Motivation: understanding the tolerance of life to low temperature and water availability is key to the search for life on mars and ICY worlds.
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC21K0480
- Awardee
-
Arizona State University UEI NTLHJXM55KZ6 Part of Arizona State University
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $175,664
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $175,664.47 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$299 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $69,490 | |
| Funding Only Action | $41,798 | |
| Original award | $64,675 |
About this award
Arizona State University (ASU), operating through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Administration (ORSPA), received a $175,664.47 research grant from a civilian federal agency with an ultimate completion date of January 14, 2025. The grant supports research to advance understanding of life's tolerance to low temperature and water availability, with direct applications to the search for life on Mars and other icy worlds. The work will be conducted in Tempe, Arizona, and no small business set-aside designation was applied to this award. This research initiative aligns with broader national interests in planetary exploration and astrobiology, contributing to NASA's and related agencies' missions to characterize habitability conditions on extraterrestrial bodies.
As a leading research university and Hispanic-serving institution, ASU brings substantial expertise in space science and advanced research capabilities to this effort. The award represents one of numerous federal research grants the university has received from agencies including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, and NASA across diverse scientific domains. The research conducted under this grant will contribute to fundamental scientific knowledge essential for future exploration strategies and the broader search for biosignatures beyond Earth.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K0480?
80NSSC21K0480 was awarded to Arizona State University by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 15, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC21K0480 worth?
The government has obligated $175,664 on 80NSSC21K0480.
Was contract 80NSSC21K0480 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K0480 was full and open competition.
On GovTribe
See this award's full record
- Every transaction and funding action
- The awardee's other awards and teaming partners
- Similar awards and recompete opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this award