Kaptur: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Receive $22.1 Million In Airport Improvement Federal Funds

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced that Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will receive a total of $22.1 million in airport improvement funds. Specifically, $7.1 million is meant for the purpose of purchasing new and replacement snow removal equipment and $15 million is meant for safety improvements to address ways to minimize potential runway incursions.

The funds intended for new and replacement snow removal equipment are timely, as Cleveland Hopkins has been working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in recent months to improve its snow removal practices and to avoid unsafe incursions.

“This is welcome news,” said Congresswoman Kaptur, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. “In an era of limited resources, it’s a testament to the importance of Cleveland Hopkins to northern Ohio and the country that the FAA agrees that addressing these twin safety needs as a national funding priority.”

From the two separate FAA announcements, made shortly before 1 pm today:

• This $7,100,000 grant will provide federal funding for the Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport in Ohio.
• This project will fund the acquisition of new and replacement snow removal equipment to keep the airport serviceable during snow periods and aid in the efficiency and safety of operations.
• This is Phase One of a four phase project. This phase includes the acquisition of four multi-purpose vehicles, two blowers, two brooms, three plows, one spreader truck, and two liquid deicer trucks.
• Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport is a medium-hub primary airport associated with Cleveland, Ohio. The local point of contact is Mr. Fred Szabo, Interim Director of Cleveland Airports.
  
• Following this grant announcement, FAA will notify the sponsor of the allocation. A grant offer will be issued subsequently for this grant as finally formulated.
  
  Source: https://grants.ost.dot.gov/public/ViewMessage.cfm?MsgID=kttm95qloh
  
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• This $15,000,000 grant will provide federal funding for the Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport in Ohio.
• This project will provide funds for safety improvements as part of the Federal Aviation Administration's Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) program to address ways to minimize potential runway incursions.
• This grant will provide funding for the first phase of construction, which includes the reconfiguration of taxiway connectors A, B, C and R.
• Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport is a medium-hub primary airport associated with Cleveland, Ohio. The local point of contact is Mr. Fred Szabo, Interim Director of Cleveland Airports.
  
  
• Following this grant announcement, FAA will notify the sponsor of the allocation. A grant offer will be issued subsequently for this grant as finally formulated.
  
  Source: https://grants.ost.dot.gov/public/ViewMessage.cfm?MsgID=yzl02s0u7i