FAA Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce

FAA Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 FAA Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers 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 expand the Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers workforce and support activities to facilitate the transition to careers in aviation maintenance throughout the United States and U.S. territories.

Details

• Agency: FAA - Aviation Next Gen
• Department: Department of Transportation
• Opportunity #: NG-AWM-25-002
• Total Funding: $13,000,000
• Expected Awards: 13
• Instrument: grant

Eligibility

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.