FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Program
About
The FAA is investing in the future aviation workforce by providing grants to academia and the aviation community to help prepare a more inclusive talent pool of pilots and aviation maintenance technicians, to inspire and recruit the next generation of aviation professionals.
In the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Congress addressed the projected shortages of aircraft pilots in the aviation industry by giving the FAA the authority to establish an to expand the aircraft pilots workforce and provide meaningful aviation education designed to prepare students to become aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, or unmanned aircraft systems operators, and support the related professional development of teachers.
¹ó´¡´¡â€™s provides funding to support projects that generate interest in and prepare students for careers as aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, or unmanned aircraft systems operators, as well the creation and delivery of new and existing curriculum designed to provide high school students with this education and the educators’ training.
Award
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø has been selected as one of thirty-two schools nationwide to receive a significant grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aimed at fostering the development of the future workforce in the aviation industry. This $419,708 grant