MATCHING FUNDS

Leverage Resources and Maximize Technological Capabilities

AACE DEDICATION CEREMONY, STATEHOUSE, COLUMBUS, OHIO
Jon Bartos, Ph.D., General Electric Co.; Jay Tieber, Office of the Governor of Ohio; Chris Seher, AAR-400 Program Director; Cathy Bigelow, Ph.D., AACE Program Manager; Patricia Watts, Ph.D., Centers of Excellence Program Director; Dean David Ashley, Ohio State University

Following an extensive selection process, university core members enter into cooperative agreements with the FAA. Subsequently, research scientists are funded through matching grants and cost-share contracts. COE members are required to provide matching funds from non-federal sources, solidifying their partnership with the FAA, and enabling the Center to strive to be an independent national resource. Through these partnerships between government, academia, and industry, all parties maximize and strengthen their technological capabilities.

By establishing major research centers throughout the United States, the agency helps to finance graduate education and fosters collaborative R&D efforts to continually improve our national airspace system. FAA Centers of Excellence may conduct research for, and receive funding from, industry and all federal, state and local governments.

Relevant Code of Federal Regulation Parts

2CFR215 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (OMB CIRCULAR A-110)

Relevant OMB Circulars

OMB Circular A-102 - Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments  

Circular A-21 - Cost Principles for Educational Institutions  

OMB Circular A-122 - Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations  

OMB Circular A-133 - Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations

OMB Circular A-87 - Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments  

Orders

FAA Order 2500.8A Funding Criteria for Operations, Facilities and Equipment (F&E), and Research, Engineering, and Development (R,E&D) Accounts

Forms

COE Research Participation Nationality Form

COE In-Kind Matching Form

COE Cooperative Agreement Request Form  New: 9/24/2007

FAA Final Project Report Form

Additional forms can be found at the OMB Grants Form Site