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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $527.8 Million In Infrastructure Grants To Airports

Last updated on Friday, June 2, 2017

(WASHINGTON DC) - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the Federal Aviation Administration will award $527.8 million in airport infrastructure grants to 584 airports across the United States as part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), including two in Indiana.

"The Airport Improvement Program helps to maintain our aviation infrastructure and supports safety, capacity, security and environmental improvements," said Secretary Chao.

The airport grant program funds various types of airport infrastructure projects, including runways, taxiways, and airport signage, lighting, and marking which helps to create thousands of jobs.

"Investing in our airport infrastructure ensures the safe and efficient operation of our air transportation system," said FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta. "This funding program helps us maintain, renovate, and build airport infrastructure at airports."

Airports are entitled to a certain amount of AIP funding each year, based on passenger volume. If their capital project needs exceed their available entitlement funds, then the FAA can supplement their entitlements with discretionary funding. At this time, FAA is providing discretionary funding to 38 airports based on their high-priority project needs.

Those receiving discretionary grants are listed herem while the entitlement grant recipients can be found at the link below:

For a list of airports receiving entitlement grants visit http://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grantapportion_data/.

The FAA will issue AIP grants to the airports over the next several weeks in time to take advantage of the spring and summer construction season. The grants will ensure the projects at these airports are either under construction or completed prior to the onset of the winter season, which comes early in late fall in some parts of the country.

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