About
The Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program is authorised under the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act 2018. The main objective of the program is to support education, recruitment, and development of the aviation maintenance workforce.
Grants awarded under this program will:
- Establish new educational programs that teach technical skills used in aviation maintenance, including purchasing equipment or to improve existing such programs;
- Enhance aviation maintenance technical education or aviation maintenance industry workforce;
- To establish scholarships or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation maintenance industry workforce;
- To establish scholarships or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation maintenance industry;
- Support outreach about careers in the aviation maintenance industry to: primary, secondary and post-secondary school students, communities under-represented in the industry;
- Support transition to careers in aviation maintenance, including members of the Armed Forces;
- Support educational opportunities related to aviation maintenance in economically disadvantaged geographic areas
This program is designed to facilitate public-private collaboration and innovation.
Available Funding
No more than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year is authorised to be expended to provide grants under the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workforce Grant Program. Maximum $500,000 is available for any 1 grant in any 1 fiscal year under the program.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, a grant application must be supported by an aviation business or union, a school and a government entity.
For more information on your business’s eligibility, contact us here.
