Philippi Barbour County Regional Airport Authority

Philippi Barbour County Regional Airport Authority operates as a U.S. local government entity—specifically a county-owned airport authority headquartered in Philippi, West Virginia—and acts as a direct recipient of federal transportation infrastructure grants from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The authority does not compete for federal contracts and does not serve as a subcontractor; all twenty-four awards in its recent portfolio are prime federal grants.

The authority's federal funding stream centers entirely on airport infrastructure development and pandemic relief. The FAA Eastern Region has awarded fourteen grants under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116 and 20.106) since 2006, with two active multi-phase projects. The first project—runway 08/26 lighting rehabilitation—spans design (awarded September 10, 2025, $578,650 in total value across project phases) and construction phases, including a $186,214.74 formula grant awarded July 23, 2026 for final-phase construction. The second project—a new 1,290 square-foot terminal to accommodate passenger and baggage movement—is funded across multiple design and construction phases awarded between July 2022 and June 2025, with individual grants of $578,650 (Phase 2, September 6, 2024) and $345,268.89 (Phase 3, September 5, 2024) funding specific terminal-expansion components and pedestrian access. Outside airport-specific infrastructure, the authority received a $1.0 million American Rescue Plan Act grant from the FAA in November 2021 for pandemic-related operational relief, including cleaning, sanitization, and debt service support.

The portfolio shows sparse recent activity—one or two awards per year since 2021—with twenty-two of the authority's total awards originating from FAA Eastern Region offices and two from other federal agencies (the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service and the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration). Combined dollars obligated across all awards totals $7.1 million. The authority operates exclusively as a prime recipient; it does not subcontract with other vendors and does not engage in federal contracting vehicles. As a local government entity, it does not hold SBA certifications or compete under set-asides. All work is performed at the Philippi Barbour County Regional Airport located in Philippi, West Virginia.