Project Grant 7200AA22FA00007

The North Orange County Community College District, doing business as Fullerton College, was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The grant was awarded on January 18, 2022 under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112). The goal of the project grant is to support the education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance workforce through July 19, 2023. Specifically, the...

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 Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region awarded D.L.K. Aviation, Inc. a $250,000 Project Grant under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) to support aviation maintenance workforce development. The grant period runs from January 18, 2022 through July 19, 2023. The goal of the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program is to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance...

This $250,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative research project to enhance the cognitive capabilities of aviation maintenance technicians through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR) technologies. The primary goal is to improve inspection processes and reduce maintenance errors that cause aircraft accidents. The award is funding research and development led by a...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $235,898 supports collaborative research on human-automation interaction for the future of work through August 2024. Funded by the Integrative Activities program under the CFDA number 47.083, the award to the University of New Hampshire will develop the science and technology of intuitive human-automation interactions that promote safety, transparency, dignity and trust. Specifically, the university will conduct research with German...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $9,961,460 Project Grant under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for the "ACCESS-TECHNOLOGY: ADVANCING CAREER CHOICES FOR EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS IN TECHNOLOGY" initiative. This 5-year project (October 2024 - September 2029) aims to improve employment, education, and transition outcomes for individuals with disabilities by developing...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region under the Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emissions Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant Program (CFDA 20.115) provides $4,456,125.30 to Wright Electric Inc. for two projects: (1) Enhanced Testing of MW Electric Ducted Fan under the FAST-Tech Category 2, and (2) Ultra High Energy Battery under the FAST-Tech Category...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), provides funding to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for the first phase of a project to expand an existing airport hangar by 7,700 square feet and extend an existing taxilane by 157 feet in Harrison, Ohio. The $446,989.47 grant award, dated September 4, 2025, will fund the design phase of this project, which aims to help the airport become more...

The Center for Advancing Innovation, Inc. was awarded a $2.49 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to launch the Global Health Innovation Challenge. Over three years, the Center will source and launch over 60 high-growth startups in the Washington D.C. metro area to address global health threats using technology. The startups will focus on preventing, diagnosing, treating and...

This $4,159,944 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will fund the reconstruction of approximately 2,700 feet of an existing paved, non-public use service road in Chicago, Illinois. The project, awarded on September 22, 2025, covers the design phase (Phase 1) of the road reconstruction, which has reached the end of its useful life. The grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with the...