Piedmont Triad Airport Authority

Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, doing business as Piedmont Triad International Airport, is a U.S. government entity and municipality-operated airport authority in Greensboro, North Carolina, that receives federal grant funding from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to finance capital infrastructure projects at the airport. The authority operates as a prime recipient of federal grants only; it does not hold federal contracts and does not serve as a subcontractor.

The authority's federal footprint consists almost entirely of FAA airport infrastructure grants. The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region has awarded 23 grants totaling $23.8 million in combined potential value, covering taxiway rehabilitation, terminal reconstruction, and lighting system upgrades. Recent representative work includes a $17.1 million Airport Infrastructure Grants award (CFDA 20.117) on July 28, 2026, for reconstruction of approximately 155,000 square feet of terminal including sixteen gates, passenger amenities, a new baggage system, and airport operations functions; a $13.4 million Airport Improvement Program grant (CFDA 20.116) on July 28, 2026, for the same terminal reconstruction project's Phase 2 mobilization and enabling work; and a $5.3 million Airport Terminal Program grant (CFDA 20.118) on August 26, 2026, for south concourse modernization and air handling unit replacement. Additional grants support taxiway rehabilitation (a $14.4 million taxiway rehabilitation grant from September 2023 and a $5.5 million taxiway and lighting rehabilitation grant from September 2024) and terminal entrance reconstruction phases. The authority also received a $10.6 million COVID-19 economic relief grant in December 2021 and a $922,555 concessions relief grant in February 2022 under the American Rescue Plan Act. A $317,159 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (FAST-SAF) grant from December 2024 (CFDA 20.115) addresses SAF infrastructure and low-emissions aviation technologies. All grants carry ultimate completion dates between 2026 and 2030, reflecting multi-year capital improvement phasing.

The authority holds no parent contract vehicles, no 8(a) or set-aside certifications, and operates entirely within civilian aviation infrastructure funding streams. Customer concentration sits overwhelmingly with the FAA Southern Region and the broader FAA; the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration has placed seven awards totaling $4.3 million, likely for terminal security infrastructure or operational support. The source does not identify subcontract relationships or business partnerships.