The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63)  Section 925: UAS Test Ranges establishes “Out of amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 106(k), $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028, shall be available to the Administrator for the purposes of— ‘‘(A) providing matching funds to commercial entities that contract with a UAS test range to demonstrate or validate technologies that the FAA considers essential to the safe integration of UAS into the national airspace system; and ‘‘(B) supporting or performing such demonstration and validation activities described in subparagraph (A) at a test range designated under the section.” This section further states “Funding provided under this subsection shall be divided evenly among all UAS test ranges designated under this section, for the purpose of providing matching funds to commercial entities described in paragraph (1) and available until expended.”

The FAA UAS Broad Agency Announcement Program provides funding opportunities to Qualified Commercial Entities (QCEs) partnered with an FAA-designated UAS Test Site. Under this acquisition program, QCEs have an opportunity to demonstrate and advance their UAS technologies at one of the seven FAA-designated UAS Test Sites. Below are the projects conducted under this program sorted by chronological order of performance; click on the link to download their associated final reports:

• UAS Broad Agency Announcement Call 004 Final Reports
• UAS Broad Agency Announcement Call 003 Final Reports
• UAS Broad Agency Announcement Call 002 Final Reports
• UAS Broad Agency Announcement Call 001 Final Reports

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