Data / Federal grants / FAA-COE-AJFE
Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment
FAA-COE-AJFE (Department of Transportation) is accepting applications until September 30, 2027. It lists awards of up to $20 million, 200 awards expected. Cost sharing is required.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- FAA-COE-AJFE
- Status
- Posted, open
- Posted
- November 13, 2023
- Closes
- September 30, 2027
- Award ceiling
- $20,000,000
- Award floor
- $1
- Expected awards
- 200
- Cost sharing
- Required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Energy, Environment, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Assistance listing
- 20.109 Air Transportation Centers of Excellence
- Contact
- Oliva Bastiampillai Management Program Analyst · [email protected] · 202-267-3546
Who can apply
- Private institutions of higher education
The opportunity for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuel and Environment (AJFE) was awarded in 2013 to the ASCENT cooperative aviation research organization. ASCENT is a coalition of 16 leading US research universities committed to improving the understanding of aviation noise and emissions and the modeling of aviation systems. ASCENT is co-led by Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (https://ascent.aero/). Any new grant opportunities under AJFE are open and available only to the university members of ASCENT.”
What the agency says
The opportunity for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuel and Environment (AJFE) was awarded in 2013 to the ASCENT cooperative aviation research organization. ASCENT is a coalition of 16 leading US research universities committed to improving the understanding of aviation noise and emissions and the modeling of aviation systems. ASCENT is co-led by Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (https://ascent.aero/). Any new grant opportunities under AJFE are open and available only to the university members of ASCENT.”
Other open grants from the Department of Transportation
| Opportunity | Status | Closes | Award ceiling | Total funding | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) Competitive Grant Program FHWA-PPPP-26-001 | Open | Oct 30 | $2,000,000 | $26,000,000 | grants.gov |
| Region 4 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC) OST-OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-REGION-4-FY2027-1 | Open | Oct 31 | $250,143 | grants.gov | |
| Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (Region 1) OST-OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-REGION1-FY2027-1 | Open | Oct 31 | $377,016 | grants.gov | |
| Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (Region 3) OST-OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-REGION3-FY2027-1 | Open | Oct 31 | $231,183 | grants.gov | |
| Fiscal Year 2026 Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program FHWA-WCPP-26-002 | Open | Nov 16 | $80,000,000 | grants.gov | |
| Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26 | Open | Sep 1, 2027 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | grants.gov |
All grants open to Private colleges and universities · Everything closing in September 2027
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