Drone Education and Workforce Training Grant Program.
Active
- Assistance listing
- 20.119
- Agency
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Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Treasury account
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- 69-1301-0-1-402
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Federal Aviation Administration, within the Department of Transportation, administers the Drone Education and Workforce Training Grant Program (CFDA 20.119), which funds workforce training for small unmanned aircraft systems at educational institutions. The source contains no recent grant award or opportunity data, so this summary cannot report a recent award date, a recent award cadence, or an open solicitation. The source supports no recent grant awards and no recent grant opportunities.
The program carries a statutory basis under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and continues the collegiate training initiative required by Section 631 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI), launched in April 2020, is the program's predecessor effort, and the program is intended to further the work of colleges and universities that participate in UAS-CTI. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, that participate in a program authorized under Sections 631 and 632 of the 2018 Act.
The FAA forwards a list of potential recipients to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation for final selection. Merit criteria include, but are not limited to, the number of students a project potentially reaches, and the program commits to selecting projects that include public and private schools in rural, suburban, and urban areas. Funding cannot be used for construction. Recipients expending $750,000 or more in federal awards in a year must obtain a single or program-specific audit under 2 CFR 200 Subpart F, and records must be retained for a minimum of three years after completion of a grant or cooperative agreement.
Objective and description
- Objective
The goal of the Drone Education and Workforce Training Grant Program, per the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, is to to make grants to educational institutions for workforce training for small unmanned aircraft systems in furtherance of activities
- Description
The FAA's 2018 Reauthorization Act required the FAA to establish a collegiate training initiative program relating to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or better known as drones. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI) Program was launched in April 2020 and addresses the Section 631 requirement of the FAA 2018 Reauthorization Act. This program is intended to further the efforts of Colleges and Universities that participates in the UAS-CTI program.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
(1) Institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that participates in a program authorized under sections 631 and 632 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 7 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
- Uses of assistance
In general, assistance under this program may be used in furtherance of activities authorized under section 631 and 632 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
- Use restrictions
Funding cannot be used for construction.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
In reviewing and selecting applications for assistance under this program, prior to selecting among competing applications based upon Merit Criteria that includes but not limited to number of students the project potentially reaches. The Program is committed to ensuring the applications selected for projects established will allow participation from a diverse collection of public and private schools in rural, suburban, and urban areas.
- Award procedure
The FAA will forward a list of potential grant recipients to the Office of Secretary of the Department of Transportation for final selection.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 20.119?
Assistance Listing 20.119 is Drone Education and Workforce Training Grant Program., a federal grant program run by Federal Aviation Administration (Department of Transportation).
What is the CFDA number for Drone Education and Workforce Training Grant Program.?
Its CFDA number is 20.119: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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