U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, and U.S. Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, today announced that the Hancock County Airport in Bar Harbor and the Augusta State Airport will be receiving a combined $902,500 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Both airports received the funding to purchase aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicles. Hancock County Airport will receive $427,500 while the Augusta State Airport will receive $475,000.

"Maine's airports, both big and small, are critical resources for the communities in which they exist and the people they serve," Snowe and Collins said in a joint statement. "It is essential that we enhance and maintain the infrastructure and safety at each of these airports in order to remain competitive and efficient."