The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is offering a grant opportunity through the Joint Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (JAMS) aimed at fostering collaboration among academic, industrial, and governmental entities to enhance the safety and reliability of advanced materials in commercial aircraft. This initiative seeks to support research and development projects focused on critical areas such as damage tolerance, durability of bonded joints, additive manufacturing technologies, and the environmental effects on composite structures. The grant, which has an award ceiling of $20 million, is open to member universities of the Center of Excellence, with applications encouraged to address the pressing challenges in advanced materials and structures. Interested applicants can reach out to Ahmet Oztekin at ahmet.oztekin@faa.gov or by phone at 609-485-6809 for further information, with the closing date for applications to be determined by the agency.