Hall County Airport Authority, Nebraska Hall County, Nebraska

Hall County Airport Authority, a U.S. local government entity and airport authority headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska, operates as a federal grant recipient funded by the Federal Aviation Administration for airport infrastructure and operational improvements. The Authority is a subsidiary of County of Hall (a Nebraska county government) and competes exclusively under its government-entity status with no federal contract prime or subcontract work; all federal engagement flows through grant awards rather than procurement vehicles.

The Authority's federal footprint consists entirely of FAA grants under CFDA 20.106 (Airport Improvement Program) and related aviation-focused programs. Recent grant work includes a $691,578.95 project grant awarded April 8, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to fund the design phase of a terminal expansion and passenger boarding bridge installation at Grand Island Regional Airport—scope includes acquiring and installing one new passenger boarding bridge, expanding the existing terminal by 3,900 square feet with ADA-compliant bathrooms, increasing sterile area seating by 84 seats, and constructing a boarding bridge ramp, running through April 7, 2030. A cluster of three grants awarded July 16, 2025, and August 20, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program totaling $3.32 million, $1.46 million, and $1.87 million respectively fund construction of a new 9,000 square-foot snow removal equipment building to bring Grand Island Regional Airport into conformity with FAA standards, with completion targeted July 15, 2029, and August 19, 2029. Earlier work includes a $736,000 project grant from August 2024 funding the design phase of the same snow removal equipment building, taxiway and runway lighting reconstruction (May 2023 and April 2023 awards), and pandemic-relief grants of $1.35 million (November 2021) and smaller amounts (December 2021) under the American Rescue Plan Act providing economic assistance for airport operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service.

The Authority holds 133 federal awards since 2002, with 100% functioning as prime recipient; no subcontract relationships appear in the source. The top customer by award count and potential value is the FAA Central Region (18 awards), though portfolio concentration across the top five agencies accounts for only 38% of awards and 38% of combined potential value, indicating dispersed grant placement. Recent activity shows one award in 2026, three in 2025, one in 2024, two in 2023, and six in 2021, with the portfolio spanning operational, infrastructure, and pandemic-relief categories. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $6.3 million, though obligated dollars total $41.1 million, indicating significant scope inflation through amendments and subawards. The Authority faces minimal recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months (two awards reaching completion).