# Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program (20.111)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/20-111-aircraft-pilots-workforce-development-grant-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $13.9 million in 41 grants, about $338,404 per award.

## Objectives

The goal of the Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Program is to support the creation and delivery of curriculum designed to provide high school students with aircraft pilot education in accordance with the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $5.0 million | 17 |
| 2023 | $5.0 million | 12 |
| 2024 | $3.8 million | 12 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth City State University | North Carolina | $769,000 |
| County-Scottsbluff Sch Dist 16 | Nebraska | $546,379 |
| Department of Workforce Development | Kentucky | $500,000 |
| Black Pilots of America, Inc | Washington | $500,000 |
| Broward College | Florida | $500,000 |
| The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum | Michigan | $500,000 |
| Pacific Aviation Northwest, Inc. | Oregon | $500,000 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Iowa | $493,657 |
| Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics | Oklahoma | $491,000 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. | Florida | $484,803 |
| Sling Flying Club, LLC | California | $480,253 |
| Louisiana State University | Louisiana | $476,643 |
| University of North Dakota | North Dakota | $471,622 |
| Georgetown Independent School District | Texas | $462,209 |
| Old Dominion University Research Foundation | Virginia | $458,921 |
| South Carolina Department of Education | South Carolina | $425,000 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Florida | $423,560 |
| Kent State University | Ohio | $419,708 |
| Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology | New York | $410,232 |
| Purdue University | Indiana | $383,824 |