This is a $133,237 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Montana State University (MSU) on September 1, 2020. The grant is for research on the evolution of multicellularity, which is a fundamental question in the origin and evolution of life. The grant has a period of performance through December 31, 2023. MSU is a top-tier research university and the largest in Montana, with a strong track record of delivering high-quality research, technical...
Montana State University, a top-tier research university, has been awarded a $871,550.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on "SUPRATHERMAL PROPERTY SCALING AND ACCELERATION PROCESSES FROM THE NEAR SUN ENVIRONMENT TO 1AU". The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, will run from May 16, 2024, to May 15, 2027. As a premier research institution and land-grant university, Montana State University has a strong track...
This is a $201,302 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center (part of a U.S. government civilian agency) to Montana State University (MSU) for a 5-year period ending May 31, 2027. The grant is to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, agency priorities, and Congressional direction. Key focus areas include scientific research related to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, as well as applied programs in Earth science, space weather, planetary defense, and space...
This is a $449,865.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Montana State University (MSU) to develop autonomous hardware for use on suborbital flights to evaluate the impacts of launch and landing on Candida albicans adaptation to spaceflight. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. MSU is a top-tier research university and the largest university in Montana, with a strong track record of delivering high-quality research, technical assistance,...
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for $119,330.00 was granted to Montana State University (MSU) to investigate the relationship between hydrogen (H2) metabolism and carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation in geothermal spring ecosystems in Yellowstone National Park. The research aims to identify the microbial populations and metabolic pathways involved in these processes, and to understand how they support the establishment of more complex...
The U.S. government has awarded a $3,278,885.00 grant to Montana State University (MSU) under contract number 80NSSC20K1134. The grant is for research to develop land- and marine-based ice systems that can serve as Earth analogs for the icy moons of the solar system, with a particular focus on Europa's subsurface ocean. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. MSU, a top-tier research university and the largest in Montana, has extensive experience in conducting federally funded...
This is a $150,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman, Montana. The grant is for a research project titled "The Effects of Space-like Environmental Exposure on Enceladus Plume Analog Organisms and Implications for Life Detection Strategies". The grant does not have a set-aside designation and will be completed by August 31, 2026. MSU, a U.S. state government and educational institution, has a...
This federal contract award was granted to Montana State University by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on "Genotypic & Phenotypic Changes in Yeast Related to Selective Pressures Unique to Microgravity." The $730,000.00 grant contract, awarded on December 13, 2003, is for research work to be completed by November 30, 2007. Montana State University, a top-tier research university and the largest university in Montana, has a strong track...
This $73,965 grant was awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Montana State University. The grant will enable Montana State University to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The university will participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific...
This is a $135,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Montana State University, a public research university in Montana, to reduce uncertainty in bottom-up model estimates of carbon dioxide and methane fluxes over Alaska during the years 2003-2019. The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for research purposes and has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2023. Montana State University has a strong track record of delivering...