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City Of Wayne, a Nebraska municipality operating Wayne Municipal Airport, is a federal grant recipient delivering airport infrastructure rehabilitation and rural economic development services as a prime grantee (76% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient of transit and water-system funding from state pass-through agencies. The city is a U.S. local government entity and does not hold federal contracts or IDVs.

The City of Wayne's federal grant footprint centers on airport operations and capital improvements at Wayne Municipal Airport in Wayne, Nebraska, funded through the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Central Region. The top customer by award count and dollars is the FAA, accounting for nine prime awards totaling approximately $1.87 million in obligated value across runway, taxiway, apron rehabilitation, and aircraft hangar construction. Representative prime awards include a $1.2 million project grant (July 5, 2023, ultimate completion July 4, 2027) under the Airport Improvement Program to construct a new 7,800 square foot aircraft hangar for revenue-generating aircraft storage and maintenance, paired with an associated Bipartisan Infrastructure Law airport infrastructure grant funding the remaining eligible project costs; a $367,457.89 project grant (June 12, 2026, ultimate completion June 11, 2030) under the FAA Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) for pavement rehabilitation of 3,406 linear feet of Runway 5/23, 4,201 linear feet of Runway 18/36, 4,201 linear feet of Taxiway A, and 7,400 square yards of apron pavement; and a COVID-19 pandemic relief grant (August 13, 2021, ultimate completion August 12, 2025) under the American Rescue Plan Act for airport operations, personnel, and sanitization costs. The City of Wayne also received a $300,000 rural economic development project grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (CFDA 10.854, May 21, 2024, ultimate completion May 21, 2026) to establish revolving loan funds and provide direct financial assistance to local businesses. As a sub-recipient, the city receives transit operating and capital funding through Section 5311 sub-awards from state transportation agencies, including technology software startup funding (September 26, 2025) and multiple operating cost sub-grants (June 23, 2025, May 27, 2025, May 13, 2026).

Activity has been sporadic and light, with two awards in 2021, two in 2023, one in 2024, three in 2025, and two in 2026 year to date. Only one award carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months (the COVID-19 relief grant completing August 12, 2025), leaving the city's major airport infrastructure projects extending through 2030 with minimal near-term recompete exposure.