QC International Airport getting $2.8M grant from federal funding
The Moline airport is getting nearly 3 million dollars in federal funding from the FAA s COVID-19 relief program.
Credit: Quad City International Airport Author: Connor Day Updated: 9:54 PM CST February 17, 2021
MOLINE, Ill. The Quad City International Airport is getting nearly 3 million dollars in federal funding as part of coronavirus relief.
The airport announced its receiving of the $2.8 million grant in a press release on Wednesday, February 17.
The money comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program, which is funded by federal money from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 (CRRSA).
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