USDOT opens $291.06 million for the Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) grant program
This opportunity includes programs FAST-SAF and FAST-Tech.
Announcement Type: Funding Opportunity Announcement (this program is accepting applications)
Opportunity: Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emission Aviation Technologies (FAST-Tech) Grant Program
Overview and Eligible Uses: 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.
Award Type: Grant
Award Amount: For FAST-SAF, the FAA anticipates that individual awards may vary between $100,000 and $300,000 for a Tier 1 award and between $500,000 and $20,000,000 for a Tier 2 award. For FAST-Tech, the FAA anticipates that individual awards may vary between $500,000 and $10,000,000.
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible entities include:
(A) a State or local government, including the District of Columbia, other than an airport sponsor;
(B) an air carrier;
(C) an airport sponsor;
(D) an accredited institution of higher education;
(E) a research institution including Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC);
(F) a person or entity engaged in the production, transportation, blending, or storage of sustainable aviation fuel in the United States or feedstocks in the United States that could be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel;
(G) a person or entity engaged in the development, demonstration, or application of low emission aviation technologies;
or (H) nonprofit entities or nonprofit consortia with experience in sustainable aviation fuels, low-emission aviation technologies, or other clean transportation research programs.
Eligible applicants may apply in a team and foreign entities may apply as a team or solely if they meet the eligibility requirements.
Key Dates: The closing date for applications is November 27, 2023.
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