N.J.S.A. 18A:3B-42.1 — Aviation grant program, higher education, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative participants .

18A:3B-42.1 Aviation grant program, higher education, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative participants . 4. a. The Secretary of Higher Education shall, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and any other State agencies as deemed appropriate by the secretary, establish a program to provide aviation grants to public institutions of higher education which participate in the federal Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative established pursuant to section 631 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The purposes of the program shall be to award grants to public institutions of higher education to: (1) support an institution of higher education�s participation in the federal Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative established pursuant to section 631 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; (2) support the establishment of a Center for the Study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; (3) facilitate the establishment of non-engineering aviation degrees which teach basic courses in air traffic control and aviation administration; and (4) encourage an institution of higher education to join the Federal Aviation Administration�s Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiatives Program. b. The secretary shall determine the allowable uses for grant funds prior to accepting applications to participate in the program and shall describe the allowable uses in a notice of grant opportunity. c. A public institution of higher education seeking to participate in the program shall submit an application to the secretary in a form and manner prescribed by the secretary. The application shall include: (1) confirmation of the institution�s active participation in, or planned participation in, the federal Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative; (2) the institution�s capacity to support a Center for the Study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena; (3) whether the institution offers non-engineering aviation degrees that include instruction in air traffic control and aviation administration, or has any plans to establish these degree programs; (4) whether the institution participates in, or plans to participate in, the federal Aviation Administration�s Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiatives Program; and (5) any other information the secretary deems necessary. d. The secretary shall make the application available no later than 120 days following the effective date of P.L.2025, c.269 (C.18A:71C-93 et al.). e. After reviewing the applications submitted pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the secretary shall select one or more public institutions of higher education to participate in the program. The secretary shall give preference to an institution of higher education located in a county of the first class. The secretary shall award on an annual basis a total of $2,500,000 in grants to public institutions of higher education pursuant to this section. f. In addition to the funds appropriated to the program pursuant to P.L.2025, c.269 (C.18A:71C-93 et al.), the secretary may accept and allocate funds made available to the program by contribution, gift, donation, or any other sources for the purpose of the program. L.2025, c.269, s.4.

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