The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge is the result of the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other federal government agencies working together to develop a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) on a commercial scale.
November 20, 2024
minute read time
An interagency team led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge Roadmap Implementation Framework in November 2024. The Implementation Framework highlights current Federal agency capabilities and programs aligned with the actions called out in the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap and identifies existing gaps where additional effort, public-private partnerships, and support will be needed to meet the goals set forth in the SAF Grand Challenge.
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge, launched in 2021, is a government-wide strategy, led by the DOE, USDA, and DOT. It builds on sector-wide industry commitments to foster innovation and drive change across the entire U.S. aviation emissions and ecosystem. In September 2022, Federal agencies published the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap, outlining a whole-of-government approach with coordinated policies and specific activities that should be undertaken by the government to support achievement of the SAF Grand Challenge goals.
Download the SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap Implementation Framework fact sheet and the full Implementation Framework.