堪萨斯州11个社区获逾420万美元联邦机场基础设施拨款：本轮总投资逾450万美元
堪萨斯州州长 Laura Kelly 10月21日宣布，该州11个社区从美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）机场基础设施拨款（AIG）项目获得逾420万美元联邦资金，资金来自《基础设施投资与就业法》（IIJA）。加上堪萨斯基础设施枢纽与“建设堪萨斯基金”（Build Kansas Fund）配套的逾21.2万美元州级资金，以及逾1.2万美元地方出资，本轮机场基础设施总投资逾450万美元。
首批公布的项目包括：Liberal 市机场航站楼区停车场扩建，项目总额596,842美元；Grant County 的 Ulysses 机场项目，项目总额512,166美元。堪萨斯州交通厅航空处处长 Ray Seif 表示，机场是空中救护、农业与消防航空作业、企业出行、飞行培训和休闲飞行的重要通道，这些投资将提升相关社区的安全性、通达性和区域经济吸引力。
州长办公室介绍，自2024年以来，“建设堪萨斯基金”已投入5,170万美元州级资金，为全州110个联邦拨款项目提供配套，撬动联邦资金近1.69亿美元，约合每1美元州资金换回3美元以上联邦资金。目前堪萨斯基础设施枢纽还有29个项目等待联邦审批，有望再为该州带回约1.77亿美元。
Kansas: 11 Communities Win Over $4.2 Million in Federal Airport Infrastructure Grants
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced on Oct. 21 that 11 Kansas communities have secured more than $4.2 million in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Combined with more than $212,000 in matching funds from the Kansas Infrastructure Hub and Build Kansas Fund and more than $12,000 in local contributions, this round of airport infrastructure investment totals more than $4.5 million.
The first projects announced include an expansion of the terminal area parking lot at the City of Liberal airport, a $596,842 project, and the Grant County airport project at Ulysses, totaling $512,166. Ray Seif, director of aviation at the Kansas Department of Transportation, said airports serve as access points for air ambulances, agriculture and firefighting aerial applicators, businesses, flight training and pleasure flying, and that the investments improve safety, access and economic appeal for the communities.
Since 2024, the Build Kansas Fund's $51.7 million state investment has provided matching dollars for 110 federal grant awards of nearly $169 million across Kansas, returning more than $3 in federal funds for every $1 of state money. The Kansas Infrastructure Hub currently has 29 applications pending a federal decision, which could bring an additional $177 million to the state.
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图片来源：图：堪萨斯州 Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport 航拍图。来源：美国地质调查局（USGS），公共领域（Wikimedia Commons）。Photo: aerial view of Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport in Kansas. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), public domain (Wikimedia Commons).
