{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2021/6/stanton-s-advocacy-positions-scottsdale-to-receive-critical-faa-grant", "Stanton\u2019s Advocacy Positions Scottsdale to Receive Critical FAA Grant", "2021-06-08", "2021", "2021-06", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "An infrastructure grant to make much-needed improvements to the Scottsdale Airport\u2019s runway could be accelerated thanks to Rep. Greg Stanton\u2019s advocacy to the Federal Aviation Administration. Stanton has been working with Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega to elevate the airport\u2019s runway rehabilitation project to the FAA and make the case for releasing grant funds ahead of schedule.\n\nEarlier this month, Stanton urged FAA Administrator Steve Dickson to expedite the release of the grant in order to allow the airport to complete the pre-construction items necessary to begin the project on time. Stanton visited Ortega in Scottsdale on Monday to update him on the grant\u2019s status and discuss other infrastructure projects important to the City.\n\nConstruction is slated to begin on July 6, with the airport temporarily ceasing operations to complete the project. Without accelerating the release of the federal grant, the project was put at risk\u2014and the City of Scottsdale can\u2019t proceed with any construction until the grant is officially awarded.\n\n\u201cScottsdale Airport is one of the busiest single-runway airports in the nation, it anchors one of the largest employment clusters in Arizona, and it has not had a major rehabilitation since it was built in 1967,\u201d said Ortega. \u201cThis runway rehabilitation project is critical to continuing the airport\u2019s positive impact, and Scottsdale is very grateful for Greg Stanton\u2019s support so that we can complete this important maintenance project this summer.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Scottsdale Airport plays an important role in our region\u2019s economy\u2014and we need to invest in its infrastructure to help grow its capacity,\u201d Stanton said. \u201cI\u2019m working closely with Mayor Ortega and the FAA to cut through red tape and get these funds to the airport as quickly as possible.\u201d\n\nIn April, the airport was awarded an Airport Improvement Program grant of approximately $8.5 million, falling short of the estimated $11 million necessary to complete the project. The FAA Phoenix office and the FAA region were able to identify additional AIP funds to address the shortfall, and submitted the request to Office of Secure Transportation to combine the funds and re-issue the award.\n\nWhen the City of Scottsdale was notified the reissue process could take several weeks, potentially delaying construction, Mayor Ortega approached Stanton to request he intervene on their behalf with the FAA to ensure the grant was reissued expeditiously.\n\nThe funds are expected to be released by the end of the week, keeping the project on schedule.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stanton.house.gov/2021/6/stanton-s-advocacy-positions-scottsdale-to-receive-critical-faa-grant"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7586469873785973, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}