Colorado airports receive $9M in infrastructure grants

The Colorado Aeronautical Board has approved more than $9 million in grants to support infrastructure improvements at 20 airports throughout the state.

The State and Local Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant awards were approved at the board’s Jan. 27 meeting.

The first round of 2026 CDAG awards provides $9,064,332 in state funding, with an additional $3.5 million in local matching funds. 

Funded projects focus on maintaining and improving airport safety, reliability and operational efficiency, according to a press release. Grant awards include investments in pavement maintenance, airfield snow removal and maintenance equipment, aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment and facilities, airfield lighting and navigational aids, unleaded aviation fuel infrastructure and other essential airport improvements

Project funding by category includes:

• Pavement maintenance: $3.6 million.
• Airfield snow removal, maintenance, ARFF equipment and storage: $2.9 million.
• Airfield lighting, navigation aids and weather systems: $795,375.
• Aviation fuel infrastructure and unleaded fuel projects: $492,300.
• Airfield pavement construction and rehabilitation: $475,000.
• Other airport improvements: $700,000.

“These grants help ensure Colorado’s airports remain safe, reliable, and economically viable,” Todd Green, deputy director of the Colorado Division of Aeronautics, said in a written statement. “Strategic investments at the local level strengthen the statewide aviation system and support communities across Colorado.”

Grants awarded to airports in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado, including state and local funds:

• Boulder Municipal Airport, airfield pavement maintenance, $633,000.

• Erie Municipal Airport, airfield pavement maintenance, $333,334.

• Northern Colorado Regional Airport, airfield pavement maintenance, $500,000.

A full list of each airport grant can be found here.

The Division expects to present the Federal Match Grant Program for Colorado Aeronautical Board consideration in April 2026. That program is expected to provide approximately $7 million in additional state funding.

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