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AFA Awards Aerospace Education Grants to Civil Air Patrol Squadrons
AFA today announced twenty grants promoting aerospace education for hundreds of students through
Civil Air Patrol squadrons.
These AFA grants, $250 each, are awarded four times each year, twice to units and twice to
educators. The next application deadline for educators is March 31, and the next deadline for CAP
units is set for June 30. These AFA grants were distributed to 20 squadrons for use in any
Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) activity or materials that promote aerospace
education.
“AFA believes strongly in the importance of aerospace development,” said S. Sanford Schlitt,
Vice Chairman of the Board, Aerospace Education. “These grants increase the visibility of the
aerospace career field at the right time in a student’s education.”
“AFA is pleased to invest in the next generation of aerospace innovators,” said Mike Dunn,
President of AFA.
The Air Force Association advocates education in these crucial subjects to develop the skills
necessary for 21st Century jobs in fields sustaining U.S. air power. Use of the grants includes
purchasing textbooks and materials, or activities such as field trips to aerospace museums.
Squadrons receiving AFA Grants are as follows:
Santa Cruz Co. Composite, Nogales, Arizona
Bellingham Composite, Bellingham, Washington
Colorado Springs Cadet, Peterson AFB, Colorado
Wright Brothers 282nd Aero Composite, West Carrollton, Ohio
Milwaukee Senior Support, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jon E. Kramer Composite, Palo Alto, California
Voyager Squadron 120, Victorville, California
Arundel Composite, Millersville, Maryland
Glenn R. Martin Composite, Baltimore, Maryland
Green Mountain Composite, Hinesburg, Vermont
Condor Composite, Perry, New York
Winchester Composite, Winchester, Virginia
Vanguard Composite, Freehold, New York
Muskegon Composite, Grand Haven, Michigan
Niagara Falls Composite Sq. #1, Niagara Falls, New York
Rio Del Fiero, Wichita Falls, Texas
Crystal Lakes M.S. Cadet, Pompano Beach, Florida
Pineland Composite, Jackson, New Jersey
Offutt Composite, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Worcester Cadet, Worcester, Massachusetts
Grant background: Application deadlines are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31. The June and December cycles are for CAP units and the March and September cycles are for
educator grants. An application form can be downloaded online or requested from HQ CAP/ED.
Completed applications should be faxed to HQ CAP/ED at (334) 953-4235 or mailed to HQ CAP/ED,
105 South Hansell St, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332. For more information about applying, please
contact Civil Air Patrol Headquarters, Education at 334-953-7572 or send an E-mail
to
aeadmin@cap.gov.
For more information, contact: Lynette Cross at 703.247.5800 ext 4807 or
lcross@afa.org.
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