Grants

FAA grants Joby $500K to attract maintenance technicians

FAA grants Joby $500K to attract maintenance technicians

8-Mar-2024Source: FAA

Thirty-two schools will receive $13.5 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help attract and train students for careers as pilots and aviation maintenance technicians. $9 million will go to 20 schools as part of the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development program. These grants will help build back the pipeline of... Read more

EASA picks Dart Aerospace to research new helicopter float system

EASA picks Dart Aerospace to research new helicopter float system

19-Aug-2020Source: Dart

DART Aerospace has been chosen by EASA to conduct vital safety research for new helicopter float system designs. The European Commission delegated €1,475,000 from its Horizon 2020 funds for DART Aerospace to research potential float designs mounted higher on the helicopter than the current skid and lower fuselage float designs used around the world. The... Read more

Botswana Parliament Approves P41 million Request for Anti-Poaching Operations

Botswana Parliament Approves P41 million Request for Anti-Poaching Operations

1-Sep-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The parliament of Botswana has approved an emergency funding request of P41 million by the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism. With this money, they will be able to acquire three used helicopters, radio and other communication equipment and nine aviation fuel tanks. The money will also be able to fund the employment... Read more

Grant Opportunity for Aviation Students to Attend CHC Safety & Quality Summit

Grant Opportunity for Aviation Students to Attend CHC Safety & Quality Summit

10-Apr-2017Source: CHC

For the seventh year in a row, the CHC Safety & Quality Summit, in collaboration with Dr. Scott Shappell and Dr. Doug Wiegmann, developers of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), is providing aviation students from around the world with the opportunity to apply to attend the CHC Safety & Quality Summit at... Read more

Tyabb Aero Club Seeks Council Backing for Helipad

Tyabb Aero Club Seeks Council Backing for Helipad

2-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The TYABB Aero Club hopes to build a helipad at the Stuart Rd airfield. They have $25,000 that they can contribute to the project but have sent in a grant application to the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council for $100,000. The proposed helipad will be used by air ambulances, police and firefighters reports The News. A... Read more

£1 Million is not enough for Great North Air Ambulance

£1 Million is not enough for Great North Air Ambulance

29-Nov-2016Source: HeliHub.com

Great North Air Ambulance, which operates three AS365 Dauphin Helicopters in the northern-most counties of England was last week the recipient of £1 Million. GNAA was one of eleven air ambulance charities which received similar donations from a Government fund levied on banks for manipulating the LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate). In a statement attributed... Read more

Bell awards WAI $8,000 Grant for Girls

Bell awards WAI $8,000 Grant for Girls

30-Sep-2016Source: Women in Aviation International

Women in Aviation International received an $8,000 grant from Bell Helicopter which will be used to provide instructional materials about helicopters to use as a hands-on teaching activity for girls ages 8 to 16 for the September 24, 2016, youth outreach. “We are delighted with this grant which will enable us to present another fascinating... Read more

WAI recieves $10K grant from UPS Foundation

WAI recieves $10K grant from UPS Foundation

27-May-2015Source: WAI

Women in Aviation, International received a $10,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, which drives global corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for UPS. The grant will be used toward providing teaching materials for Girls in Aviation Day, an international outreach program planned for Saturday, September 26, 2015. That day, WAI’s nearly 100 chapters around the world... Read more

Airbus Helicopters Canada given Ontario Provincial Government grant

Airbus Helicopters Canada given Ontario Provincial Government grant

30-Mar-2015Source: Ontario

New strategic partnerships announced this week have leveraged almost $44 million in new investments and helped to create or retain over 1,400 jobs in Southwestern Ontario. The latest investment under the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund is with Airbus Helicopters Canada in Fort Erie. Funding will support the company’s new production line, equipment and facility upgrades,... Read more

AEDC to give $3M to Bell for new ramp

AEDC to give $3M to Bell for new ramp

24-Nov-2014Source: Amarillo

Bell Helicopter will have a new ramp for testing its tiltrotors after the Amarillo Economic Development Corp. board of directors voted Thursday to give the company a $3 million construction grant. See Full Story... Read more

Grant halved for Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust

Grant halved for Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust

15-Dec-2013Source: NZ Herald

Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust chief executive Murray Bolton is furious the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board will give the trust $450,000 to operate next year – down from $900,000 this year and well short of the $1.5 million the trust sought  See full story... Read more

Indiana University Health awarded $170K funding for new hangar/base

Indiana University Health awarded $170K funding for new hangar/base

2-Dec-2013Source: Palladium-Item

Members of the Richmond Redevelopment Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved funds to bring Indiana University Health LifeLine to the Richmond Municipal Airport.  See full story... Read more

Carnegie Mellon University awarded $7M for robotic rotorcraft research

Carnegie Mellon University awarded $7M for robotic rotorcraft research

24-Oct-2013Source: CMU

Robotic rotorcraft for inspecting bridges and other infrastructure, tools for minimally invasive surgery that guide surgeons by creating 3D maps of internal organs and assistive robots for blind travelers are among seven new Carnegie Mellon University research projects sponsored through the National Robotics Initiative. The National Science Foundation announced it has awarded a total of more than... Read more

KCF Technologies receives SBIR funding to develop wireless strain sensor for rotor blades

KCF Technologies receives SBIR funding to develop wireless strain sensor for rotor blades

4-Oct-2013Source: KCF Technologies

KCF Technologies has received funding to continue a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a wireless strain sensor for helicopter rotors. The strain sensor, known as the Smart Rod End, is a push rod end that has a load sensor embedded in the shank of the rod end. The rod end is targeted... Read more

AgustaWestlands Awarded More UK Government Funding

AgustaWestlands Awarded More UK Government Funding

12-Jul-2013Source: The Breeze

Yeovil’s AgustaWestland’s been awarded a further grant from the Government today. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced over 100 companies across the UK are to get a cut of £506 million. see press story See also Government announcement... Read more

MedEvac Foundation Awards Key Research & Education Grants

MedEvac Foundation Awards Key Research & Education Grants

13-Jan-2013Source: MedEvac Foundation

The MedEvac Foundation International is pleased to announce funding provisions for three key research and education grants in emergency medical transport totaling $47,250. The Foundation awards grants through a competitive application and review process. Dr. Stephen Thomas from the OU Schusterman Center in Oklahoma will be supported in his Collaborative Statewide Education Program on Patient... Read more

UK Government gives AgustaWestland £46M for civil helicopter projects

UK Government gives AgustaWestland £46M for civil helicopter projects

19-Oct-2012Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has been selected to go forward to the contracting phase for their bid of up to £46 million from Round 3 of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF). The combined RGF and AgustaWestland investment of more than £100 million will create a brand new industry... Read more

UK – HELP Appeal grants £500K for helipad at Bristol Royal Infirmary

UK – HELP Appeal grants £500K for helipad at Bristol Royal Infirmary

26-Sep-2012Source: HELP Appeal

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) and the Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads (HELP) Appeal will be working in partnership to develop an onsite helipad at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), which will open in 2014. A grant of £500,000 has been provided by the HELP Appeal to support the helipad’s construction – part... Read more

Amarillo City Commission gives Bell $5 Million

Amarillo City Commission gives Bell $5 Million

19-Jul-2012Source: Amarillo Globe News

During a meeting Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved a $5-million Amarillo Economic Development Corp. incentive package for a Bell Helicopter expansion to bring manufacturing of the company’s newest civilian craft — the 525 Relentless — and 100 jobs to the city. (see full story)... Read more

Batchelor Foundation makes $700K grant to fund Miami helicopter purchase

Batchelor Foundation makes $700K grant to fund Miami helicopter purchase

5-Feb-2012Source: University of Miami

The University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science announced that it has received a challenge grant for $700,000 from the Miami-based Batchelor Foundation to support its exploration research efforts. The funds will be applied toward the acquisition of a helicopter outfitted with a suite of scientific equipment that will serve as the... Read more

Sikorsky wins $800,000 expansion grant

Sikorsky wins $800,000 expansion grant

20-Sep-2011Source: Empire State Development

Empire State Development Corporation’s Board of Directors met today in New York City, where the board approved funding totaling  $2,964,000, pledging to create  200 new jobs and retain 591  existing jobs in New York State. The funding will  leverage  more than  $14.5 million in investment across the state. In  Fiscal  Year 2010–2011, the ESDC Directors... Read more

AgustaWestland launches new R&D programme supported by £10m UK Government grant

AgustaWestland launches new R&D programme supported by £10m UK Government grant

22-Jul-2011Source: AgustaWestland

It was announced that the Government has awarded AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, a total of £10 million in research and development grants that will be delivered through the Technology Strategy Board. The funding will go towards a new programme consisting of three R&D projects. The programme will ensure that the UK maintains its leading position... Read more

Finnish Government aims to reclaim 1,000,000 Euro grant from Medi-Heli

Finnish Government aims to reclaim 1,000,000 Euro grant from Medi-Heli

1-Jun-2011Source: YLE

The Social Affairs and Health ministry in Finland claims that insufficient information has been provided by Medi-Heli on how the grant was spent, and are thus seeking it be returned.... Read more

Spain: EC funds new emergency helipad in Vera

Spain: EC funds new emergency helipad in Vera

13-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The Public Utility 061 emergency has set up a new heliport located in the town of Vera. This infrastructure is the third of the 15 provided in the provincial network, designed for helicopters from the 061, and whose implementation will require an investment of approximately EUR 1.1 million, funded by European Regional Development Fund (... Read more

Eurocopter wins 550M Euro funding for X4

Eurocopter wins 550M Euro funding for X4

8-Apr-2011Source: HeliHub.com

French newspaper Le Figaro yesterday reported that Eurocopter has secured French Government funding for the development of its new 4-tonne X4 model.  With 550 million euros promised, the multi-national manufacturer and its partners will also develop an ambitious program in technology including engines, avionics, rotor blades, fuselage and so on.  The four tonne market is... Read more

Escambia County Sheriff’s OH-58 to fly again thanks to $100K grant

Escambia County Sheriff’s OH-58 to fly again thanks to $100K grant

30-Mar-2011Source: Pensacola News Journal

Sheriff David Morgan announced Monday that a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Justice Program will allow the agency to restart its air unit on a temporary basis beginning this week. The unit, which flies two OH-58s, has been grounded since 1st March 2009 – see HeliHub.com story... Read more

EMTEQ seeks US DoD grant for modulated rotor tip light system

EMTEQ seeks US DoD grant for modulated rotor tip light system

16-Mar-2011Source: EMTEQ

EMTEQ has developed a Modulated Rotor Tip Light (MRTL) system as the Phase I preliminary design concept for a U.S. Navy Small Business Innovative Research grant (SBIR). Position lights for rotary-wing aircraft can be made more visible and effective by using rotor tip mounted lights. Similar to fixed-wing aircraft that use wing tip mounted lights;... Read more

Amarillo College wins $160K state grant to support Bell training program

Amarillo College wins $160K state grant to support Bell training program

25-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Amarillo College officials are to be presented with a state grant from the Texas Workforce Commission of more than $160,000 to support a Bell training program. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday on the second floor of the College Union Building on their Washington Street Campus. Texas Workforce Commission’s Chairman Tom Pauken is... Read more

EMTEQ wins US DoD grant to develop of rotor blade tip lighting system

EMTEQ wins US DoD grant to develop of rotor blade tip lighting system

11-Nov-2010Source: EMTEQ

EMTEQ has been selected by the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Naval Research for Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to develop a rotor blade tip lighting system. Firms with the capability to conduct research and development (R&D) and to commercialize the results of that R&D are... Read more

MedEvac Foundation International announces 2010 grant recipients

MedEvac Foundation International announces 2010 grant recipients

30-Jun-2010Source: MedEvac Foundation International

Four medevac transport research and education projects – examining topics that include the study of fatigue in medical helicopter crew members, crisis resources in medical transport, building an online air-medical transport curriculum, and appropriate utilization in response to medevac helicopter trauma-scene requests – have been awarded grant funding totaling $73,458 by MedEvac Foundation International for... Read more

Eurocopter Spain gets grant of 11.2M Euros

Eurocopter Spain gets grant of 11.2M Euros

5-May-2010

Eurocopter will receive a Community grant amounting to 11.2 million euros to strengthen its industrial project in Albacete. This was approved by the Governing Council at its meeting yesterday... Read more

USTDA grant promotes development of India’s helicopter sector

USTDA grant promotes development of India’s helicopter sector

3-Sep-2009Source: Sindh Today

U.S. Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemerawarded a grant of Rupees 24 million (501,849 dollars) to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India.... Read more

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