Support terminal renovations
Spur development of multi-modal connections to nations airports to reduce vehicle traffic
Fund the Health Ports Program; designed to reduce air and noise pollution impacting neighborhoods near ports, which are disproportionately communities of color
Addressing Historical Community Fragmentation from Infrastructure Development
$20 billion
Support development of advanced carbon-sink payments and longer-lasting infrastructure
An additional $50 billion is dedicated to improving “infrastructure resilience,” or the ability to recover from disruptions such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks, with a focus on investment in disadvantaged communities and shoring up natural ecosystem services that can mitigate extreme weather impacts. The Plan makes note that the Biden Administration would seek to streamline infrastructure permitting, but the likelihood of success of such efforts is in doubt. The Trump Administration also attempted to expedite envir
US FAA allocates more than $627 7m for airport improvement works
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$970,000 in grants coming to Northwest Ohio for aviation needs
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Federal funding announced for regional airports
A dozen airports in southwest and south-central Kansas have received part of $17.46 million in federal transportation grants announced on Thursday by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran.
The grants are primarily from crack seal repairs on runways and aprons, but also include funding for a couple of airport master plans and land acquistion.
The largest project was $1.9 million for the design of a new terminal building in Garden City.
Grant recipients in The News coverage area included:
Anthony Municipal: $150,000 in reimbursement for acquiring 12.6 acres of land to enable the airport to control land use within the Runway 36 protection zone.
- April 1, 2021, 10:13 AM
The White House’s sweeping $2 trillion American Jobs Plan proposal, unveiled Wednesday, would pump $25 billion more into airports and encompasses numerous other general provisions aimed at boosting infrastructure, manufacturing, supply chain, and green initiatives such as carbon capture and biofuel.
Announcing his massive infrastructure proposal, President Joe Biden said, “It’s going to create the strongest, most resilient, innovative economy in the world. It’s not a plan that tinkers around the edges. It’s a once-in-a-generation investment in America, unlike anything we’ve seen or done since we built the Interstate Highway System and the Space Race decades ago.”