Sheridan County Airport

Sheridan County Airport, a county-owned local government entity based in Sheridan, Wyoming, acts as a federal grant recipient for airport infrastructure modernization and operational support funded by the Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). The airport is a subsidiary of Sheridan County government and competes exclusively in full-and-open federal grant channels rather than set-aside procurement.

Sheridan County Airport's federal footprint centers on FAA infrastructure grants for runway, taxiway, apron, and terminal building improvements to bring the airport into conformity with current Federal Aviation Administration standards, plus equipment acquisition for snow removal and aircraft rescue operations. Recent representative grants include a $7.03 million Airport Improvement Program grant (awarded September 2025, completing September 2029) for Phase 2 taxiway rehabilitation and relocation work; a $1.917 million Airport Improvement Program grant (August 2025) to expand the Southwest General Aviation Apron by 8,250 square yards in Phase 2 construction; a $1.179 million Airport Infrastructure Grants award (May 2026) for terminal parking lot expansion; and a $541,743 Airport Infrastructure Grants award (June 2026) for snow removal equipment acquisition. The airport also received a $1.053 million American Rescue Plan Act COVID-19 economic relief grant (July 2021) supporting operational, personnel, cleaning, sanitation, and debt service costs. Earlier grants addressed terminal building expansion and rehabilitation (2022–2023) and runway approach path indicator installation (2022).

All 74 awards in the source data are prime grants; the airport holds no subgrant or contract sub positions. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Northwest Mountain Region accounts for the majority of activity — 15 of the 33 named FAA awards. The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service places 14 orders under a Basic Ordering Agreement (GS08B14140) for building lease services, generating $815 thousand in combined potential value. Grant activity has been modest in recent years (one or two grants annually since 2023), though the recent concentration of awards in 2025 and 2026 reflects the FAA's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act initiative, which allocates $14.5 billion over five years to eligible public-use airports. All grants carry four-year performance periods with ultimate completion dates between 2027 and 2030, positioning the airport for significant recompete and new-grant opportunity as those timelines approach. Sheridan County Airport operates as a nonhub primary airport serving the Sheridan, Wyoming region.