This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Guam (UOG) for the NASA Guam Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. The award has a ceiling value of $446,996.37 and will run through May 1, 2024. The NASA Guam EPSCoR program supports NASA's Earth and ocean science mission by developing UOG's capacity to utilize remote sensing data from NASA satellite imagery. Key initiatives include using...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $706,532.12 cooperative agreement to the University of Guam (UOG) as part of the NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. The 3-year project aims to: 1) Develop a geodatabase of Micronesian reef habitats using remote sensing data to study coral reef health, sedimentation, and reef fish spawning; and 2) Build a predictive model to forecast reef fish spawning aggregation sites and their changes...
This is a $1,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Guam (UOG) for the NASA Guam Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Program. The contract has no set-aside designation and has an ultimate completion date of May 1, 2027. UOG is a land-grant university and the first accredited four-year university in the Western Pacific region. As Guam's only...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX15AK30A, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Hawaii (UH) for research infrastructure development in Guam and Hawaii. The $524,901.10 grant supports three key objectives: (1) encouraging NASA research projects and infrastructure development on Guam, such as a satellite ground station, planetarium upgrades, and small satellite software development; (2) expanding the Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory's...
This is a $1,060,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a U.S. state government entity and educational institution. The award supports the Hawaii NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development (RID) proposal, which aims to assist in developing a new aerospace economy in Hawaii focused on small satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles. The award has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027 and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $299,697.55 cooperative agreement to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to enhance the institutional capacity and competitiveness of Pacific Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in securing NASA funding. The project, titled "Workshops to Enhance Institutional Capacity through Innovative Partnerships between Pacific Institutions" (WEICIPPI), aims to create sustainable workshops and training sessions that enable the...
This federal contract is a $416,130.30 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, education, and outreach in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The agreement is part of NASA's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) initiatives, which aim to increase...
This $462,974 federal grant award to the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and congressional direction. The grant aims to position UH as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The award also seeks to advance...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $450,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to support three key objectives: (1) develop a new aerospace economy in Hawaii focused on small satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including establishing dedicated small launch capabilities and supporting the Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory; (2) encourage new NASA infrastructure development in Hawaii through seed grants and travel support; and...
This is a $444,735.64 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) to implement the Puerto Rico NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (PR NASA EPSCOR). The PR NASA EPSCOR program aims to enhance Puerto Rico's research competitiveness, science and technology capabilities, and higher education in areas of importance to NASA's mission. The agreement supports the initiation of new research projects in collaboration with...