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Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Announce More Than $31.5 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Funding for Airports Across the State

December 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes today joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing $31,662,850 in the first round of federal funding to airports across the state from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), frequently called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.

This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the IIJA, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden in November. This funding will help Maryland airports prepare for future growth and better serve their passengers by undertaking a variety of projects to improve safety and operation of runways and taxiways and expand capacity at airport terminals. Airports in Maryland are expected to receive a total of $158 million over the next five years as a result of the IIJA.

"Modernizing our airports will help our state and our communities meet economic demand today and in the future. With this federal support, our state's airports will create and maintain high-quality jobs and deliver safer and more efficient service to passengers and regional businesses," the lawmakers said. "We worked to advance the once-in-a-generation investment in our nation's infrastructure because funding like this is crucial to Maryland's communities and local economies."

Awardees include:

LOCID

Airport Name

City

Total

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall

Baltimore

$ 25,643,515

SBY

Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional

Salisbury

$ 1,045,462

HGR

Hagerstown Regional-Richard A Henson Field

Hagerstown

$ 1,018,873

MTN

Martin State

Baltimore

$ 763,000

ESN

Easton/Newnam Field

Easton

$ 763,000

FME

Tipton

Fort Meade(Odenton)

$ 295,000

FDK

Frederick Municipal

Frederick

$ 295,000

GAI

Montgomery County Airpark

Gaithersburg

$ 295,000

2W6

St Mary's County Regional

Leonardtown

$ 295,000

DMW

Carroll County Regional/Jack B Poage Field

Westminster

$ 295,000

CGE

Cambridge-Dorchester Regional

Cambridge

$ 159,000

CGS

College Park

College Park

$ 159,000

CBE

Greater Cumberland Regional

Cumberland Heights

$ 159,000

2G4

Garrett County

Oakland

$ 159,000

OXB

Ocean City Municipal

Ocean City

$ 159,000

W29

Bay Bridge

Stevensville

$ 159,000

The Maryland delegation has fought for funding to support our local airports throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and has delivered to Maryland airports over $100 million in funding through the American Rescue Plan. Previously, the lawmakers announced American Rescue Plan Funding for Regional Maryland Airports for COVID-19 safety, cleaning and operations and nearly $14 million in federal funding to BWI, Easton/Newnam and Carroll County Regional Airports.