COE for Technical Training and Human Performance | TTHP

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The "COE for Technical Training and Human Performance" grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: TTHP) is a discretionary federal funding program administered by the FAA under its Center of Excellence (COE) initiative. It is issued as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the FAA expects to have ongoing involvement in the work as it is carried out rather than simply providing funding with minimal interaction. The program sits within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category, and it is associated with CFDA number 20.109, indicating it is part of the FAA's broader research and development funding portfolio.

The core focus of this opportunity is technical training and human performance, areas that are central to aviation safety and operational effectiveness. In practical terms, this kind of COE program generally supports research, development, evaluation, and related activities that improve how aviation professionals are trained and how human factors are understood and addressed in real-world aviation environments. While the listing here is brief, the title and COE framing suggest an emphasis on building sustained expertise and capacity at participating institutions, producing research outputs that can translate into improved training methods, better performance under operational demands, and stronger safety outcomes across aviation-related roles.

Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education, specifically public and state-controlled colleges and universities as well as private colleges and universities. This aligns with the COE model, which is commonly structured around academic research teams and university-led partnerships that can bring specialized facilities, faculty expertise, and student researchers into long-term federally relevant work. Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement and the program is framed as a Center of Excellence, applicants should generally expect collaboration expectations, potential coordination across multiple projects, and alignment with FAA priorities in human performance and technical training.

Key administrative details include an original closing date of August 31, 2024, a stated award ceiling of $1,000,000, and an expected 100 awards. Those figures suggest the program may support a relatively broad set of projects or task-level awards under a larger COE structure, potentially distributing funding across multiple efforts rather than concentrating resources into a small number of large grants. The opportunity record shows a creation date of February 3, 2017, indicating the program has existed in some form for several years, which can be relevant for applicants looking for continuity, prior award patterns, or established research themes under the FAA COE umbrella.

In summary, this opportunity is a FAA-run cooperative agreement program for higher-education institutions to conduct research and related work in technical training and human performance, with the overall intent of advancing aviation training practices and human factors understanding in ways that support FAA missions and aviation system safety.

• The FAA-COE-TTHP in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "COE for Technical Training and Human Performance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.109.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-02-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-31. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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