Poplarville Pearl River County Airport Fund

Poplarville Pearl River County Airport Fund, operating its Poplarville Pearl River County Airport Division, is a county government-owned airport authority in Poplarville, Mississippi, that receives federal grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airport infrastructure development and maintenance. The entity operates as a prime recipient under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106 and 20.116) and does not hold federal contracts or serve as a subcontractor.

The airport's federal grant portfolio centers on safety-critical and revenue-generating infrastructure improvements. Recent work includes a $180,105.26 grant awarded June 17, 2026, for installation of wind cone and segmented circle navigational aids, replacement of an airport rotating beacon, and resealing of 1,050 feet of taxilane pavement, with completion targeted for June 16, 2030. Two parallel grants totaling $934,450.53 (awarded August 8 and 12, 2025) fund construction of a new 7,300 square-foot sponsor-owned T-hangar facility for aircraft storage, designed to enhance airport revenue generation and financial sustainability through August 2029. An earlier project grant from July 25, 2023, encompasses rehabilitation of 4,000 feet of runway pavement, 1,500 feet of parallel taxiway, 12,778 square yards of terminal apron, and reconfiguration of the southern connecting taxiway to meet FAA design standards, with completion by July 24, 2027. The airport also received American Rescue Plan Act economic relief funding ($700,000 authorization implied from grant structure) in November 2021 for operational support and pandemic-related costs, and a July 28, 2021, grant for runway and taxiway lighting rehabilitation and precision approach path indicator installation.

All funding flows from the FAA, with 11 of 13 awards documented through the FAA Southern Region and 2 directly from the FAA national office. The airport's customer concentration is entirely within the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration across these grants. Over thirteen total awards spanning 2006 to 2026, the airport has obligated $5.1 million in federal grant funding. Activity shows one award completing within the next twenty-four months, creating limited near-term recompete exposure. The airport operates 100% as a prime grant recipient with no subcontracting footprint in the federal award data.