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Abilene board recommends city accept $2.46 million FAA FY25 AIP entitlement grant

5577982 · August 13, 2025
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Summary

The Airport Development Board voted to recommend that City Council accept the Federal Aviation Administration FY25 Airport Improvement Program entitlement grant, combining an FY24 carryover and FY25 funds totaling $2,463,724 with a 5% local match.

The Abilene Airport Development Board voted to recommend that City Council accept a Federal Aviation Administration FY25 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) entitlement grant totaling $2,463,724, board members said during an Aug. meeting.

Airport management said the grant combines the airport's FY24 entitlement that was not previously used with the FY25 allotment and carries a city match of 5 percent, or $129,670. Don (airport management) described the award as formula-based, tied to enplanements, and therefore predictable for planning: "The entitlement portion of that means that that is a formula based grant and it's based on our…

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