Ouzinkie, Akiachak and Fort Yukon are each getting the maximum $15 million stimulus grant. By contrast, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport -- the busiest in the world -- hasn't received any stimulus money from the FAA. The FAA says politics aren't to blame for the inconsistency. The stimulus was designed to supplement infrastructure funding, not supplant it. Projects weren't eligible if they had already received money from federal, state or local governments, or from private sources such as landing fees.
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