2025 Request for Proposals

The Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI) announces our 2025-26 Request for Proposals. Funding applications are due Friday, February 28,2025by 5 PM PST. 

JCATI funds WA aerospace industry access to WA public university engineering expertise. Industry pairs with a faculty having the appropriate expertise to address company TRL 4-7 technology roadblocks. The industry partner provides the technology pain point and in-kind goods or services. The academic partner submits the application and receives JCATI funds to support engineering students working on the project.  The project benefit and impact must occur within WA. 

For more information and complete application directions please visit the JCATI RFP page.

If you have questions or need help finding an academic partner, contact Beth Hacker, JCATI Program Manager at bhacker@uw.edu