Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC19M0086
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- This is a cooperative agreement award from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to The Catholic University of America (CUA) with a ceiling value of $567,589.07. The award is for CUA to continue its research using the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) during the final phase of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its moons. The work will focus on three areas: 1) developing algorithms and software for the CIRS, including scientific analysis of CIRS data, especially of Saturn's icy moons...
- The Catholic University of America (CUA) received a $1.58M cooperative agreement from NASA's Shared Services Center, with a performance period ending December 18, 2024. This award supports research in astrochemistry, astrobiology, and cometary science, focusing on elucidating the inventories of complex molecules in extraterrestrial environments and developing theories for understanding their formation and evolution. The work will be performed at CUA's Washington, D.C. campus. The contract was...
- The Catholic University of America (CUA) was awarded a $120,698.84 grant by NASA's Shared Services Center on January 1, 2024, to conduct "A Study of Oscillations in Stellar and Solar Flares" (Contract No. 22-ECIP22_2-0020). This research grant, with an ultimate completion date of September 11, 2025, supports CUA's scientific research efforts in solar physics and space weather—areas in which the university has established itself as a significant contributor to federal research...
- The Catholic University of America (CUA) has been awarded a $88,195.00 grant contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research related to measuring the profile of the Fe-K absorption feature, deriving the energetics of the wind, and comparing the inner disk wind properties with the large-scale outflow detected with ALMA. This grant, which runs through February 28, 2024, does not have a set-aside designation. CUA, a private, non-profit university located...
- The Catholic University of America (CUA) received a $1.04M grant award from NASA's Shared Services Center on September 1, 2022, for the development, testing, and integration of particle and wave instruments supporting sounding rocket missions. The contract, which runs through December 31, 2026, is classified as a grant for research with no set-aside designation and will be performed in Washington, DC. This award reflects CUA's established role as a significant contributor to NASA's space science...
- The Catholic University of America (CUA) was awarded a $149,988 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on self-consistent temperature and carbon dioxide data derived from observations made by the SABER instrument. This research aims to improve the understanding of nighttime atmospheric conditions in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, which is relevant to NASA's space science and exploration programs. The award does not have a set-aside...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $68,297 research grant to The Catholic University of America (CUA) for a project titled "Reaching the Limit: The Variable Disk Wind of PG 1448+273," effective January 1, 2024, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2026. This non-competed grant supports scientific research to be conducted at CUA's campus in Washington, D.C. The award represents part of NASA's broader portfolio of space science...
- The Catholic University of America has been awarded a $112,394.63 cooperative agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to support optical spectroscopy and design work. Under this agreement, Dr. George Nehmetallah of The Catholic University of America will provide overall management and supervision of Mr. Dat Tran as he meets with him on a continuous basis to discuss project progress and offer expertise in optical spectroscopy and design....
- The Catholic University of America (CUA) has been awarded a $149,140 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) funding opportunity. The award supports CUA's execution of a balanced science program, focused on discipline-specific guidance, administration priorities, and congressional direction. Key objectives include participating as a partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, advancing discovery in...
- The Catholic University of America (CUA) received a $72,461 research grant from NASA's Shared Services Center with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027. This civilian agency award, issued on April 1, 2026, supports CUA's execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. The grant was awarded without a set-aside designation through...
The Catholic University of America (CUA) has been awarded a $844,396.98 cooperative agreement by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to continue its research in support of previous, existing, and future planetary science missions. The work will focus on several key areas, including the development of algorithms and software for the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS), scientific analysis of CIRS data, development of algorithms for the Voyager Infrared Spectrometer (IRIS), support for the OSIRIS-REx mission's OVIRS instrument, and the design, assembly, and testing of the Thermal Infrared Composite Imaging Spectrometer (TIRCIS) and Advanced Net Flux Radiometer Focal Plane Assembly for Ice Giants (NFR) instruments. This contract has no set-aside designation and is scheduled to run through March 8, 2023. The project will be led by CUA researcher Nicolas Gorius, who will serve as the lab manager, instrumentation systems engineer, and data processing expert.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00015 | Funding Only Action | ($171) | 5/30/23 | |
| Not listed | ($171) | 5/30/23 | ||
| P00014 | Funding Only Action | $72.0k | 5/17/22 | |
| Not listed | $72.0k | 5/17/22 | ||
| P00013 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/6/22 |