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Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment
FAA-COE-AJFE · FAA-COE-AJFE · Deadline: September 30, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $20M
Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 20.109, Air Transportation Centers of Excellence), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.
13 unique recipients in the sample; 3 repeat winners.
range $5k – $5.5M
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Applicants here typically receive far less than the advertised ceiling: the program median is $400k against a $20M ceiling (2%). Budgets far above the median need a story; budgets far below leave money on the table.
Listing summary
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 ASCEN…
Eligibility: Private institutions of higher education · Categories: Energy, Environment, Science and Technology · official listing ↗
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