality serves 16 distinct federal agencies, with secondary relationships including the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (4 awards, $777 thousand for unspecified activities), the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service (6 awards), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (3 awards). Category concentration shows the municipality's primary NAICS posture as Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (67 awards, driven largely by the GSA facility lease vehicle) and corresponding PSC coding for lease and rental of office buildings (56 awards). Sub-award roles include participation in emergency management, public safety, and rural housing preservation awards flowing from the Emergency Management Agency of Maine, Maine Department of Public Safety, and unnamed rural housing preservation recipients.