Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC23M0204
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- This is a 15-month Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Desert Community College District (DCCD) for $107,137.66. The agreement is in support of NASA's Education Implementation Plan and 2014 Strategic Plan objectives 2.3 and 2.4, which focus on enhancing student knowledge of entry, descent, and landing (EDL) concepts and practices related to space missions. DCCD, a community college in Palm Desert, California,...
- This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC20M0130, is a $99,881.00 Cooperative Agreement between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is a renewal of a previous grant entitled "ROCK, H2O and H2: Energy from Water-Rock Interactions on Mars." The purpose of this contract is to support research and development related to extended human...
- This federal contract award is a $747,010.37 cooperative agreement between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents. The award is to conduct research characterizing a terrestrial analog environment in the Badwater Basin (Death Valley), California that may be relevant to understanding potential signs of life on Mars. The key objectives are to: 1) identify microorganisms and their energy...
- 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 federal contract award to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents, through its Sponsored Programs Office Division, is a Cooperative Agreement with a ceiling value of $99,897.90 awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract supports research to investigate phosphorus and mineral extraction biomechanisms utilized by the Palo Verde plant to grow on basalt and Martian regolith simulant. The goal is to identify biomaterials and...
- This is a $887,985.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Cankdeska Cikana Community College (doing business as Little Hoop Community College), a tribally owned non-profit educational institution located in Fort Totten, North Dakota. The contract is for the research and development of an extravehicular activity gait assist device, with a performance period ending on August 14, 2026. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. This...
- This federal contract award, NNX16AL41H, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University of Arizona for a project titled "Understanding Amorphous and Poorly Ordered Analogs of Martian Global Soil." The $79,863.96 award supports research to characterize the structures and compositions of the amorphous component in Martian global soil using X-ray and neutron diffraction techniques. The goal is to yield a quantitative estimate of the amorphous constituents...
- This federal contract award, valued at $341,060.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside), a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). The contract aims to establish a comprehensive program, called the Launch Pad, to deploy K-12 out-of-school time student experiences that advance STEM education and the workforce pipeline. The program will leverage UC Riverside's existing infrastructure and its...
- This federal contract award, valued at $329,379.47, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) to conduct a comparative study of cratered terrains on the Moon, Mars, and Mercury. The study aims to disentangle the factors that contribute to the differences observed in these heavily cratered surfaces across the three planetary bodies, using quantitative topographic analysis and computer modeling. The research aligns...
- 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 federal contract award is for a Cooperative Agreement between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center and Desert Community College District (DCCD) located in Palm Desert, California. The contract, valued at $899,832.00, is for the delivery of a "PENETROLYZER FOR EXTRACTING OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN FROM MARS REGOLITH" under award number 23-M-STAR-0003. The contract has no set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2026. DCCD, a minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution, has experience providing research and development services to NASA, including work on entry, descent, and landing techniques for space missions. The college also has a history of delivering student support services and educational programs through federal grants.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $293.8k | 8/31/25 | ||
| P00004 | Funding Only Action | $293.8k | 8/31/25 | |
| Not listed | $294.4k | 8/27/24 | ||
| P00003 | Funding Only Action | $294.4k | 8/27/24 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 8/1/24 |