WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded six competitive grants totaling $2,324,931 to Iowa airports.
“This funding will help improve safety and service at Iowa’s local airports and help provide economic development opportunities for the communities,” Grassley said.
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded funds to facilitate various airport improvement projects, as described below.
•Des Moines receives $1,520,000 to help upgrade the Automated Access Control System at Des Moines International Airport.
•Grinnell receives $76,000 to help prepare a Master Plan and Airport Layout Plan to plan airport development at Grinnell Regional Airport.
•Hampton receives $72,946 to help construct T-hangar buildings at Hampton Municipal Airport.
•Iowa Department of Transportation receives $95,000 to help conduct a study inspecting the pavement condition at 24 airports to establish and maintain a pavement maintenance and management program. The study will be conducted at the following airports: Atlantic, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Centerville, Clarion, Decorah, Fairfield, Fort Madison, Guthrie County, Hampton, Iowa Falls, Keokuk, Mapleton, Maquoketa, Monticello, Mt. Pleasant, Muscatine, Perry, Rockwell, Shenandoah, Vinton, West Union and Winterset.
•Sioux City receives $394,969 to help install guidance signs to improve safety and efficiency of aircraft movement at Sioux Gateway Airport/ Col. Bud Day Field.
•Southeast Iowa Regional Airport Authority in Burlington receives $166,016 to help rehabilitate a T-hangar taxiway at Southeast Iowa Regional Airport.
Each year, thousands of local Iowa organizations, colleges and universities, individuals and state agencies apply for competitive grants from the federal government. The funding is then awarded based on each local organization or individual’s ability to meet criteria set by the federal entity.