REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 17, 2026
FROM
BRETT J. GODOWN, DIRECTOR, Department of Airports
SUBJECT
Title
Annual Report of Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreements Executed Under Delegated Authority
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Receive an annual report of Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreements for certain airport capital improvement projects executed by the Director of Airports pursuant to delegated authority for the period ending September 30, 2026.
(Presenter: Brett J. Godown, Director, 387-8810)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Receipt of this item will not require the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreements executed under delegated authority awarded a total of $8,189,417 for the Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) projects listed below:
|
Airport |
ACIP Project |
FAA Grant Award |
|
Apple Valley Airport |
26-1 Reconstruct Vault Building and Equipment (Design) |
$164,732 |
|
Apple Valley Airport |
27-1 Apple Valley Airport Rehabilitate Runway 18/36 |
$5,936,870 |
|
Twentynine Palms Airport |
26-1 Reconstruct Airfield Drainage (Phase II Construction) |
$2,087,815 |
|
Total |
$8,189,417 |
Sufficient appropriation and revenue have been included in the Airports 2026-2027 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets, if necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On December 16, 2025 (Item No. 132), the Board of Supervisors (Board), acting on behalf of San Bernardino County (County) and County Service Area 60- Apple Valley Airport (CSA-60), received a list of anticipated ACIP projects for the period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031 at eligible airports managed by the Department of Airports (Airports). The Board also delegated authority to the Director of Airports for the period of December 16, 2025 through December 15, 2026, to execute and submit FAA standard forms of pre-applications, applications, fund transfer requests, and award agreements for ACIP projects, in an amount, per ACIP project, not to exceed the total estimated funding from the FAA per ACIP project as set forth in the ACIP list received by the Board plus a fifteen percent contingency, subject to County Counsel review. As part of that action, the Board directed the department to provide an annual report to the Board of all FAA grant agreements for ACIP projects executed by the Director of Airports under this delegated authority for the period ending September 30, 2026.
The ACIP list received by the Board included ACIP Project 26-1 at Twentynine Palms. Due to an expanded project scope, the department returned to the Board on February 10, 2026 (Item No. 3), for delegated authority for the Director of Airports to: (a) execute and submit FAA standard forms of pre-applications, applications, fund transfer requests, and award agreements for the Twentynine Palms project for an increased amount of $3,045,700, rather than the original amount, including contingency of $1,092,500, and (b) execute and submit California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) standard forms of application, award agreements, and non-substantive documents for a matching grant in an amount of $152,285.
For the period ending September 30, 2026, the Director of Airports executed the following FAA Airport Improvement Program Grant Agreements to accept a total of $8,189,417 in FAA grant funds, with grant awards below the delegated authority amount due to refinement of project specifications, receipt of bids, or other adjustments:
|
FAA Grant Agreement No. |
ACIP Project |
Delegated Authority Amount |
FAA Grant Award |
Department Director Execution Date |
|
3-06-0009-013-2026 |
APV 26-1 Reconstruct Vault Building and Equipment (Design) |
$332,500 |
$164,732 |
07/13/2026 |
|
3-06-0009-014-2026 |
APV 27-1 Rehabilitate Runway 18/36 |
$8,309,937 |
$5,936,870 |
09/01/2026 |
|
3-06-0267-011-2026 |
TNP 26-1 Reconstruct Airfield Drainage (Phase II Construction) |
$3,045,700 |
$2,087,815 |
07/22/2026 |
|
Total FAA Grant Awards |
|
$8,189,417 |
|
The FAA funds provided under the grant agreements must be used within four years of the County’s acceptance. FAA awards are based on updated budgeted costs for the ACIP projects, and because additional funds are available, the grants cover approximately 95% of the project cost. Airports and anticipated Caltrans Matching Grants will fund the remaining 5%.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Agnes Cheng, Deputy County Counsel, 909-387-5455) on October 23, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Elisbeth Castaneda, Administrative Analyst, 387-5109) on October 27, 2026.