Federal Aviation Administration: Key Grant Programs
Agency Description
The Federal Aviation Administration’s mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. The FAA provides funding opportunities that assist participants in meeting the administration’s nationwide goals.
The agency strives to reach the next level of safety by enforcing standards for the manufacture, operation, certification, and maintenance of aircraft and the ratings and certifications of their pilots, carriers, and hazardous cargo. The FAA’s regulation of airport towers, air route traffic control centers, and flight service stations—aligned with rules for air traffic, the use of airspace, and security controls meeting national defense requirements—keep the nation’s air travel systems efficient and effective.
Other responsibilities include the construction or installation of visual and electronic aids to air navigation, the promotion of aviation safety internationally, and more recently, the regulation and licensure of public and private U.S. commercial space transportation industry launches and facilities.
The FAA seeks to uphold environmental responsibility, global leadership, equity, safety, excellence, integrity, people, and innovation in all of its awarding programs.
Discretionary Grant Programs
Below are brief descriptions of FAA grant programs.
For more information, follow the links in each description, which lead to individual grant program pages in the Grant Applicant Toolkit’s DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard, where you can search federal grant opportunities at USDOT and other federal agencies that can aid communities in meeting their transportation infrastructure needs.
Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Program
The Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Program supports pilot and aeronautics career training curricula development, recruitment, and deployment.
Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Program page.
Airport Improvement Program
The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) supports planning and capital projects for more than 3,300 public-use and rural airports.
Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s Airport Improvement Program page.
Airport Terminals Program
The Airport Terminals Program (ATP) supports terminal modernization and restoration projects at non-hub and small, medium, and large hub airports.
Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s Airport Terminals Program page.
Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Program
The Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Program funds new and existing educational programs and program support for careers in aviation maintenance.
Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Program page.
Aviation Research Grants Program
The Aviation Research Grants Program funds independent research on a range of topics related to the long-term growth of civil aviation.
Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s Aviation Research Grants Program page.
FAA Contract Tower Program
The Federal Contract Tower (FCT) Program funds construction, installation, and equipment for new and existing FAA-certified Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) and related facilities.
Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s Federal Contract Tower page.