Grant For Research 80NSSC19K1247

This federal award is a $100,050.89 grant for research provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). The contract supports research to address the need for more efficient irrigation management strategies to promote sustainable groundwater use in California's agriculture sector. With the enactment of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, UMD's research aims to develop fine-scale information on crop status and soil water availability to enable economically viable approaches to long-term water use sustainability. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. As the prime contractor, UMD is a state-controlled institution of higher learning that regularly conducts research, engineering, and other professional services for federal agencies, including NASA, through both contract awards and grants. UMD's parent organization is the University System of Maryland, which has also received federal funding for telecommunications infrastructure, research and development, and academic initiatives.