BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $31,968,035 in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants for airports across North Dakota. The funding will be distributed as follows:

• $8,818,680 to the Bismarck Municipal Airport to rehabilitate Runway 3/21 and Taxiways D, D1, D2, and D3; reconstruct runway and taxiway lighting; construct runway safety area improvements and a blast pad; and complete associated airfield safety enhancements.
• $8,619,121 to the Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport to construct a new terminal apron, new Taxiways H and I, and install new taxiway lighting.
• $7,628,531 to the Minot International Airport to rehabilitate Runway 8/26, reconstruct and replace runway end identifier lights, reconstruct runway lighting, realign Taxiway B, and construct the southern portion of taxiway.
• $4,000,000 to the Hector International Airport to complete reconstruction of the terminal apron.
• $950,000 to the Beach Municipal Airport for lighting, airfield signage, precision approach path indicator, rotating beacon, and lighting vault reconstruction projects.
• $519,840 to the Williston Basin International Airport to reseal pavement joints on taxilanes, taxiways, and the commercial apron.
• $519,009 to the Mott Municipal Airport to reseal the apron, runway, taxiway, and taxilanes to extend the life of existing pavement.
• $375,000 to the Glen Ullin Regional Airport to reseal the runway, taxiway, taxilanes, and general aviation apron.
• $310,000 to the Garrison Airport Authority to reconstruct portions of the airport terminal.
• $167,854 to the Adams County Airport Authority for design and installation of new taxiway lighting at Hettinger's J.B. Lindquist Regional Airport.
• $60,000 to the Tioga Municipal Airport Authority for design work associated with extending Taxiway A and expanding the airport's holding bay.

The FAA AIP provides funding to airports nationwide for planning, capital, and safety enhancement projects.