Pender Airport Atuhority

The Pender Airport Authority is a local government entity registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since February 11, 2011, located in Pender, Nebraska. As a municipal airport authority, the organization manages and operates the Pender Municipal Airport, serving the local aviation needs of the Pender community. The airport primarily receives federal grant awards from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), which supports infrastructure development, maintenance, and modernization of local airport facilities.

Through its federal grant awards, the Pender Airport Authority has consistently focused on critical airport infrastructure improvements and operational enhancements. Recent grants have supported diverse projects including pavement sealing and crack repair for taxiways, runways, and apron surfaces, rehabilitation of airport buildings like hangars and snow removal equipment facilities, and installation of infrastructure such as a self-service card reader system for the airport's fuel farm. The organization also received COVID-19 related economic relief through the American Rescue Plan Act, which provided funding for operational costs, personnel expenses, cleaning, sanitization, and pandemic response measures. These grants, ranging from $138,000 to $322,664, have been awarded by the FAA's Central Region and typically span four-year periods, with the most recent award of $309,263 focused on updating the airport's master plan and layout to modernize facilities and improve operational capabilities.