Maine FY2025-2028 stem engagement
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC25M7116
- Awardee
-
Maine Space Grant Consortium UEI XUVTJ1QMLK19
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $945,000
Award facts
- Contract value 28% obligated
- $3,410,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 33% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Augusta, ME 04330, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $145,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $800,000 |
About this award
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $3.41 million cooperative agreement to Maine Space Grant Consortium on June 23, 2025, to support STEM engagement initiatives in Maine through fiscal year 2028, with completion scheduled for June 22, 2029. The award carries no set-aside designation and will be performed in Chelsea, Maine. The consortium, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Augusta, Maine, and registered in the System for Award Management since 2001, will execute a four-year program designed to attract diverse student populations to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines through learning opportunities that connect participants to NASA's missions and workforce. The cooperative agreement aligns with NASA's broader education and workforce development objectives by creating authentic engagement experiences with NASA personnel, content, and facilities while utilizing evidence-based practices to advance STEM education and research.
Maine Space Grant Consortium brings substantial experience in aerospace research, STEM education, and space exploration initiatives to this engagement. The organization has previously executed cooperative agreements with NASA ranging from $750,000 to $3.41 million focused on advanced materials research, space technology development, and workforce preparation for Maine's proposed Spaceport Complex. This award builds upon the consortium's demonstrated capability in collaborative STEM education, including prior sub-grant activities that developed satellite chipset learning modules and computer science curricula. The program will work to build a diverse future STEM workforce by providing students with meaningful pathways to contribute to NASA's exploration and discovery missions while advancing the agency's commitment to inclusive science education and talent pipeline development.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC25M7116?
80NSSC25M7116 was awarded to Maine Space Grant Consortium by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 23, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC25M7116 worth?
The government has obligated $945,000 on 80NSSC25M7116. Its current value, with exercised options, is $3,410,000.
Was contract 80NSSC25M7116 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC25M7116 was full and open competition.
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