Union County Airboard

Union County Airboard, operating as Sturgis Airport, is a county-government-owned airport authority in Sturgis, Kentucky, that receives federal grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airport infrastructure modernization rather than operating as a federal contractor. The vendor acts exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards) with no federal contract prime or subcontract activity. Union County Airboard's federal footprint consists entirely of FAA project grants supporting drainage, erosion control, and airfield safety improvements at Sturgis Airport.

The FAA's Southern Region has funded five separate project grants to Union County Airboard across three related infrastructure programs over the past three years. In January 2025, the FAA awarded a $142,000 grant under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to fund Phase 1 design work for drainage and conveyance system construction. Two complementary Phase 2 construction grants followed in May 2026: a $1,493,082 award under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.116) and a $213,994 award under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117), together funding the construction of new drainage structures and conveyance systems to bring Sturgis Airport into conformity with FAA standards. An earlier $950,000 grant awarded in August 2023 under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) funded installation of 6,844 feet of drainage improvements to eliminate ponding on airfield surfaces. Additionally, Union County Airboard received pandemic-relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act in November 2021 for airport operations and COVID-19 response costs. All grants name the FAA's Southern Region as the funding agency, and all airport-specific grants require completion of work by mid-2027 through mid-2030, with grant agreement terms extending twenty years after project completion.

The vendor's federal funding has grown from sporadic awards prior to 2020 to a concentrated three-year initiative beginning in 2023. Eighteen total awards across the source data carry $7.2 million in combined dollars obligated. The customer base is single-agency: all funding flows from the FAA's Southern Region through two parent programs. One award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in the near term. Union County Airboard does not compete for federal contracts and operates exclusively as a grant recipient, limiting relevance to federal contractors as a prime or subcontractor opportunity.