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Acceptance of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant Offer No. 3-37-0056-066-2024 in the amount of $15,000,000.00 to Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDUAA).
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Date of BOCC Meeting: May 13, 2024
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to accept Federal Aviation Administration Grant Offer No. 3-37-0056-066-2024 on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDU). The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDUAA) is in receipt of a new grant offer from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). Funds from this grant will be used for costs related to the design and construction of the Replacement Runway 5L-23R project. Grant 3-37-0056-66-2024 is in the amount of $15,000,000.00, all of which is comprised entirely of discretionary funds.
At its April 18, 2024, meeting, the Airport Authority's Board took action to accept the grant. Under the Airport Improvement Program, Durham County, Wake County, and the cities of Durham and Raleigh are also required by the FAA to accept grant offers from the agency. Because the FAA must receive the fully executed agreement by June 14, 2024, the Airport Authority is requesting Durham County to consider accepting this grant offer as soon as possible.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Goal 5 - Accountable, Efficient and Visionary Government.
Resource Persons: Ron Jewett, Vice President of Facilities Asset Management, Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board accepts Federal Aviation Administration Grant Offer No. 3-37-0056-066-2024.
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County Manager: ____________________________