{"id":19388,"date":"2021-09-07T13:07:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T13:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=19388"},"modified":"2021-09-07T13:07:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T13:07:51","slug":"oklahoma-aerospace-and-aviation-education-grant-program-surpasses-record-number-of-participants-and-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/oklahoma\/oklahoma-aerospace-and-aviation-education-grant-program-surpasses-record-number-of-participants-and-funding\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Aerospace and Aviation Education Grant Program Surpasses Record Number of Participants and Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"87\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/OK-Aero-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19389\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, millions of people around the world watched\nstreaming video as Jeff Bezos and Wally Funk spent 11 minutes aboard the New\nShepard rocket on a suborbital flight conducted by Blue Origin. Funk became the\noldest person in space sixty years after she trained as an astronaut during the\nWomen in Space Program in 1961. She was the first female air safety\ninvestigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, the first female\ncivilian flight instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the first female Federal\nAviation Agency inspector, as well as one of the Mercury 13. Funk graduated\nfrom Oklahoma State University and earned multiple ratings and has logged over\n19,600 hours of flying time while earning multiple awards. Her remarkable\nachievement and our flourishing aerospace industry would not be possible\nwithout the scientists, engineers, technicians, and other workers that built\nand maintained the spacecraft and administered the systems necessary for their operation.\nAn adequate and competent workforce is the key, and aviation education programs\nlike that of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission are critical to helping ensure\nthat we have that workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The need to steer young minds toward aerospace and aviation\ncareers is the force driving the commission\u2019s investment in students, guiding\nthem toward becoming pilots, engineers, mechanics, astronauts, and scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the commission\u2019s August meeting, 50 organizations were\nawarded Aerospace and Aviation Education Program grants totaling over $365,000\nat the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission\u2019s (OAC) August meeting. Grants are for\ntargeted learning programs that have a direct application to aerospace and\naviation for primary through post-secondary education. The grant funds are part\nof the agency\u2019s initiative to give more Oklahoma young people access to STEM\ncareers in the aerospace and aviation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aerospace and Aviation Education Grant Program has been\nawarding aviation education grants for over 30 years. Charged with the mission\nby state statute, the commission fosters and encourages students to consider\naerospace or aviation as a career. The commission\u2019s grant program has served\nthousands of students across the state. The initiative supports the Oklahoma\nWorks project that aims to address the skills gap and connect students to\nprograms that will help build the workforce of Oklahoma\u2019s second-largest\nindustry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission has led the effort to\nhelp advance Oklahoma to be one of the best aviation education and training\nstates in the nation. The nearly 350 good weather flying days that Oklahoma\nenjoys presents a perfect aviation training opportunity at our state airports.\nWe are building the next generation of aviation professionals and are\nconsistently educating younger generations about careers within the aerospace\nindustry. It is because of our continued dedication to promoting aviation\nthroughout Oklahoma that we are seeing interest and success,\u201d said Oklahoma\nHouse Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This nationally recognized program enjoys a positive\nreputation as one of the most robust aviation education programs among state\naviation agencies. For the 2021-22 school year, Oklahoma will rank #3 in the\ncountry in the number of schools teaching the Aircraft Owners and Pilots\nAssociation curriculum. Since FY2001, the Commission has awarded $4.15 million\nin aerospace and aviation education grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSTEM educational programs are such an important factor for\nour students and our state. To grow and diversify our economy, we need more\nkids going into aerospace and aviation careers and supporting STEM programming\nfor students will help achieve those goals. I\u2019m very proud of the grant\nrecipients for their work in encouraging students to explore STEM, and I\napplaud the Aeronautics Commission for their support of our students and our\nschools via this terrific grant program.\u201d Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat,\nR-Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a program to qualify for an aviation education grant or\ncontract, it must meet certain requirements. Most importantly, the program must\ndemonstrate that its curriculum and goals are geared toward aviation and\naerospace.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commission approved grants totaling $365,804 on\nWednesday, Aug. 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ada City School District, $12,220<ul><li>Air Force Association Central Oklahoma Gerrity\nChapter 215, $4,200<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Alva High School, $3,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Atoka Elementary School, $2,082<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County, $3,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Cameron University, $2,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Canadian Valley Technology Center, $7,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Deer Creek Public Schools, $7,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Drumright Public Schools, $5,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Duncan Public Schools, $4,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Durant Public Schools, 4,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>East Central University, $1,750<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Edmond North High School (Air Force JROTC),\n$12,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Elmore City-Pernell Public Schools, $8,300<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>FIRST Robotics Competition, $7,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma, $2,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Grand Aces Aviation Ground School, $2,250<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Guthrie Edmond Regional Airport, $1,350<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Kingfisher Memorial Library, $5,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>KISS Institute for Practical Robotics, $10,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Maysville Public Schools, $1,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>McAlester High School, $8,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Metro Technology Center, and the FAA Mike\nMonroney Aeronautical Center, $12,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Mustang High School, $2,617<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>OKBest, $2,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation, $10,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Oklahoma Engineering Foundation, Inc., $5,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics\nFoundation, $1,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Oklahoma Science and Engineering Foundation,\nFirst Lego League, $5,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Oklahoma Science and Engineering Foundation,\nFirst Tech Challenge, $2,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Oklahoma State University, Middle School Camp,\n$4,470<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Oklahoma State University, Smart App, $7,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Oklahoma State University, Speedfest, $15,750<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Paoli Public Schools, $10,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Pauls Valley High School, $5,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Ponca City Regional Airport, $8,400<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Poteau Public Schools, $6,550<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Pryor Public Schools, $6,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Putnam City High School (Air Force JROTC),\n$8,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Redeemed Flying Corps, $7,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Roland Public Schools, $2,695<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Rose State College, $4,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Seminole High School, $6,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Southeast High School (Air Force JROTC), $2,900<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Southeastern Oklahoma State University, $6,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Stafford Air &amp; Space Museum, $20,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>STARBASE Oklahoma Inc., $25,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>The 99s Museum of Women Pilots, $6,000<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Tulsa Community WorkAdvance, $12,500<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>University of Oklahoma, Sooner Flight Academy,\n$45,000<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, millions of people around the world watched streaming video as Jeff Bezos and Wally Funk spent 11 minutes aboard the New Shepard rocket on a suborbital flight conducted by Blue Origin. 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