Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport, a local government-owned entity based in Dallas, Texas, is a prime recipient of federal grants for airport infrastructure modernization and security equipment, with all recent awards funded by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Southwestern Region and the Department of Homeland Security. The airport does not hold federal contracts as a prime or subcontractor; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and grant sub-awards under FAA programs and select homeland-security equipment grants.

The airport's grant portfolio centers on three categories of infrastructure work: runway and taxiway rehabilitation, terminal building reconstruction and HVAC upgrades, and zero-carbon electrical utility plant (ECUP) construction to support net-zero emissions targets by 2030. Representative prime grants include a $93.28 million FAA Airport Infrastructure Grants award (CFDA 20.117) on May 27, 2026 to rehabilitate 7,401 feet of Runway 18L/36R as Phase 1 of a larger project, a $62.67 million FAA Airport Improvement Program grant on August 22, 2025 for Phase 3 runway rehabilitation of Runway 17R/35L, a $44.99 million grant awarded January 27, 2023 to construct Phase 1 of the zero-carbon ECUP facility, and a $40 million award on September 5, 2023 for the fourth and final phase of constructing a 49,000 square foot Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) building to meet 14 CFR Part 139 safety requirements. The airport also received a $221.1 million American Rescue Plan Act grant on December 15, 2021 to support airport operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service during the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Customer concentration is dominated by the FAA Southwestern Region, which issued 50 awards covering nearly all of the airport's prime grant work. Within the FAA's three-program funding structure — the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), and the Airport Terminal Program (CFDA 20.118) — the airport has secured over $341.1 million in combined potential value across 392 total awards (including sub-awards) since 1991. The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Protection have placed awards for airport security equipment and training. The airport also receives grants through GSA lease agreements for facility leasing, though GSA awards do not represent capital infrastructure work.

The airport acts as prime recipient on 378 awards (96% of the total) and as sub-recipient on fourteen awards (4%), primarily for Department of Homeland Security grant projects. Sub-recipient work includes Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) bomb unit training (July 31, 2026), a SWAT breaching container project (July 30, 2026), a 2024 cybersecurity distributed device monitoring system project (December 20, 2024), and a hazardous-materials chemical detection system acquisition (October 22, 2024), all funnel­ing DHS grant funding through local law-enforcement and airport police units.

Activity has moderated in recent years — the airport received eight awards in 2022, twelve in 2023, ten in 2024, four in 2025, and six in 2026 — but the dollar magnitude per award remains substantial. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The airport's infrastructure grants typically run four-year performance periods (with ultimate completion dates in 2027 through 2030), aligning with the FAA's maximum allowable term under the Airport Improvement Program and related authorization. Work is performed exclusively at the Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport facility in Dallas, Texas.