The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission received a $491,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The grant was awarded under the Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program (CFDA 20.111) to support the creation and delivery of curriculum designed to provide high school students with aircraft pilot education. The period of performance for this award is from January 18, 2022 through July 19, 2023. The goal of the program is...
Iowa Western Community College received a $475,000 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The award was made under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance workforce. Specifically, the funding will support Iowa Western's AWD MAINTENANCE project from January 2022 through July 2023. The goal of this federal grant program...
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...
The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region awarded a $458,794 Project Grant to the Oklahoma City Airport Trust on June 9, 2021 with a completion date of June 8, 2025. The grant funding will support improvements to existing airport infrastructure through the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). These FAA grant programs contribute to the agency's strategic goals of...
This Project Grant award, valued at $887,201.11, was made by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics. The purpose of this grant is to update the existing Oklahoma Airport System Plan Economic Impact Study. Specifically, this Phase 1 project will fund data collection activities. The intended beneficiaries are airports associated with Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The award was made on...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to the University of Oklahoma's Office of Research Administration. This grant will provide funding for the first phase of reconstructing a sponsor-owned air traffic control tower approved for the Federal Contract Tower Program. The grant activities include ATCT siting, environmental work, and phase 1 design for the tower located in Norman, Oklahoma. This...
The Macon County Board of Education received a $425,000 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The grant was awarded under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance workforce. The funding will support the Macon County Board of Education's efforts to deliver aviation maintenance technical workforce development services...
The University of Oklahoma received a $658,566 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on February 9, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding supports the Aerospace Workforce Development program, through which the University will provide research and educational services to strengthen the aerospace industry workforce in Norman, Oklahoma. Specifically, the University will conduct research in fields such as...
Dutchess Community College was awarded a $450,000 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Region. The grant was awarded under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program (CFDA 20.112) to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance workforce. The grant funds will support Dutchess Community College's AWD Maintenance project from January 18, 2022 to July 19, 2023. As a sub-awardee of the New York...
The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southwestern Region awarded a $11.5 million Project Grant to the Oklahoma City Airport Trust on June 8, 2021 through the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund improvements to existing airport infrastructure in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma through June 7, 2025. The Airport Improvement Program aims to maintain and enhance the national...