Grant For Research 80NSSC20K1856

This federal contract award (NNX15AW22A) was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), a public historically black university in North Carolina. The $341,297.60 grant supports the NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Aerospace Academy, which aims to improve STEM literacy by engaging students, families, and teachers through emerging technologies. The project will collaborate with an existing NASA...

North Carolina A&T State University was awarded a $78,792 grant from NASA to develop an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for search and rescue missions. The proposed UAS combines multirotor and fixed-wing capabilities for vertical takeoff and landing as well as efficient navigation and cruise flight. It aims to reduce deployment time to 5 minutes, extend flight duration to 1 hour, and increase efficiency. Thermal cameras will be used to rapidly identify target regions and precisely locate...

North Carolina State University, an 1862 Land Grant College, has been awarded a $199,103.06 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on the geological structures underlying lunar mare basins. The two-year project will utilize data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) missions to investigate the distribution and characteristics of thrust faults that bound the elevated rims of several...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $300,000.00 grant to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to create internet-accessible self-study and teaching resources for mission analysis within gravitational multi-body environments, such as cislunar space. This effort aims to close the gap between classical orbital mechanics taught in undergraduate courses and the more complex dynamics required for missions to the Moon, particularly in support of the Artemis...

This is a cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), a historically black college and university (HBCU), for a project with a total potential value of $7,938,730.00. The award funds an interdisciplinary team of experts from NC A&T, Georgia Tech, and Purdue University, along with four industry partners, to undertake research and development work. The project does not have...

This is a $319,396.31 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), a historically black public university in North Carolina. The goal of the project is to build interest, skills, and knowledge in K-12 students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields by engaging them in authentic STEM experiences based on NASA mission content. ECSU will...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $1,499,682.00 Cooperative Agreement to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) for the "DEAP INSTITUTE: HARNESSING DATA SCIENCE FOR FLOOD MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT" project. This contract is not set aside. NC A&T is a historically black college and university focused on interdisciplinary learning and connecting research to real-world applications. As a prime...

This federal contract award, valued at $497,929.93, is a two-year Cooperative Agreement between Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) and NASA Langley Research Center. The award, titled "Pathways in Mathematics Education and Remote Sensing (PIMERS)," represents a joint effort between ECSU and NASA to provide STEM education opportunities for African American and women students from middle school through graduate school. The project aims to contribute to NASA's educational goals and...

This is a $1,461,659.50 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to North Carolina Central University (NCCU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and minority-serving institution. The contract supports NCCU's capacity building and development of machine learning-based detection capabilities for floods and other natural hazards within the university's Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences. This contract is not...

This federal contract award to North Carolina State University (NC State) is for research on African Easterly Waves (AEWs), which are the primary precursors to Atlantic tropical cyclones. The $442,196 grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has a period of performance through February 3, 2025. NC State, a leading public research university and 1862 Land Grant institution, frequently serves as a prime contractor and grantee for federal agencies, providing...