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Congressman Tom Reed announced Wednesday that a $720,447 grant to provide Tompkins County with funding to purchase snow removal equipment for the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport.

“We care about ensuring our friends and neighbors have fair access to reliable transportation,” Reed said. “This grant enables the Ithaca Airport to acquire snow removal equipment to help handle snowy New York winters. It is important that we invest in our airports and we are pleased this grant will allow the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to continue their high quality of service to the people of the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier.”

"We are thrilled to receive this grant and appreciate all of the support Representative Reed has provided the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport," said the Director of the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport, Mike Hall.

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awards Airport Capital Improvement Program Grants (ACIP) through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the planning and development of public-use airports. In December 2018, USDOT awarded $205 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to small airports in 34 states..

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