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The agency is awarding $110 million in grants for projects aimed at improving safety and capacity. Is your airport on the list?
FAA is awarding a new batch of grants for airport infrastructure projects aimed at improving safety and capacity at 71 U.S. airports, it announced Wednesday.
Projects include taxiway improvements, aircraft rescue, firefighting and snow removal equipment.
The $110 million in grants from the Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program are funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enacted in 2022 that allots $15 billion over a span of five years. According to the FAA, nearly $9 billion in AIG funding has been awarded to airports.
“These grants help airports across the nation sustain and improve critical infrastructure to advance the safest, most efficient airport system in the world,” Shannetta Griffin, FAA associate administrator for airports, said in a statement.
FAA said projects funded through the latest round of grants include:
More information about airport infrastructure projects funded by the Bipartisan Instructure Law and where they are located may be found here.
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared on FlyingMag.com.
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