Federal grants to Dade County Aviation
Dade County Aviation in Miami, Florida received $473 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 38 awards. Its largest program was Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with $473 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $188 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$473 million
- Awards38
- Awarded in FY 2025$188 million
- Largest award$142 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $40.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $158 million |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $33.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 12 | $52.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 8 | $188 million |
Programs that fund Dade County Aviation
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 38 | $473 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 38 | $473 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | November 16, 2021 | $142 million |
| Purpose: airfield safety mitigation measures. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this grant includes future year funding planned for this project, subject to appropriations. . This project reconfigures the intersection of taxiways m, q and L1 identified as a runway incursion mitigation me | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 24, 2025 | $70.0 million |
| Purpose: expand terminal. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project expands the existing terminal by 30,515 square feet, including the addition of six gates, passenger boarding bridges, baggage handling system, and modifications to passenger checkpoints. This expansion will facilita | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | July 3, 2025 | $56.2 million |
| Purpose: expand terminal. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project expands the existing terminal by 30,515 square feet, including the addition of six gates, passenger boarding bridges, baggage handling system, and modifications to passenger checkpoints. This expansion will facilita | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | May 12, 2025 | $35.0 million |
| Improve existing airport | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | March 31, 2021 | $34.9 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 from rent and minimum | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | December 14, 2021 | $18.4 million |
| Purpose: rehabilitate runway lighting; rehabilitate runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project rehabilitates 8,002 feet of runway 9L/27R to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris. This project rehabilitates the existing runway | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | May 18, 2023 | $17.5 million |
| Purpose: reconstruct terminal. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reconstructs 165,791 square feet of existing central terminal. This grant funds concourse e and concourse f that have reached the end of their useful lives. This grant funds phase 2, which consists of design of | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | July 1, 2024 | $15.0 million |
| Purpose: rehabilitate terminal access road. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project rehabilitates 280,286 square feet of existing terminal concourse d through concourse j access road to extend its useful life. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airpo | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 16, 2025 | $13.4 million |
| Purpose: terminal (pfc only: gates and related areas). Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project rehabilitates the existing terminal e-h ticket counters and baggage handling system to enhance the flow of passengers and to modernize and improve a facility that has reached the end of | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | June 2, 2023 | $12.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Dade County Aviation get?
$473 million in 38 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Dade County Aviation the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $473 million in 38 awards.
What is Dade County Aviation's largest federal grant?
$142 million under Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with its first action in the period on November 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Other grant recipients in Miami
- County of Miami-Dade
- University of Miami
- Florida International University
- Miami-Dade County
- County of Miami-Dade
- Miami Dade College
- Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
- City of Miami
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