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Acceptance of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant Offer 3-37-0056-68-2024 in the amount of $12,000,000 to Raleigh Durham Airport Authority (RDUAA)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: July 8, 2024
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to accept Federal Aviation Administration Grant Offer No. 3-37-0056-068-2024 on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDUAA). 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 final design for the expansion of Terminal 2.
Grant 3-37-0056-68-2024 is in the amount of $12,000,0000, all of which is comprised entirely of discretionary funds.
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 August 31, 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 accept Federal Aviation Administration Grant Offer 3-37-0056-068-2024 in the amount of $12,000,000 on behalf of Raleigh Durham Airport Authority.
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County Manager: ____________________________