On August 30, it was announced by the Federal Aviation Administration\n(FAA) that $9.25 million in federal grants were awarded to four Nebraska\nairports, in Alliance, Aurora, Burwell, and Sidney, according to the Nebraska\nDepartment of Transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two airports were awarded federal grants through President\nBiden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. (BIL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Burwell\/Cram Field received $110,000 and Sidney\nMunicipal\/Lloyd W. Carr Field received $159,000 for hangar construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two airports were awarded Airport Improvement Program (AIP)\ngrants. Alliance Municipal Airport received $4,012,000 to rehabilitate their\naircraft apron and Aurora Municipal\/Al Potter Field received $4,974,000 reconstruct\na taxiway. This was the final round of FY 2022 AIP grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re happy to be able to partner with the FAA Central\nRegion in Kansas City to get this essential grant funding to our airports,\u201d\nsaid Ann Richart, AAE, Director of the Aeronautics Division of NDOT. \u201cWe\u2019re encouraged\nthat NDOT will participate with the FAA in the future to ensure that our\ncommunities will be able to make maximum use of these federal grant funds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nebraska\u2019s airports received over $22 million out of a total\nof $3 billion in AIP grants from the FAA this year. AIP projects promote\nsafety, efficiency, environmental stewardship, infrastructure, and security at\nthe nation\u2019s airports. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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