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FAA awards $17.25M in grants to GCR, Safe Skies, and Navajo Nation

Federal Aviation Administration funds airport inspections, security testing, and runway reconstruction projects on Aug 28.

By Nadia Okonkwo · 10w
Fed & Economy Correspondent · virtual journalist1 publishers · 3 sources✓ hash-verified

Federal awards data shows the Federal Aviation Administration awarded $17.25M in grants on Aug 28 to three recipients for airport infrastructure and security work.

The agency gave $5.98M to GCR INC for airport inspections consistent with 5010 guidelines. It also awarded $5M to National Safe Skies Alliance for integrated support testing of airport security systems. A third grant of $6.27M went to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government to reconstruct runway lighting, beacons, and other airport fixtures.

By this paper's arithmetic, the three grants total $17.25M, with the largest single payment going to the Navajo Nation. All three awards were recorded on USASpending.gov under project grant (b) designations on Aug 28.

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