WSDOT Aviation grant recipients 2014
View WSDOT Aviation grant recipients from 2013-2015.
Airport Aid Grant Awards (2013-2015 Biennium)
2014 - WSDOT awards $1.7 million in state funds to 25 airports during second round of 2013-2015 grants
OLYMPIA - Twenty-five Washington airports will receive $1,752,762.53 in state funds during the second round of Airport Aid Program grants for the 2013-2015 biennium. These funds will cover 31 airport projects across the state in the areas of pavement, safety, and planning.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation also used $406,881.46 in state funds to leverage nearly $8 million in federal grants for Washington airports.
Funding breakdown
- Federal - $7,939,052.06
- State - $1,752,762.53
- Local - $1,154,174.28
- Total - $10,845,988.99
Forty-one percent ($4.4 million) of the $10.8 million in federal, state and local aid investment dollars is slated for projects that improve airport safety. Pavement projects account for another 41 percent ($4.4 million) of the combined grant dollars. Planning and maintenance projects account for the remaining 18 percent ($1.9 million).
Projects awarded
- 19 pavement - $1,136,631.72
- 9 safety - $533,414.40
- 3 planning - $82,716.41
Exact grant amounts are subject to change according to final project bid totals and construction quantities.
Thirty airports applied for more than $2.5 million in grants for this round. WSDOT's grant program is funded through an 11-cent-per gallon fee on aviation fuel, along with aircraft registration fees.
WSDOT anticipates soliciting applications for the first round of 2015-2017 biennium grants in March and April 2015. Award notifications for that round of grants is targeted for the week of July 6, 2015.
2014 Airport Grants by airport
Airport | Sponsor | Associated
City/ County Served |
Project Description | State $ | Federal $ |
Anacortes | Port of Anacortes | Anacortes | Pavement Maintenance - Runway, Taxiway, and Aprons
|
8,237.42 | 185,422.80 |
Arlington Municipal
|
City of Arlington | Arlington | Mound Area Taxilane Reconstruction
|
133,341.76 |
|
Auburn Municipal | City of Auburn | Auburn | Pavement Maintenance - Runway, Taxiway, and Aprons
|
26,267.02 | 472,806.39 |
Skagit Regional | Port of Skagit | Burlington | Runway 11 Safety Area Grading
|
103,450.00 | 1,862,100.00 |
Sand Canyon | City of Chewelah | Chewelah | Pavement Maintenance - Runway 17/35
|
80,527.35 | |
Port of Whitman Business Air Center
|
Port of Whitman County | Colfax | Runway Reconstruction - Design Engineering
|
11,271.00 | 239,551.00
|
Colville Municipal | City of Colville | Colville | Pavement Maintenance - Runway, Taxiway, and Aprons
|
96,166.41 | |
Deer Park Municipal | City of Deer Park | Deer Park | Pavement Maintenance - Runway 4/22, Taxiways A-B-C-D, Taxi Lanes, and Run-Up Areas / Replace Runway 16 Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) / Replace Runway Sign Panels / Drainage Improvements
|
13,880.86 | 272,112.30 |
Desert Aire | Grant County Airport District No. 1
|
Mattawa | Runway 10/28 Reconstruction and Widening
|
250,000.00 |
|
Orcas Island | Port of Orcas | Eastsound | Runway and Taxiway Reconstruction and Taxiway Shift / Runway 34 Approach Obstruction Clearing - Design, Environmental, and Permitting
|
15,000.00 | 320,000.00 |
Friday Harbor | Port of Friday Harbor | Friday Harbor | Object Free Area (OFA) Grading for Drainage Improvements / Electrical Upgrades / Tie-Down Relocation / Runway and Taxiway Markings / AGIS Survey
|
75,951.96 | 1,493,924.06
|
Ione Municipal | Town of Ione | Ione | Runway 33 Turnaround - Design and Bidding
|
3,706.75 | 66,721.50 |
Lind Municipal | Town of Lind | Lind | Construct New Airfield Lighting System
|
249,838.50 | |
Moses Lake Municipal | City of Moses Lake | Moses Lake | Pavement Rehabilitation - Runway 16/34
|
215,106.95 | |
Ocean Shores Municipal | City of Ocean Shores | Ocean Shores | Rotating Beacon Replacement / Emergency Backup Generator / Pavement Rehabilitation and Maintenance - Design
|
12,000.00 | 216,000.00 |
Dorothy Scott Municipal | City of Oroville | Oroville | Pavement Maintenance - Runway 15/33 / Runway Safety Area Grading
|
5,339.15 | 110,423.73 |
Jefferson County International | Port of Port Townsend | Port Townsend | AWOS III-P Acquisition and Installation
|
11,411.08 | 205,399.35
|
Pullman-Moscow Regional | City of Pullman | Pullman | Terminal Ramp Rehabilitation / Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Acquisition / Construct SRE Building
|
106,874.45 | 1,974,140.07 |
Quincy Municipal | Port of Quincy | Quincy | Pavement Maintenance - Runway, Taxiway, and Aprons / Runway 27 Threshold Relocation
|
227,966.76 | |
Pru Field | City of Ritzville | Ritzville | Pavement Rehabilitation - Design
|
7,500.00 | 135,000.00 |
Rosalia Municipal | Town of Rosalia | Rosalia | Pavement Maintenance - Runway, Taxiway, and Apron
|
3,991.77 | 85,450.86 |
Harvey Field | Harvey Field | Snohomish | Tree Obstruction Removal - North and South Runway Approaches / Master Plan Update - Phase I / Wildlife Hazard Assessment - Phase I
|
85,762.86 |
|
Willard Field | City of Tekoa | Tekoa | Pavement Maintenance - Crack Sealing
|
3,800.00 | |
Twisp Municipal | Town of Twisp | Twisp | Pavement Maintenance - Crack Sealing
|
3,370.48 | |
Wilbur Municipal | Town of Wilbur | Wilbur | Master Plan Update - Phase I
|
2,000.00 | 300,000.00 |
Total Grant Funding | 1,752,762.53 | 7,939,052.06 |
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