Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Air Transportation Centers of Excellence

Assistance Listing 20.109

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

$29.9M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
19
Recipients
Assistance Listing 20.109
Code

CFDA 20.109 (Air Transportation Centers of Excellence) accounted for $29.9M in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Transportation, across 19 recipients. Its largest recipient on record was Wichita State University, with 40%. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$60.1M
FY20
$63.6M
FY21
$40.6M
FY22
$21.5M
FY25
$29.9M
FY26 partial
▼ 64%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Air Transportation Centers of Excellence (Assistance Listing 20.109) accounted for $29.9M in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $21.5M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Transportation provided 100% of it.
  • Its largest recipient was Wichita State University, with 40%.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 78% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 88%.

Wichita State University$12.2M
Mississippi State University$4.7M
University of Missouri System$3.9M
Georgia Tech Research Corp$1.4M
The Leland Stanford Junior University$1.1M
Washington State University$750K
Trustees of Boston University$650K
The Pennsylvania State University$640K
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$630.3K
North Carolina State University$586.7K

Recipient breakdown available for 94% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Transportation$29.9M

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