City Of ST. Louis

City Of ST. Louis, operating as the ST. Louis Airport Authority, is a U.S. local government entity that receives federal grants as prime recipient for airport infrastructure modernization and operations at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, with no federal contract prime awards in its footprint. The Airport Authority is a child entity of City Of ST. Louis, which serves as parent.

The Airport Authority's grant footprint is exclusively with the Federal Aviation Administration's Central Region under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), which encompasses traditional AIP funding, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) appropriations, COVID-19 relief grants, and American Rescue Plan Act funding. Recent named projects include a $10.72 million project grant awarded May 18, 2026, for acquisition and installation of 10 new passenger boarding bridges to accommodate increased passenger capacity (completion August 28, 2029); an $18.42 million project grant awarded August 29, 2025, for Phase 3 taxiway reconstruction of 3,200 linear feet of Taxiway C pavement (completion August 28, 2029); a $26.67 million project grant awarded July 30, 2025, for construction and expansion of a 140,000 square-foot snow removal equipment and sand storage building (completion July 29, 2029); a $4.91 million project grant awarded May 30, 2025, for design phase of a deicing pad and containment facility project (completion May 29, 2029); a $36.62 million project grant awarded September 11, 2024, for Phase 2 taxiway reconstruction (completion September 10, 2028); a $21.71 million project grant awarded August 16, 2023, for Phase 1 taxiway reconstruction (completion August 15, 2027); and a $49.63 million project grant awarded August 4, 2021, for COVID-19 economic relief covering airport operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, and debt service (completion August 3, 2025). The Authority also holds grants for zero-emissions infrastructure (electric sweepers, charging stations, electric shuttle buses), runway reconstruction in multiple phases, pavement management planning, and facility modifications including an Airport Operations Center/Emergency Operations Center.

The Airport Authority's recent award portfolio is sparse relative to its historical footprint: five awards in 2025, four in 2024, and one in 2026 year-to-date, compared to 196 total awards spanning 1997 to May 2026. Combined potential value across all 196 awards is $121.3 million, but obligated dollars total $663.7 million (547% of potential value), reflecting the difference between award ceilings and actual spend on multi-year infrastructure projects. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. All awards are prime grants; the Authority holds no subcontract role in federal grants. The Authority's federal grant activity is concentrated entirely with the FAA's Central Region office; 86 of 196 awards (51 to the Central Region directly and 35 to the broader FAA) come from that single customer.

The Authority also holds a secondary footprint in General Services Administration real estate leasing. GSA Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing issued 15 awards ($29.9 million combined potential value) under Basic Ordering Agreement GS06B90016, which carries 25 task orders generating $39 million combined potential value. These leasing awards are classified under NAICS 4853 (Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings except Miniwarehouses); GSA Public Buildings Service accounts for 96 of the Authority's 196 total awards, 55 of which are coded to PSC Lease/Rental Of Office Buildings. DHS Transportation Security Administration issued 11 awards carrying $55.6 million combined potential value, representing the third-largest customer by dollar concentration. The Authority operates exclusively as prime recipient and does not appear in subcontract or sub-recipient roles.