Cheyenne County

Cheyenne County, Kansas (acting through its Cheyenne County Airport Division) receives federal grants as a recipient from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service for regional airport infrastructure, safety systems, and equipment acquisition. Cheyenne County is a U.S. local government entity — a county-level airport authority — that competes for and receives federal grants on a full-and-open basis with no set-aside designations; the entity does not hold federal prime contracts.

The vendor's footprint centers on FAA Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) and Airport Infrastructure Grants (CFDA 20.117) awards supporting Cheyenne County Airport in St. Francis, Kansas. Recent representative work includes a $240,894.74 project grant awarded May 21, 2026, under the Airport Improvement Program to install Runway End Identifier Lights and Precision Approach Path Indicator systems for Runway 14/32 and to reconstruct an existing airport rotating beacon, scheduled for completion by May 20, 2030; a $183,105.26 project grant awarded the same date under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program for the same runway visual guidance system installation; a $399,000 project grant awarded June 19, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program to reseal 1,850 linear feet of Runway 14/32 pavement and 1,600 linear feet of taxiway pavement, completion scheduled for June 18, 2029; and a formula grant awarded June 25, 2023, to acquire a carrier vehicle with snow blade for airport snow removal operations, completion scheduled for June 24, 2027. The vendor also received an American Rescue Plan Act economic assistance project grant awarded January 3, 2022, for COVID-19 pandemic relief covering airport operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service. In its subgrant role, Cheyenne County received one sub-award dated January 26, 2024, from the Kansas Department of Health & Environment for workforce and public health infrastructure improvements under CDC funding.

The FAA (Department of Transportation) dominates the customer base, with 17 of 21 total awards (95% coverage) split between the FAA Central Region (9 awards) and the FAA as a whole (8 awards). The Department of Agriculture accounts for two awards (Rural Utilities Service and Rural Housing Service), and the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service accounts for one. Over the past five years, activity has averaged less than one award per year, with two awards in 2022, one each in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and two in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $7.6 million. The vendor's work is geographically concentrated at Cheyenne County Airport serving St. Francis, Kansas, focused on runway and taxiway pavement maintenance, precision approach systems, rotating beacon replacement, and seasonal snow removal equipment.