Marion Crittenden County Airport Board

Marion Crittenden County Airport Board, a local government airport authority headquartered in Marion, Kentucky, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration to design and construct aviation infrastructure improvements at Marion Crittenden County Airport. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient; it holds no federal contracts, contract vehicles, or subcontracting relationships.

Marion Crittenden County Airport Board's federal footprint consists entirely of FAA grants totaling $4.2 million obligated across fifteen awards since 2008, with all funding routed through the FAA Southern Region. The organization has received two distinct grant programs: the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) and the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). Recent project work includes Phase 1 design of a new 5,001-foot taxiway to bring the airport into conformity with current standards, funded by a $234,501 Airport Infrastructure Grants award and a $149,379 Airport Improvement Program award, both issued in May 2026 with completion targeted for May 2030. Earlier phases of a separate 12,000-square-foot, three-unit box hangar project — intended to support airport self-sustainability through revenue generation — were funded under three separate Airport Improvement Program grants in 2023 and 2024, covering design ($109,900), site preparation, and final construction (erection, electrical service, paving, drainage). The organization also received $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act economic relief funding in November 2021 to cover pandemic-related operational costs including personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service.

Activity has remained modest and episodic — one or two awards per year in most years — with two awards (combined $383,879) reaching completion within the next twenty-four months. The airport authority does not compete for contracts or sit on federal contract vehicles; it functions as a facilities operator and grant recipient managing capital improvement projects funded through FAA discretionary grant programs. Decision relevance for federal contractors is minimal unless pursuing FAA grant administration services, airport infrastructure design-build partnerships, or facilities management subcontracting opportunities at regional airport authorities.