This is a $485,666.51 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents for the Nevada NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Infrastructure Development (RID) program. The contract is focused on enhancing Nevada's research infrastructure to support sustainable research programs relevant to both NASA and the state's interests. The award supports efforts in areas such as aerosol research, robotics and vision...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,000,000.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents, through its Sponsored Programs Office Division. The contract is a Cooperative Agreement without a set-aside designation, indicating NSHE competed for the award based on its research capabilities. The contract supports the Nevada NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research...
NASA awarded a $3.41M cooperative agreement to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents, through its Sponsored Programs Office, effective April 10, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2029. The award supports NASA's Strategic Goal 4 to enhance capabilities and operations for mission success through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) engagement initiatives. The cooperative agreement, which carries no set-aside designation, is funded through...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20M0043, was issued by the Shared Services Center on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents. The $4,239,611.00 cooperative agreement is for NSHE's Nevada Space Grant Consortium (NVSGC) to provide NASA-relevant STEM education and research opportunities for Nevada students and faculty. This contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a prominent research...
This federal contract award to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents, through its Sponsored Programs Office, is a $2,673,365.67 grant for the Nevada Space Grant Consortium (NVSGC) program from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) over the period from April 10, 2015 to April 9, 2021. The overall mission of NVSGC is to enhance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research infrastructure for Nevada students and faculty, with a...
This is a $99,707.91 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents to conduct research and development related to in-situ resource utilization for extended human exploration of Mars. The research aims to investigate the potential of using materials found on Mars, such as hydrogen, perchlorate, magnesium, and iron, as sources of fuel and raw materials for manufacturing. The work will...
This is a $1,247,703.80 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the State of Nevada, doing business as the Office of the Governor, to collaborate with the NASA Ames Research Center on various unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test site activities. The contract is not set aside and runs through August 31, 2020. The award supports UAS system safety and data gathering, aircraft certification, command and control link, control station layout and...
The Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) at NASA awarded a $748,280.00 cooperative agreement to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents. The agreement aims to attract students to STEM fields through unique learning opportunities that connect to NASA's mission and work. The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2028 and was not set aside for any specific business classification. NSHE, through its Sponsored Programs Office Division, will leverage its expertise...
This federal contract award, with an ID of 80NSSC24M0108, was issued by the Shared Services Center (part of NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents, through its Sponsored Programs Office Division. The $748,245.00 cooperative agreement is for the project "PROSPECTING AND PRE-COLONIZATION OF THE MOON AND MARS USING AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS WITH HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP". This work aligns with NASA's space exploration goals and priorities. NSHE, as a prominent recipient...
This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Shared Services Center (an alternate name for a federal agency) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents, through its Sponsored Programs Office Division, for a "Multi-Altitude Guidance and Control System" project. The contract has a ceiling value of $100,000.00 and a period of performance ending on July 31, 2026. No set-aside designation was used for this award. NSHE is a prominent recipient of federal contracts and...
This is a $448,736.24 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). The award funds the Nevada NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Program, which aims to enhance Nevada's research capabilities and collaborations relevant to both NASA and the state's strategic interests. Key objectives include awarding research seed grants, hosting proposal development workshops, and facilitating new collaborations between NSHE faculty and NASA centers. The research focus areas span space exploration materials, robotics, big data, renewable energy, and other NASA-relevant fields across NSHE, as well as state priorities in UAS, aerospace, and cybersecurity. This award does not have a set-aside designation and runs through June 30, 2022. NSHE, as the prime recipient, is a comprehensive system of higher education in Nevada consisting of universities, community colleges, and research institutes.