Middle Peninsula Regional Airport Authority

Middle Peninsula Regional Airport Authority, a U.S. local government entity and airport authority headquartered in Mattaponi, Virginia, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on airport infrastructure improvement and maintenance. The Authority receives 100% of its federal awards as a direct prime recipient; it does not compete for federal contracts, sit on contract vehicles, or subcontract federal work.

The Authority's federal footprint centers entirely on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant programs administered through the Eastern Region. Of 22 total awards since 2005, 21 (95%) flow from the FAA through two primary grant vehicles: the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) and the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117). One award derives from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service. Recent work focuses on pavement rehabilitation, hangar construction, and obstruction removal at Middle Peninsula Regional Airport. Representative recent awards include $1.93 million (awarded September 10, 2024) under Airport Improvement Program to rehabilitate 10,000 square yards of terminal apron pavement and 665 feet of Taxiway C, with ultimate completion scheduled for September 9, 2028; $615,789 (awarded August 28, 2025) also under Airport Improvement Program to construct three 300-square-foot sponsor-owned aircraft storage hangars, completion date August 27, 2029; and $144,210 (awarded May 4, 2026) under Airport Infrastructure Grants to construct the same three hangars as part of a multi-funded project combining this federal grant with additional airport infrastructure funding and local sources, completion targeted for May 3, 2030. Earlier awards funded pandemic relief under the American Rescue Plan Act (January 2022) and removal of 20 acres of non-hazard tree obstructions to meet FAA standards (September 2021).

Activity has remained modest and episodic: two awards in 2021, two in 2022, one in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026. Combined dollars obligated across all 22 awards total $12.5 million. The Authority operates as the sole customer of its own grants — it is the recipient and beneficiary — and does not serve as a sub-recipient or subcontractor on third-party federal awards. The Authority's grant program engagement reflects typical airport authority posture: securing federal infrastructure investment through FAA grant vehicles to maintain and expand airport facilities while generating revenue to support operational self-sustainability.