Federal dollars will be rolling in to prop up local airports. The Federal Aviation Administration has announced more than $96 million in grants for 65 Hoosier airports.

 

Included in the funding is LaPorte’s Municipal Airport, which will receive $30,000. Michigan City’s airport will be getting the same amount. Porter County Regional Airport in Valparaiso is getting $69,000. South Bend International will receive over $7.2 million.

 

The U.S. Department of Transportation says the funds are for anything from capital expenditures to operating expenses, such as payroll and utilities. 

 

The funding is part of the $10 billion in emergency resources authorized by the Trump Administration's CARES Act to offset losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.