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Acceptance of Federal Aviation Administration Grant Offer 3-37-0056-67-2024 to Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority in the amount of $3,410,395.00
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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 (FAA) Grant Offer No. 3-37-0056-067-2024 on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDUAA). The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority is in receipt of a new grant offer from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). Funds from the referenced grant will be used for costs to acquire four Zero Emission Vehicles and associated charging infrastructure. The amount for Grant 3-37-0056-67-2024 is $3,410,395.00, and it is comprised entirely of discretionary funds.
The FAA requires Durham County, along with Wake County and the cities of Durham and Raleigh, to accept grant offers made by the FAA under the Airport Improvement Program. Therefore, the Airport Authority is requesting that the County consider acceptance of the grant offer at its earliest opportunity.
The executed grant must be in the possession of the FAA no later than July 31, 2024.
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 No. 3-37-0056-067-2024 on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority.
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County Manager: ____________________________