Montana Airports Receive $20 Million In Grant Funding

Sixty-eight airports across Montana will share $20,034,965 in grant funding to keep up with costs and continue projects amid the COVID-19 crisis.

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., announced that he had secured the funding as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act that was signed into law in late December of last year. The grants are provided by the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program to provide economic relief to airports across the United States.

“Communities across Montana rely on airports to support their local economies and keep folks connected,” said Tester. “The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in air travel for the last year, making it harder for our local airports to keep up with costs and continue critical infrastructure projects. I’m proud to have helped secure funding that will allow airports across the state to continue serving their communities long after this crisis is over.”

The following airports were included in the package: Big Sky Field, Culbertson, $9,000; Sidney-Richland Regional Airport, $1,005,651; L.M. Clayton Airport, Wolf Point, $13,000; Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County Airport, $13,000; Malta Airport, $9,000; Poplar Municipal Airport, $9,000; and Terry Airport, $9,000.