Aims/priorities: The funding aims to break down barriers and help get young people from all backgrounds into aviation
Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from registered charities and organisations registered with Companies House.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have a constitution/governing document.
- Have a verifiable UK bank account to receive funds.
- Be delivering a not-for-profit project.
- Demonstrate the ability to deliver their project.
- Be willing to submit to financial due diligence.
- Show compliance with any safeguarding processes.
- Be able to operate under a quarterly payment scheduled outlined in the grant funding agreement.
Organisations may submit more than one application provided they are for different and clearly distinct programmes.
Two or more organisations may submit a joint application.
Grant amount: The total fund for 2025/26 is £750,000.
There is no set minimum or maximum amount.
Total project costs should remain lower than £750,000.
Applicants are requested to submit ‘gold, silver and bronze’ funding ambitions with their application.
- Gold. The maximum amount the applicant organisations would like to request, allowing them to meet their most ambitious objectives and KPIs set out for the project.
- Silver. A reduction in ambition and therefore funding for the project. This should represent a midway point between the objectives and KPIs of gold and the minimum product represented by bronze.
- Bronze. The minimum funding request, representing a minimum viable output of the project.
Application process: The guidelines and the application form can be found on the Civil Aviation Authority website.
The opening of the application window will coincide with the opening of a clarification period which will remain open until 1 August 2025. During this time, applicants will be able to contact the project team to ask any questions they may have about the challenge fund and the application process. Applicants should contact the project team via: skillschallengefundteam@caa.co.uk
Deadline: Friday 12 September 2025, (12 noon).
Contact information: Email: skillschallengefundteam@caa.co.uk