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# Hernando County airport receives $13.6M in federal disaster recovery funding
- URL: https://tampa-bay-disaster-preparedness-news.ghost.io/hernando-county-airport-receives-13-6m-in-federal-disaster-recovery-funding/
- Published: 2026-07-13T15:34:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-16T16:48:27.000Z
- Description: A $13.6 million federal grant will fund infrastructure improvements at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport, federal officials announced Tuesday.
- Author: Chris Thomas
- Tags: News

The Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport in Hernando County will receive $13.6 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration announced Tuesday.

**Why it matters:** 

Award marks the largest grant in a $27 million disaster recovery package and the only project funded in Florida.

**The Bottom Line:**

Funding will support water and sewer infrastructure upgrades at the airport, helping strengthen facilities damaged or affected by storms and natural disasters in 2023 and 2024.