FAA Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grant Program
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accepting applications for the FY 2025 Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grant Program, aimed at expanding the aviation maintenance workforce across the United States and its territories. The program seeks to provide grants for educational initiatives and recruitment efforts that prepare individuals for careers in aviation maintenance, with a specific focus on supporting the Willa Brown Aviation Education Program, which requires at least 20% of the total funding. Approximately $9 million is available for this program, with applications due by February 5, 2025, and interested parties must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit their applications through Grants.gov. For further information, applicants can contact Alicia Joynes at AWD-Grants@faa.gov.
Eligible Applicants
a. A certified repair station that provides training defined in part 21, 121, 135, 145, or 147 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; b. Labor organization representing aviation maintenance workers; c. Accredited institution of higher education (20 U.S.C. § 1001), a postsecondary vocational institution, or a high school or secondary school (20 U.S.C. § 7801); d. Aviation-related nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; or e. A State, local, territorial, or Tribal governmental entity.