City Of Worthington, Minnesota

City Of Worthington, Minnesota, a municipal government entity, receives federal grants as the prime recipient for airport infrastructure improvements and disaster recovery, operating through the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city does not hold federal contracts and operates exclusively in the federal grant space as a recipient rather than a contractor.

Worthington's recent federal grant portfolio centers on the Worthington Municipal Airport. The FAA has awarded seven project grants totaling approximately $1.9 million across multiple phases since 2021: a $424,704 100%-federally-funded grant (September 2021) to update the airport master plan; a $173,182 grant (July 2023) to install runway end identifier lights and seal and repair the south apron surface; a $157,950 grant (August 2024) to reconstruct and replace the terminal roof; and three consecutive hangar construction grants awarded in 2025 and 2026 totaling $939,836 across three phases (Phase 1: $615,789 in June 2025; Phase 2: $324,047 in July 2025; final phase completion: $324,047 in February 2026) to construct a 7,500 square foot sponsor-owned hangar facility for aircraft storage to enhance airport revenue generation. All FAA grants obligate through completion dates between 2027 and 2030. The city also received a $157,950 American Rescue Plan Act COVID-19 airport relief grant (January 2022) to fund operating costs, personnel, and sanitization at the airport through January 2026.

The Federal Aviation Administration dominates Worthington's customer concentration — sixteen of twenty-three awards (70%) originate from FAA, specifically the Great Lakes Region office. The Federal Emergency Management Agency accounts for three awards related to disaster recovery (DR4797 and 2026 enforcement activities), while the Federal Highway Administration and Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration account for the remaining activity. Activity has accelerated recently — one award in each of 2022 and 2023, two in 2024, and five in 2025 — driven by multiphase airport construction sequencing. Worthington also receives federal disaster recovery subgrants through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and land-acquisition subgrants through the Minnesota Department of Transportation, with four such sub-awards awarded in 2024 and 2025 for stormwater pond project land acquisition and post-disaster road and bridge recovery. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $10.8 million since 2008, with the majority concentrated in the past three fiscal years.