U.S. Senator Jerry Moran has announced that $1,150,629 in U.S. Department of Transportation grant funding will go to the Manhattan Regional Airport to help with expenses related to COVID-19. The money is part of $8,903,293 allotted for 23 Kansas airports to help with those expenses.
The grants were made available by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Salina Regional Airport will receive $1,008,876 while Clay Center Municipal Airport will get $9,000 and Abilene Municipal Airport $13,000.
"Local airport, whether in small towns or big cities, help bring economic opportunities and critical resources to communities across Kansas," said Sen. Moran. "Since the onset of this pandemic, our airports have worked hard to create safe flying opportunities for passengers and crew, and these grants will help Kansas airports with associated costs related to the pandemic, including sanitization services, to continue to ensure a safe experience as folks are passing through."