Sustainable Aviation funding
Live grants, contracts, and funders working on sustainable aviation in 2026.
Funding for sustainable aviation fuels, electric and hydrogen aircraft and airport decarbonisation. Led by the UK Advanced Fuels Fund, the US SAF Grand Challenge and FAA, EU ReFuelEU and Clean Aviation, and airline and airport offtake.
Raise Lens tracks 14 open sustainable aviation opportunities across grants, government contracts, and corporate offtake programmes, refreshed daily. The list below shows the next deadlines, the most active funders, and when sustainable aviation cheques are landing this quarter.
Live opportunities
- Contract
Supply of battery-electric ground power units (eGPU)
Deadline 6 Nov 2026ALLgate GmbHALLgate GmbH is procuring two battery-electric ground power units (eGPUs) for aircraft ground supply, with calls made upon contract award and the contract ending after the final partial delivery. Suited to equipment suppliers of electric airport ground support equipment that can meet the technical requirements in Annex 1, which was not provided.
- Contract
LIFT pilot project for drone-based postal delivery in Bhutan
Deadline 10 Nov 2026Union postale universelleUPU seeks a service provider to design, test, and operate an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) pilot for postal delivery in Bhutan over 16 months, including preparation and flight trials. Bidders should have expertise in drone logistics, regulatory compliance, and pilot-project execution in remote/mountainous terrain.
- Contract
Demonstration of new zero- or low-emission VTOL aircraft
Deadline 30 Nov 2026AvinorAvinor, the Norwegian aviation authority, seeks to procure demonstration of novel zero- or low-emission VTOL aircraft. Bidders suited to this are aviation technology developers, VTOL manufacturers or operators, including startups with prototype capability.
- Grant
Tijdelijke subsidieregeling Luchtvaart in Transitie: Haalbaarheidsproject
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)• Amount not specifiedThis Dutch RVO subsidy funds feasibility projects that assess the technical and economic risks of innovation projects in the aviation sector, as part of the 'Luchtvaart in Transitie' (aviation transition) programme. It is aimed at SMEs and knowledge and research institutions, with applications accepted from 2 April 2026 to 9 December 2026.
Active funders
Deadline calendar
Sustainable Aviation grants closing in the next 90 days, grouped by urgency. Each card opens the grants listed in that window.
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