FAA Announces $76 million in Airport Modernization Grants

The latest round of awards include runway rehabilitation and safety projects.

Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 02:11 PM ET

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Funding of the airport infrastructure grants comes from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. [Credit: Pixabay]

Key Takeaways:

The FAA has awarded an additional $76.1 million for 45 airport infrastructure projects across 22 states.
This funding is provided through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program.
The grants are aimed at enhancing airport safety, efficiency, and modernization, covering improvements such as passenger terminals, baggage systems, and runway rehabilitation.
To date, nearly $9 billion of the total $15 billion AIG funding has been made available to U.S. airports.

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The FAA is awarding another $76.1 million from the previously allocated $9 billion for 45 airport-related infrastructure projects in 22 states, it announced Thursday.

The funding comes from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program that helps cover the cost of airport improvements for projects such as expansion and remodeling of passenger terminals, baggage system upgrades, and runway and ramp rehabilitation.