Federal grants to Albany County Airport Authority
Albany County Airport Authority in Albany, New York received $91.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 17 awards. Its largest program was Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with $91.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $34.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$91.1 million
- Awards17
- Awarded in FY 2025$34.9 million
- Largest award$21.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $13.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $18.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $4.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $19.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 2 | $34.9 million |
Programs that fund Albany County Airport Authority
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 17 | $91.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 17 | $91.1 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: reconstruct terminal. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project reconstructs 60,000 square feet of existing terminal, including main entrance, lobby, security, baggage areas, and canopies, sidewalks, hvac, exterior and interior areas that have reached the end of their usefu | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | July 31, 2025 | $21.9 million |
| Purpose: construct deicing pad and containment facility; rehabilitate apron; reconstruct apron. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project constructs a new 1,900 square yard public use deicing pad including associated equipment. This project reconstructs 22,500 square yards of the ex | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 18, 2025 | $12.9 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 funds for costs relat | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | November 3, 2021 | $12.1 million |
| Purpose: install passenger boarding bridges; reconstruct terminal. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project acquires and installs two new passenger boarding bridges to accommodate more aircraft operations. This project reconstructs 33,000 square feet of existing terminal a. This gr | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 12, 2024 | $10.6 million |
| Purpose: construct service road; rehabilitate runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project constructs 5,700 feet of a new service road to provide designated personnel and vehicles accessing airport operations areas with an alternate path to enhance safety. This project rehabili | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 9, 2024 | $9.3 million |
| Purpose: rehabilitate taxiway; install runway vertical/visual guidance system; rehabilitate runway. Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project installs a replacement runway 28 precision approach path indicator to make the airport more accessible by improving approaches to the runway | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | July 12, 2022 | $7.1 million |
| Purpose: rehabilitate 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 8,500 feet of the existing taxiway a pav | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | July 14, 2021 | $6.3 million |
| Improve existing airport | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | March 19, 2021 | $5.1 million |
| Purpose: reconstruct sponsor-owned tower (BIL). Activities to be performed/expected outcomes: this project acquires and installs replacement hvac system for a sponsor-owned air traffic control tower. This project reconstructs the roof of a sponsor-owned air traffic control tower. Intended beneficiar | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | August 12, 2023 | $2.0 million |
| Purpose: acquire snow removal 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 replacement high speed snow blowe | Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | September 22, 2021 | $1.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Albany County Airport Authority get?
$91.1 million in 17 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Albany County Airport Authority the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $91.1 million in 17 awards.
What is Albany County Airport Authority's largest federal grant?
$21.9 million under Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with its first action in the period on July 31, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Other grant recipients in Albany
- NYS Department of Health
- New York State Education Department
- New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
- New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services
- Department of Transportation New York
- Department of Labor New York
- Department of Environmental Conservation New York
- Health Research, Inc.
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