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23-FAA-FAST-001: Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emission Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant Program

Closed Closed December 4, 2023 Opportunity 23-FAA-FAST-001 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of FAA - Aviation Next Gen notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$50.0 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emissions Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant awards averaged $3.6 million; this notice allows up to $50.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (54% over five years) went to small businesses.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for funds for the FAA Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) Grant Program, established under Section 40007 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The grant program will have elements focused on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), to be termed FAST-SAF, and elements focused on low-emission aviation technologies, to be termed FAST-Tech. The amount of available funding for the FAST Grant Program is $244.53M and $46.53M for FAST-SAF and FAST-Tech, respectively. The purpose of the FAST Grant Program is to make grants available to eligible entities for projects that support sustainable aviation fuels and low-emission aviation technologies in line with the goals of the United States Aviation Climate Action Plan available at https://www.faa.gov/sustainability/aviation-climate-action-plan

Category: Energy, Environment, Transportation.

Applying now

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