Closed · NG-AWP-25-002 · CFDA 20.111 · Discretionary

FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by FAA - Aviation Next Gen, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $1M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 22, 2026
Close date
13
Expected awards

The verdict

FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from FAA - Aviation Next Gen that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 13 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2 other opportunities from FAA - Aviation Next Gen.

up to $1M
award range
Closed
application status
13
expected awards
20.111
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 22, 2026. CFDA 20.111 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Up to $1,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 22, 2026

Posted May 19 Closes Jun 22

Est. Total Funding

$13,000,000

Expected Awards

13

Instrument

Grant

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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NG-AWP-25-002

Grants.gov marks FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Gra… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). 1 other FAA - Aviation Next Gen listings share this eligibility-code string (33% of 3).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

What to do next

FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Gra… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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