This is a $94,971.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Auburn University, a public land-grant research university in Alabama. The grant is for research on technologies for recycling water for space exploration, including filtration, distillation, sterilization, and managing microbial contamination and biofilm formation. This research aims to address critical issues with water systems on the International Space Station and for future long-duration space missions. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. Auburn University has extensive experience supporting federal agencies through contract and grant awards across a range of scientific and technical domains, including aerospace, materials science, and environmental research.