Modern Flying Sustainability

FAA Allocates $291 Million in Sustainability Grants

The FAST grant program is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Fangzhong Guo

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 01:52 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The FAA last week announced it will be allocating $291 million of the Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) discretionary grant program allotment across 36 projects.

FAST invests in accelerating the production and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) and developing low-emission aviation technologies to support the U.S. aviation climate goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Fangzhong Guo

Fangzhong grew up near an OEM airport in northeastern China, where he developed his enthusiasm for aviation. Taking up his passion, he's now working as an aircraft interior design engineer. Besides working in the aerospace industry, Fangzhong enjoys trying out different types of airplanes and seeing how airplane interiors have evolved. So far, he's flown on over 80 types of aircraft. He also planespots in his spare time. His rarest catches included the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and AN-225.