The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program of which 20 percent of the total amount funded will be used to carry out the Willa Brown Aviation Education Program.
Donor Name: Department of Transportation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/05/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The purpose of the Program is to attract future aircraft pilots or unmanned aircraft systems operators to the aviation industry throughout the United States and U.S. territories.
Program Goals
The Program is to provide grants for eligible projects to support the education and recruitment of future aircraft pilots and the development of the aircraft pilot workforce. Per the Authorizing Legislation, the USDOT Secretary may exercise discretion to ensure that the award recipients selected will allow participation from a diverse collection of applicants in rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $9,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000.
Grant Period
2 years.
Eligible Projects
Projects that fall into one or more of the below categories will be eligible for award. An eligible project is a project to:
- Create and deliver a program or curriculum that provides high school or secondary school students and students of institutions of higher education with meaningful aviation education to become aircraft pilots or unmanned aircraft systems operators, including purchasing and operating a computer-based simulator associated with such curriculum;
- Establish or improve scholarship, internship, or registered apprenticeship programs for individuals pursuing employment as a professional aircraft pilot or unmanned aircraft systems operator;
- Create and deliver curricula that provide certified flight instructors with the necessary instructional, leadership, and communication skills to better educate student pilots;
- Support the transition to professional aircraft pilot or unmanned systems operator careers, including for members and veterans of the armed forces;
- Support robust outreach about careers in commercial aviation as a professional aircraft pilot or unmanned system operator, including outreach to populations that are underrepresented in the aviation industry; or
- Otherwise enhance or expand the aircraft pilot or unmanned aircraft system operator workforce.
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of entities are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity:
- Air carrier as defined in Section 40102 of Title 49, U.S. Code;
- Entity that holds management specifications under Subpart K of Part 91 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations;
- Accredited institution of higher education (20 U.S.C. § 1001), a postsecondary vocational institution, or a high school or secondary school (20 U.S.C. § 7801);
- Flight school that provides flight training defined in Part 61 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or that holds a pilot school certificate under Part 141 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations;
- Labor organization representing professional aircraft pilots;
- Aviation-related nonprofit organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of such code; or
- State, local, territorial, or tribal governmental entity.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
