Tweed New Haven Airport Authority

Tweed New Haven Airport Authority, a non-profit public airport operator headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, acts as the federal grant recipient for airport infrastructure, terminal expansion, safety equipment, and air service development projects funded by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary. The Authority performs grant work directly with no sub-recipients and does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; all 142 recent awards in the source are federal grants.

The Authority's recent portfolio centers on three concurrent infrastructure modernization programs at Tweed New Haven Airport in East Haven, Connecticut. The first, a $4.15 million Airport Improvement Program formula grant (CFDA 20.106) awarded in August 2025, funds comprehensive airfield improvements including extension of Runway 2/20 by 1,000 feet, reconstruction and rehabilitation of 1,625 linear feet of runway pavement and 7,908 linear feet of taxiway pavement, realignment of taxiways A, B, and E totaling 1,240 linear feet, and installation of precision approach path indicator equipment for Runway 2. The second pillar is a new 81,568 square foot terminal with four gates, funded across three separate grant awards: a $4.21 million Airport Improvement Program formula grant (June 2026) for construction of a 58,000 square yard terminal apron, a $4.21 million Airport Terminal Program project grant (CFDA 20.118, January 2026) for Phase 2 foundation pile construction, and a $1.145 million Airport Infrastructure Grants award (CFDA 20.117, July 2026) for Phase 2 concrete pile caps. A third program focuses on noise mitigation and safety: a $1.232 million Airport Improvement Program project grant (August 2026) for Phase 3 noise mitigation on eight homes, a $599,900 project grant (September 2024) for Phase 1 design on 12 residences, a $1.146 million project grant (August 2025) for aircraft rescue and firefighting building expansion, and a $1.043 million formula grant (August 2024) for acquisition of one Class IV ARFF vehicle.

The Authority has also received air service development funding: an $800,000 Small Community Air Service Development Program project grant (CFDA 20.930, September 2022) to fund a minimum revenue guarantee and marketing program supporting air service restoration to San Francisco International Airport. Earlier awards include a $2.63 million Airport Improvement Program project grant (September 2024) for design and permitting of a 75,000 square foot, six-gate terminal facility, a $430,485 project grant (August 2025) for runway extension environmental assessment reimbursement, and COVID-19 economic relief grants totaling roughly $2.24 million (awarded in January and February 2022) under the American Rescue Plan Act for airport operations, cleaning, sanitation, debt service, and concessions relief. Environmental and planning work includes a $1.0 million project grant (July 2022) for environmental assessment reimbursement and a navigation aid design reimbursable agreement component awarded in July 2023 concluding in September 2026.

Federal Aviation Administration New England Region is the primary funding source across the portfolio; smaller awards flow from GSA Public Buildings Service Central Office Office of Leasing (27 awards, $1.4 million) related to facility leasing arrangements and the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (2 awards, $842 thousand). The Authority's grant activity shows modest annual volume — four awards in 2026, three in each of 2024 and 2025, one in 2023, and five in 2022 — reflecting the episodic nature of airport infrastructure project grants. Only one award reaches completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The Authority operates two GSA Basic Ordering Agreements (GS01B04511 with 69 task orders for $1.1 million and GS01B04636 with 23 task orders for $1.2 million), though these BOAs appear aligned with the GSA leasing relationship rather than the core airport development mission.