Block Grant 16G011

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program ($307,706) will support Johnson College's development and implementation of an FAA-approved Aviation Technology associate degree program from May 2022 to April 2025. The program aims to recruit and train students to fill the regional and national workforce need for aviation technicians, which is projected to grow faster than average and result in over 14,000 annual openings through 2030 according to BLS. Key...

The Department of the Air Force awarded a $2,135,810.00 Project Grant on March 17, 2025 to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). This grant supports the establishment of a University Center of Excellence for research and education on programmable computing fabric solutions to address critical United States Air Force communications needs. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Developing algorithms...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region awarded Colorado State University a $5 million Project Grant under the Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program (CFDA 20.111) for the period of March 1, 2023 through March 1, 2024. The goal of the grant program is to support the creation and delivery of curriculum designed to provide high school students with aircraft pilot education in accordance with the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. Under this award,...

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees (UCF) received a $257,710 Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. The grant will support the development of an ultra high-speed imaging system for hypersonics research and education training from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024. The system will provide capabilities to conduct research and train students on hypersonic flight, a...

USRA AFRL Scholars and Faculty Fellowship Program Summary Universities Space Research Association (USRA) was awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $975,000 by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on January 30, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. The award supports the USRA AFRL Scholars and Faculty Fellowship Program, a research initiative designed to advance scientific and technical capabilities...

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees received a $481,778.00 Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on April 1, 2025. The award supports a research project titled "DURIP: PHOTONIC LANTERN IMAGING AND WAVEFRONT SENSING" with a performance period ending on March 31, 2026. As a prominent public research university, the University of Central Florida will leverage its expertise in areas...

This $297,576 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. The grant supports research on the "Response of Wall Turbulence to Large-Scale, Space-Time Perturbations" over a 3-year period from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. Embry-Riddle, a private university specializing in aviation and aerospace research, will conduct...

The Arizona State University was awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The award is provided under the Aviation Research Grants program (CFDA 20.108) to support innovative, advanced, and applied research and development in areas that could benefit long-term civil aviation growth. Specifically, ASU will leverage the funding to conduct research and development activities from December 1, 2022 to December 1,...

The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees was awarded a $258,260 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will fund the development of automated laser micro-machining capabilities for high power fiber lasers from February 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S. technological superiority in...

This $499,673 federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports a holistic measurement system for fluid-structure interaction problems involving large structural deformations and massively separated flows. The award was granted to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees on May 1, 2025, with a final completion date of April 30, 2026. The University of Central Florida, a prominent public...