Elkins Randolph County Regional Airport Authority

Elkins Randolph County Regional Airport Authority, a U.S. local government entity and airport authority based in Elkins, West Virginia, acts as a federal grant recipient for airport infrastructure and safety improvement projects funded by the Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Improvement Program and related FAA grant vehicles.

The Authority operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient; it holds no federal contracts and does not engage in subcontracting work. Its federal footprint consists entirely of FAA infrastructure grants awarded through the Eastern Region, covering pavement maintenance, runway and taxiway resurfacing, apron rehabilitation, and non-hazardous tree obstruction removal to meet FAA safety standards. Recent representative work includes a $236,649.47 grant awarded July 8, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to reseal and resurface 3,800 feet of taxiways B and C at the nonprimary airport in Elkins, with work extending through July 7, 2030. The Authority also received a $270,106.32 grant awarded August 21, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to reseal and resurface 9,500 square yards of main apron pavement, with completion targeted for August 20, 2029. A third current award, $129,444.44 granted September 6, 2024, under CFDA 20.106, funds Phase 5 of a multi-year tree obstruction removal initiative, including a biological assessment component, extending through September 5, 2028. The Authority's grant portfolio also includes two earlier obstruction-removal phases funded in 2023 and 2022, representing a phased approach to easement acquisition and environmental compliance across multiple parcels.

Customer concentration is singular: 22 total awards across the tracked period (2008–2026) come from the FAA Eastern Region and the FAA mainline organization, representing 100% of the Authority's federal funding base. Combined obligated dollars total $7.8 million. Activity volume has been sparse and irregular — one award per year in 2024, 2025, and 2026, compared with two awards in 2023 — reflecting the project-grant cadence typical of airport infrastructure programming rather than sustained procurement. The Authority's role is narrowly defined: recipient of FAA grants for capital and compliance projects at a regional, nonprimary civilian airport facility. No federal contract prime awards or subcontracting relationships appear in the source data.