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Congressman Panetta Announces More Than $12.8 Million in Federal Funding for Central Coast Airports

April 14, 2020

SALINAS, CA –Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced the distribution of $12,892,025 in federal government grants for airports in California's 20th Congressional District experiencing severe economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency. The funding for these grants comes from the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

"As part of the CARES Act, these airports are receiving FAA grants to support continuing operations and replace lost revenue resulting from the sharp decline in passenger traffic and other airport business during the COVID-19 pandemic,"said Congressman Panetta. "This federal funding definitely doesn't replace the steady stream of earnings that local airports typically receive, but it provides for a softer landing as our airports and their customers do their part to flatten the coronavirus curve and patiently work to get back to normal."

The funds are available for airport capital expenditures, airport operating expenses including payroll and utilities, and airport debt payments.

City

Airport Name

LOC_ID

Totals

Hollister

Hollister Municipal

CVH

$30,000

King City

Mesa Del Rey

KIC

$30,000

Marina

Marina Municipal

OAR

$30,000

Monterey

Monterey Regional

MRY

$12,664,025

Salinas

Salinas Municipal

SNS

$69,000

Watsonville

Watsonville Municipal

WVI

$69,000

Issues:Health