This federal contract award, valued at $449,996.12, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation (the Research Foundation) in the form of a cooperative agreement. The award supports the Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Program, which aims to enhance the research and intellectual capacity of the state's universities and colleges to improve their competitiveness for federal R&D funding.
The contract's objectives align with the NASA EPSCoR program's goals of developing human research infrastructure, securing non-EPSCoR funding, establishing NASA partnerships, and advancing science, technology, and economic capacity. Key elements include providing Research Infrastructure Development Grants to Kentucky faculty to build collaborative relationships with NASA, as well as funding workshops, conferences, seminars, and travel to facilitate connections between Kentucky and NASA researchers. This contract does not have a set-aside designation.
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