To confirm an arbitration award under the FAA or the Connecticut arbitration law, a party must file an application seeking judicial confirmation of the award. At any time within one year after the award is made any party to the arbitration may apply to the court so specified for an order confirming the award.The parties file a written consent form that submits the case to binding arbitration. Take a brief look at the FAA's requirements for confirming arbitration awards, as applicable in federal court for domestic awards not falling under Chapter Two. Until the 1925 enactment of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§1-14, courts were reluctant to enforce contracts to arbitrate disputes. Confirming Arbitration Awards: What Papers does a Party File to Apply for Confirmation of an Award? A sample petition that may be used to commence a lawsuit in federal district court to confirm a US or foreign arbitration award. In the final arbitration award, the arbitrator determined that Olympic Eagle did not qualify for protection under Washington law.