Knep focuses its program and project elements on NASA's interests. From the kansas perspective, as outlined m previous sections, the following specific "NASA strategic plan 2014" goals and…

This federal contract award, with the ID NNX15AK36A, was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Wichita State University (WSU) through a Cooperative Agreement. The contract, valued at $481,049.27, supports NASA's strategic goals in areas such as space exploration, aeronautics research, and Earth science. WSU, operating through its Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, will leverage its expertise in fields like engineering, materials science, and aerospace to conduct research and enable technology development aligned with NASA's priorities. This award is part of the "Kansas NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Program" and does not have a set-aside designation. As a leading research university, WSU frequently partners with federal agencies like NASA, the Department of Defense, and others to provide a wide range of products and services through contracts and grants.

Knep focuses its program and project elements on NASA's interests. From the kansas perspective, as outlined m previous sections, the following specific "NASA strategic plan 2014" goals and objectives are signiticant: strategic goal 1 - expand the frontiers of knowledge, capability, and opportunity in spaced objective 1.2: conduct research on the international space station (ISS) to enable future space exploration, facilitate a commercial space economy, and advance the fundamental biological and physical sciences for the benefit of humanity. Objective 1.4: understand the sun and its interactions with earth and the solar system, including space weather strategic goal 2 - "advance understanding of earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet. Objective 2.1: "enable a revolutionary transformation for safe and sustainable U.S. And global aviation by advancing aeronautics research. Objective 2.2: "advance knowledge of earth as a system to meet the challenges of environmental change, and to improve life on our planet? Objective 2.3: "optimize agency technology investments, foster open innovation, and facilitate technology infusion, ensuring the greatest national benefit. Objective 2.4: "advance the nation s stem education and workforce pipeline by working collaboratively with other agencies to engage students, teachers, and faculty in injisji's missions and unique assets. Underlined portions of NASA's strategic objectives are particularly important to kansas. Specific state interests intersect strongly with NASA's in the science and aeronautics related areas. Kansas has notable expertise in aviation, advanced materials, biotechnology, energy, and earth sciences. Logically, IT's within these common areas kansas is positioned to do well. Knep is eager to grow and diversify related research infrastructure to assist NASA and kansas in meeting its goals.