North Platte Airport Authority

North Platte Airport Authority, a U.S. local government entity and airport authority headquartered in North Platte, Nebraska, acts as a federal grant recipient funding airport infrastructure modernization and hangar construction projects through Federal Aviation Administration grants under the Airport Improvement Program and Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.106 and CFDA 20.117).

The Authority's federal award footprint consists almost entirely of real-estate-related GSA leasing task orders (242 awards under NAICS "Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings," 151 awards under PSC "Lease/Rental Of Office Buildings") alongside a smaller but more recent portfolio of FAA infrastructure grants. The GSA leasing work flows through five active Basic Ordering Agreements with GSA Public Buildings Service Central Office, generating $316 thousand to $6.8 million in combined potential value per vehicle across 43 to 84 task orders each. That GSA leasing portfolio is historic; activity has declined from three awards in 2021 to one in 2025, with only two awards recorded in 2026 so far. The more recent and decision-relevant activity sits with FAA infrastructure grants awarded between August 2024 and April 2026.

The Authority has received seven FAA grants totaling approximately $26.4 million across terminal expansion and hangar construction projects at North Platte Regional Airport. Three grants fund phases of a 24,628 square foot terminal building designed to reduce passenger delays and accommodate growing regional demand — a $7,777,777.78 Project Grant awarded August 19, 2024 (completion August 18, 2028), an $8,464,249.48 Project Grant awarded August 26, 2024 (completion August 25, 2028), and a $3,782,545.56 Project Grant awarded August 29, 2024 (completion August 28, 2028), all under the Airport Improvement Program. A fourth terminal grant of $1,368,421.05 is a formula grant awarded July 10, 2025 (completion July 9, 2029) supporting Phase Five passenger boarding bridge construction. A fifth grant, $3.63 million awarded April 9, 2026 under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (completion April 8, 2030), funds construction of a new 12,000 square foot sponsor-owned hangar for aircraft storage and revenue generation. Two earlier FAA grants from February 2022 — one unspecified amount and a $1,079,450 Project Grant — provided economic relief under the American Rescue Plan Act for airport operations, personnel, and pandemic response through February 2026. The Authority reported one sub-award from the Department of Military Nebraska dated January 26, 2026 for hanger and hanger doors work.

Combined potential value across all 325 awards stands at $7.9 million, though the Authority has obligated $53.9 million across its lifetime footprint, indicating mature execution of completed infrastructure projects. The GSA Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing dominates by award count (40 awards, $2.7 million potential value), but the FAA Central Region now anchors the active grant pipeline. The Authority does not hold federal contracts or IDVs; all work is grant-funded.