Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Coronavirus Relief - Pandemic Relief for Aviation Workers

Assistance Listing 21.018

FY2021 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-12

No FY2026 awards recorded under this program. Showing FY2021, its most recent year with data.

$30.8B
Federal awards
FY2021
17
Recipients
Assistance Listing 21.018
Code

CFDA 21.018 (Coronavirus Relief - Pandemic Relief for Aviation Workers) accounted for $30.8B in federal grants in FY2021, led by the Department of the Treasury, across 17 recipients. Its largest recipient on record was Southwest Airlines Co., with 12%. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$28.2B
FY20
$30.8B
FY21
▲ 9%
since FY20

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2021 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-12
  • Coronavirus Relief - Pandemic Relief for Aviation Workers (Assistance Listing 21.018) accounted for $30.8B in federal obligations in FY2021, up 9% from $28.2B in FY2020.
  • It ranked #18 among federal assistance programs by obligations in FY2021.
  • The Department of the Treasury provided 100% of it.
  • Its largest recipient was Southwest Airlines Co., with 12%.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 57% of this category's FY2021 obligations.

Southwest Airlines Co.$3.8B
American Airlines, Inc$3.8B
Delta Air Lines, Inc.$3.5B
American Airlines, Inc$3.3B
United Airlines, Inc.$3.2B
American Airlines Inc. Awse$3.1B
Delta Air Lines, Inc.$3.1B
Delta Air Lines Inc. Awse$2.9B
United Airlines, Inc.$2.8B
United Airlines Inc. Awse$2.6B

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of the Treasury$30.8B

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