The Federal Aviation Administration’s Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) discretionary grant program is making investments to accelerate production and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and the development of low-emission aviation technologies to support the U.S. aviation climate goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The FAST Grant Program was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
- The low-emission technology portion of the program is providing $46.5 million in grants to develop and demonstrate new aviation technologies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
- The FAST Grant Program complements existing FAA research and development on Energy, Technology and Operations
The FAA announced award selections on August 16, 2024, allocating the full program allotment of $291 million across 36 projects. The breakdown of project types is as follows:
- 7 SAF Tier 1 projects. These projects are conducting SAF supply chain studies to identify infrastructure needs.
- 15 SAF Tier 2 projects. These projects are building infrastructure for SAF production, transportation, blending, and storage.
- 13 Low-Emission Technology Category 1 projects. These projects are developing low-emission aviation technologies.
- 1 Low-Emission Technology Category 2 project. This project is developing test capabilities to advance low-emission aviation technologies.
FAST grant awardees are an array of established and startup fuel producers, fuel logistics and supply chain companies, state and local governments, airport authorities, universities, as well as established and startup engine, aircraft, and component manufacturers. These awardees will carry out FAST projects in 23 states across the country. The interactive map shows how these grant funds are being invested across the United States.
