Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment

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 reducing the environmental impact of aviation and co-led by Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Any new grant opportunities under AJFE are open and available only to the university members of ASCENT. • The opportunity is for alternative jet fuels and environment grants with universities. • The award ceiling is $20,000,000, and the award floor is $1. • The cost sharing is required, and the number of awards is 200. • The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, and the funding activity categories are energy, environment, and science and technology and other research and development.