This $2.22 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program funds the establishment of a Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facility at Wichita State University. The facilities will provide regional commercial and defense manufacturers, suppliers, and aviation-supporting small businesses with access to a non-profit, university-based center for flight testing, research, and maintenance activities. Services include advancing new technologies to increase industry resiliency and enable companies to pivot in response to challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic impacts. The project also reactivates a former Boeing defense site to generate new products and job opportunities to replace positions lost due to issues like the Boeing 737 MAX production pause. Awarded September 29, 2021, the grant supports Wichita State University's role in strengthening the regional aviation economy through establishment of the research and maintenance facilities.
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