WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award an estimated $33.9 million to Indiana’s 63 airports from funding made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Locally, the Greensburg Municipal Airport (pictured) is in line for $159,000.
The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections, and roadway projects. This is the first of five annual rounds of funding Indiana airports will receive.
“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build safer and more sustainable airports that connect individuals to jobs and communities to the world,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With this new funding, urban, regional and rural airports across the country now can get to work on projects that have waited for years, modernizing their infrastructure and building a better America.”
Indiana airports can submit projects they wish to use the funds on for FAA review in the coming weeks. The FAA encourages airports to prioritize projects that increase airport safety, equity, and sustainability. The agency also plans to conduct outreach with the minority business community on these opportunities at airports across the nation.
The money comes from the Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three new aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $15 billion over five years for this program. The FAA estimates the backlog of airport modernization and safety projects totals $43.6 billion.
(Federal Aviation Administration press release)
