FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: May 19, 2026

Archive date: July 22, 2026

Close date: June 22, 2026

Opportunity ID: 362476

Opportunity number: NG-AWP-25-002

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: FAA - Aviation Next Gen

Agency code: DOT-FAA-ANG

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $1,000,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Transportation
Eligible Applicants
  • Unrestricted
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
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  • category_of_funding_activity:transportation
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
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  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program of which 20 percent of the total amount funded will be used to carry out the Willa Brown Aviation Education Program. The purpose of the Program is to attract future aircraft pilots or unmanned aircraft systems operators to the aviation industry throughout the United States and U.S. territories.

FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program of which 20 percent of the total amount funded will be used to carry out the Willa Brown Aviation Education Program. The purpose of the Program is to attract future aircraft pilots or unmanned aircraft systems operators to the aviation industry throughout the United States and U.S. territories.
[Forecasted] FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program
Forecasted
FAA - Aviation Next Gen
Transportation
Grant
Unrestricted
2026-05-19