The FAA’s latest Aviation Workforce Development grant round is open, with applications due 22 June 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The programme targets aircraft pilots and aviation maintenance technical workers, keeping the agency focused on the training pipeline operators, schools and industry groups have been trying to widen.
The timing matters because the window is live now, not tied to a future notice cycle. For flight schools, maintenance programmes and colleges, the deadline sets the pace for funding bids built around enrolment growth, instructor capacity and technician throughput.
Expect a short run-up and a crowded field.