Federal grants to Kern County Airports
Kern County Airports in Bakersfield, California received $13.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 19 awards. Its largest program was Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with $13.6 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$13.6 million
- Awards19
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.0 million
- Largest award$4.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $2.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $3.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $1.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $4.0 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $1.0 million |
Programs that fund Kern County Airports
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 19 | $13.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 19 | $13.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: extend/expand taxiway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project extends existing paved taxiway g southeast an additional 1,520 feet to bring the airport into conformity with current standards. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports assoc | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 12, 2024 | $4.2 million |
| Purpose: american rescue plan act awarded as economic assistance to eligible U.S. Airports and eligible concessions at those airports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this grant provides economic relief funds for costs relat | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | December 6, 2021 | $2.1 million |
| Purpose: seal runway pavement surface/pavement joints. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project performs sealing repair to 10,849 feet of the existing runway 12L/30R surface to extend the pavement's useful life. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airp | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | July 27, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Improve existing airport | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | April 13, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| Purpose: rehabilitate taxiway lighting; rehabilitate taxiway; install miscellaneous navaids. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project installs new wind cone and segmented circle navigational AIDS to improve safety and provide pilots with critical airfield information. This project | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | July 19, 2022 | $1.4 million |
| Purpose: acquire safety and/or security equipment. This grant includes funding by the american rescue plan act of 2021 to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP). Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project acquires a vehicle and pedestrian | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 2, 2021 | $780,000 |
| Purpose: reseal/resurface runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project resurfaces 1,000 feet of existing runway 7/25 pavement at a nonprimary airport to extend its useful life. . Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with taft, ca | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 2, 2025 | $444,000 |
| Purpose: rehabilitate taxiway; extend taxiway. This grant includes funding by the american rescue plan act of 2021 to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP). Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project rehabilitates 6,400 feet of the existi | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 2, 2021 | $400,000 |
| Purpose: reseal/resurface runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reseals 3,500 feet of existing runway 17/35 pavement and joints at a nonprimary airport to extend its useful life. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with k | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 2, 2025 | $342,000 |
| Purpose: seal apron pavement surface/pavement joints; seal runway pavement surface/pavement joints; seal taxilane pavement surface/pavement joints. This grant includes funding by the american rescue plan act of 2021 to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (ai | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 2, 2021 | $250,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Kern County Airports get?
$13.6 million in 19 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Kern County Airports the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $13.6 million in 19 awards.
What is Kern County Airports's largest federal grant?
$4.2 million under Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with its first action in the period on August 12, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Other grant recipients in Bakersfield
- Community Action Partnership of Kern
- Clinica Sierra Vista
- Ufw Foundation
- Kern Community College District
- Omni Family Health
- Golden Empire Transit District
- City of Bakersfield
- California State University Bakersfield
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