Sec. 625. Aviation workforce development programs
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The Secretary of Transportation shall establish— a program to provide grants for eligible projects to support the education of future aircraft pilots and the development of the aircraft pilot workforce; and a program to provide grants for eligible projects to support the education and recruitment of aviation maintenance technical workers and the development of the aviation maintenance workforce. Out of amounts made available under section 48105 of title 49, United States Code, not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 is authorized to be expended to provide grants under the program established under subsection (a)(1), and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 is authorized to provide grants under the program established under subsection (a)(2).
Not more than $500,000 shall be available for any 1 grant in any 1 fiscal year under the programs established under subsection (a). An application for a grant under the program established under subsection (a)(1) shall be submitted, in such form as the Secretary may specify, by— an air carrier, as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code, or a labor organization representing aircraft pilots; an accredited institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U. S. C. 1001)) or a high school or secondary school (as defined in section 7801 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )); a flight school that provides flight training, as defined in part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or that holds a pilot school certificate under part 141 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or a State or local governmental entity.
An application for a grant under the pilot program established under subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted, in such form as the Secretary may specify, by— a holder of a certificate issued under part 21, 121, 135, or 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations or a labor organization representing aviation maintenance workers; an accredited institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )) or a high school or secondary school (as defined in section 7801 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ); and a State or local governmental entity.
For purposes of the program established under subsection (a)(1), an eligible project is a project— to create and deliver curriculum designed to provide high school students with meaningful aviation education that is designed to prepare the students to become aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, or unmanned aircraft systems operators; or to support the professional development of teachers using the curriculum described in subparagraph (A). For purposes of the pilot program established under subsection (a)(2), an eligible project is a project— to establish new educational programs that teach technical skills used in aviation maintenance, including purchasing equipment, or to improve existing such programs; to establish scholarships or apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the aviation maintenance industry; to support outreach about careers in the aviation maintenance industry to— primary, secondary, and post-secondary school students; or to communities underrepresented in the industry; to support educational opportunities related to aviation maintenance in economically disadvantaged geographic areas; to support transition to careers in aviation maintenance, including for members of the Armed Forces; or to otherwise enhance aviation maintenance technical education or the aviation maintenance industry workforce.
In reviewing and selecting applications for grants under the programs established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— prior to selecting among competing applications, consult, as appropriate, with representatives of aircraft repair stations, design and production approval holders, air carriers, labor organizations, business aviation, general aviation, educational institutions, and other relevant aviation sectors; and ensure that the applications selected for projects established under subsection (a)(1) will allow participation from a diverse collection of public and private schools in rural, suburban, and urban areas.
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