Bismarck (CSi)   On June 6th, 2019, the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission finalized approximately $3.5 million in infrastructure grant allocations to multiple public airports throughout the state.  The individual awards are noted on the attached listings which show 165 individual projects received grant awards at 58 different public-use airports throughout the state.

Jamestown Regional Airport received grants for terminal apron reconstruction, in the amount of $55,555, $3,000 for other repairs, and $15,950, for terminal apron lighting.

 

Additionally, the Aeronautics Commission also provided aviation education grants as follows:

 

  • $7,930 to the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot for equipment to promote Unmanned Aerial System technology programming to K-12 students.
  • $11,895 to the Missouri River Area Career and Technical Center to help purchase aviation simulator and computer equipment to enhance rural North Dakota high school aviation programs.

 

The revenue source for these grants is derived primarily from state tax collections on aviation fuel and aircraft sales. A majority of these grant allocations will also match federal grants that are anticipated to be received for 2019 airport projects.  These state grants are critical in maintaining the needed infrastructure to support the aviation industry, which is a major contributor to the state’s economy.