Ontario International Airport Authority

Ontario International Airport Authority, doing business as Administration Building, is a not-for-profit public airport operator that receives federal grants for airport infrastructure and operational improvements as a prime recipient under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program and related funding streams. The authority operates Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California, and competes exclusively in full-and-open federal grant competition rather than as a service contractor or through set-aside vehicles.

The authority's federal footprint is concentrated entirely in two agencies: the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Western Pacific Region (23 awards) and the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (4 awards, $6.5 million combined potential value). The FAA Western Pacific Region accounts for the vast majority of activity — substantially all recent awards have been federal grant recipients under CFDA 20.106 (Airport Improvement Program), with several tranches funded through the COVID-19 Airports Programs and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. A single TSA award of $6.5 million remains outstanding; the FAA awards carry no specified potential-value ceilings in the source data.

Recent FAA grant work spans runway and taxiway rehabilitation, terminal facility modernization, and ground-support equipment acquisition. Representative projects include a $28.4 million formula grant (July 2022) for taxiway reconstruction funded under the American Rescue Plan Act with 100% federal share; an $18.8 million project grant (March 2024) for taxiway S8 reconstruction and Runway 8R/26L rehabilitation under the COVID-19 Airports and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act programs; an $8.46 million project grant (August 2025) for terminal improvements including security screening lane installation and family restroom expansion; an $11.56 million project grant (September 2025) for taxiway pavement reconstruction; and a $12.5 million project grant (July 2026, the most recent award) for terminal restroom reconstruction. COVID-relief grants from December 2021 supplied $27.1 million in combined funding for rent relief to airport concessions and airport operational costs including personnel, cleaning, sanitation, and debt service.

Activity has fluctuated modestly over the period tracked — two awards in 2022, one in 2023, four in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026 — with no trajectory of growth or decline. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting immediate recompete exposure. All 27 awards are prime recipient grants; the authority executes no subcontractor or sub-recipient relationships in the source data. Work is performed exclusively in Ontario, California, with project completion dates typically spanning four years from award.