This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech), a public research university. The $793,219.84 cooperative agreement focuses on analyzing remote sensing data collected during the 2017 ABOVE airborne campaign to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and develop a modeling framework to diagnose and predict ecosystem changes. Key deliverables include soil moisture algorithms and maps, quantification of carbon emissions from wildfires, and model predictions of the effects of future climate scenarios on boreal forest succession. This award does not have a set-aside designation. As a research-focused university, Michigan Tech frequently receives federal contracts and grants from agencies like NASA, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation to conduct scientific research and provide technical services aligned with the institution's expertise in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.