The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was named a recipient of a $450,000 Federal Aviation Administration workforce development grant.
The award is part of the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technical Worker program — a competitive grant program established by Congress as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
CVG plans to use the funds to create and expand programs that will give students more exposure to aviation mechanics jobs across the region, particularly for those interested in an aviation industry career.
“CVG is proud to be awarded this workforce development grant by the FAA,” CVG CEO Candace McGraw said in a press release. “With these funds, we will leverage our partnerships with schools, educational programs, aviation maintenance companies, and others to reach more students across our region to share with them how a career in aviation can help them personally and professionally reach new heights.”
The grant funds will also enable expanded offerings for summer aviation camps for local students that CVG hosts in partnership with the Aviation Museum of Kentucky.
For CVG, the grant comes at a time where the airport is trying to cement itself as a hub for aviation maintenance and education. Epic Flight Academy is set to open an aircraft mechanic technician school at the airport this spring while FEAM Aero, a company that specializes in aviation maintenance for widebody aircraft, is preparing to open its second hangar at CVG in the coming weeks.
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