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Portage County accepts FAA $2.9 million airport taxiway grant; local match source not yet defined

5793058 · September 19, 2025

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Summary

The board agreed to accept a $2.9 million FAA Airport Improvement Program grant for taxiways at the Portage County Regional Airport; staff said the official award has not yet been issued and the source of any local match is still to be determined.

At the Sept. 11 meeting Portage County commissioners accepted an award notice for an FAA Airport Improvement Program grant of $2,900,000 to support taxiway work at the Portage County Regional Airport. The county's presenter described the award as "good news" but said the official award document was not yet in hand and that the local match requirements remain unclear.

Staff said the match component may be satisfied by entitlement dollars if available, meaning it might not require a strictly local cash contribution. The presenter said the county was still awaiting the official award and details on match source and amount.

Board action: the board recorded a motion and roll call to accept the FAA award on behalf of Portage County Regional Airport; roll call votes were recorded as yes.

Context: federal Airport Improvement Program grants typically require a local match; the presenter said staff will follow up once the formal award paperwork is received and will identify available funding sources for any required match.