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No. FAA-COE-AJFE · FAA-COE-AJFE

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Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment

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Dealbreakers Cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Invitation only
“Any new grant opportunities under AJFE are open and available only to the university members of ASCENT.” — From the announcement
Award range
$1 – $20,000,000
Expected awards
~200
Application deadline
Sep 30, 2026 28 days left
Posted
Nov 13, 2023
Last verified
7 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
  • Research & Discovery
  • Researchers & Scholars
  • Engineering, Physical & Mathematical Sciences
  • Environment, Conservation & Natural Resources
  • Infrastructure & Public Works
Official description from grants.gov

The opportunity for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuel and Environment (AJFE) was awarded in 2013 to the ASCENT cooperative aviation research organization. ASCENT is a coalition of 16 leading US research universities committed to improving the understanding of aviation noise and emissions and the modeling of aviation systems. ASCENT is co-led by Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (https://ascent.aero/). Any new grant opportunities under AJFE are open and available only to the university members of ASCENT.”

Who can apply

  • Private institutions of higher education
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 20.109 · Air Transportation Centers of Excellence

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (20.109), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 2 $690,150 $660,225 – $720,075
FY 2025 0 — —
FY 2024 8 $267,746 $25,464 – $496,985
FY 2023 0 — —
FY 2022 7 $0 $0 – $931,800
FY 2021 2 $2,814,640 $1,489,462 – $4,139,817

For comparison, this notice advertises $1 – $20,000,000.

Who wins it Higher education (19) of 19 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states GA (3) · OH (3) · FL (2) · IA (2) · IN (1)
Largest recent awards
  1. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP $5,464,994 · FY 2021
  2. SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE $1,941,000 · FY 2022
  3. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE $1,713,600 · FY 2022
  4. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY $1,179,874 · FY 2024
  5. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY $750,000 · FY 2026

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 13, 2026