Dillon Airport Receives $834,085 In Grant Funding For Upgrades

HELENA, Mont. (February 6, 2023) - The Montana Department of Transportation
  (MDT) Aeronautics Board approved over $2.85 million in funding during its
  Helena meeting January 17 - 18, 2023. The requests were for a variety of
  improvement projects that focused on runway, taxiway, and apron
  reconstruction, master plans, lighting enhancements, land easements,
  perimeter fencing, building construction, and snow removal and weather
  equipment.

A portion of the money awarded in grants and loans each year goes to
  leverage 90/10 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) match dollars for large
  airport construction projects. Over $4.3 million was requested by 31
  public-use airports across the state. The Board awarded funds for 58 of 69
  different project requests for 27 of Montana's public airports, to include
  federally and non-federally funded projects.

  Any public airport is eligible to apply for assistance through the loan and
  grant program. Funds can be used for a wide variety of airport and aviation
  related projects. Applications for the funding are due for submission to
  MDT's Aeronautics Division on November 15 each year, and the money is
  typically awarded in January of the following year. Although the money is
  awarded in January, the funds are not available until the beginning of the
  next fiscal year which is July 1. During the meeting, the Montana
  Aeronautics Board reviews the applications and takes public comment before
  making final award determinations for the upcoming fiscal year.

  For more information regarding the program, please contact Karen Hallenbeck,
  MDT Aeronautics Division, at khallenbeck@mt.gov or call 406-444-9581.

The Dillon airport received:

 Rehabilitate Runway
 $476,690 (Grant) $89,918 (Loan)
 Rehabilitate Taxiway
 $297,840 (Grant) $56,182 (Loan)
 Construct Taxiway
 $23,800 (Grant) $2,142 (Loan)
 Construct Apron [Capacity]
 $22,250 (Grant) $5,563 (Loan)
 Rehabilitate Taxiway
 $2,555 (Grant) $482 (Loan)
 Rehabilitate Apron
 $2,555 (Grant) $482 (Loan)
 Rehabilitate Runway
 $8,395 (Grant) $1,584 (Loan)