Rolla Municipal Airport Authority

Rolla Municipal Airport Authority, a North Dakota not-for-profit public entity, receives federal grants as a recipient under the Federal Aviation Administration's airport infrastructure programs to fund airfield reconstruction and modernization at Rolla Municipal Airport. The authority operates exclusively as a grant recipient rather than a federal contractor; it has no federal contract prime or sub awards and competes in no set-aside categories.

The authority's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated with a single customer: the FAA Great Lakes Region accounts for all fourteen awards in the source data. Recent grant work spans three distinct FAA programs. A $1.12 million award under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) issued June 13, 2026, funds reconstruction of runway 14/32 and taxiway A lighting systems, wind cone navigational aids, and precision approach path indicator (PAPI) systems, with completion scheduled for June 12, 2030. A second award of $465,186 under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), issued June 11, 2026, covers reconstruction of the airport's lighting vault building and replacement of a rotating beacon, also due June 10, 2030. An earlier $180,000 grant under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), awarded July 15, 2025, funded Phase 1 design work for the comprehensive infrastructure modernization project. The authority also received earlier phase funding for pavement sealing and joint filling work (two grants in September 2022) and American Rescue Plan economic relief funding (February 2022) for operational and pandemic-response costs.

Activity shows two awards obligated in 2026 (the most recent grant awarded June 13, 2026) and one in 2025, with combined dollars obligated across all fourteen awards totaling $4.8 million. Two awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months. The authority's grant portfolio is entirely infrastructure modernization and maintenance work—runway and taxiway lighting, navigational aids, pavement preservation, and facility rehabilitation—supporting the airport's role as essential regional aviation infrastructure.