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FAA Aviation Research Grants Program

Funds aviation research grants and cooperative agreements across seven named technical areas, for colleges, universities and nonprofit research institutions.

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Civil aviation needs both long-term technology growth and quick fixes to short-term technical problems, and the FAA has kept this grant programme open for exactly that since 2020.

Seven topic areas are named directly: capacity and air traffic control technology; communications, navigation and surveillance; aviation weather; airports; aircraft safety technology; human factors and aviation medicine…

Aerospace

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: www.grants.gov