The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), a member of the University of Arkansas System, has been awarded a $99,999.99 cooperative agreement (Contract # 80NSSC21M0141) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on methane detection on Mars. This contract, which runs through September 30, 2023, supports UALR's expertise in areas such as aerospace engineering, materials science, and data analytics. The university frequently partners with federal...
The University of Arkansas System, through its University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) campus, has been awarded a $100,000.00 Cooperative Agreement (Contract ID: 80NSSC23M0141) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on "QUANTIFYING EFFECTS OF LAND COVER CHANGE- CLIMATE INTERACTIONS ON ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA". This is a civilian agency contract with no set-aside designation. The University of Arkansas System is...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $750,000.00 cooperative agreement to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) for the development of III-nitride ultraviolet laser diodes for harsh environments, space-based communications, and remote sensing. This contract, identified as award number 80NSSC24M0115, will run through October 31, 2027. UALR, a public research university and member of the University of Arkansas System, frequently partners with...
This federal contract award, valued at $4,074,757.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), a member of the University of Arkansas System. The contract is a Cooperative Agreement with no set-aside designation, indicating UALR competed openly for this award. The contract supports the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium (ASGC), which consists of 17 affiliate members across the state, expanding UALR's research and...
This federal contract award, valued at $3,410,000.00, was issued by NASA to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), a member of the University of Arkansas System. The contract is a cooperative agreement that supports NASA's strategic goal of enhancing capabilities and operations to catalyze current and future mission success, with a focus on STEM engagement programs designed to build a future STEM workforce. The contract is not set-aside and has an ultimate completion date of June 3,...
The University of Arkansas System, through its University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) campus, was awarded a $750,000.00 Cooperative Agreement (Contract ID: 80NSSC22M0178) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support the ARKSAT-3 project. This contract is focused on the development of technologies and science missions for interplanetary CubeSats that will fly in formation as active spectroscopy instruments. The ARKSAT-3 project aligns with NASA's goals for space...
The University of Arkansas System, through the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), has been awarded a $271,358.60 cooperative agreement (Contract # 80NSSC19M0066) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue funding the NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program in Arkansas. The award will support UALR's efforts to: 1) maintain momentum and progress in NASA-relevant aerospace research in Arkansas, 2) provide planning and...
This is a $1,060,000.00 cooperative agreement award from NASA to the University of Arkansas System, specifically the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), to support the Arkansas NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development (RID) program in 2022. The contract has no set-aside designation. This award is part of NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which aims to develop academic research infrastructure in eligible states and jurisdictions. The...
This federal contract award, valued at $99,847.41, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), a member of the University of Arkansas System. The contract is a Cooperative Agreement focused on developing approaches to enhance abiotic stress tolerance in crops, particularly rice and soybeans, to support sustainable plant growth for future Mars agriculture. The project will investigate the use of nanomaterials, both as...
This federal contract award, valued at $736,884.83, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), a member of the University of Arkansas System. The contract aims to develop advanced electronic devices based on silicon-germanium on sapphire (SGOS) technology to enable faster and more reliable data transfer for NASA's space communication, operations, and data collection missions. This cooperative agreement is not...