This is a federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), a non-profit organization that manages astronomical observatories and telescopes. The $524,743.00 grant is for a research project to perform a comprehensive study of the subsurface and surface flows associated with active regions and their evolution using data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)...
This is a $99,751 federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the National Society of Black Physicists, Inc. (NSBP), a non-profit organization focused on supporting the advancement of African American physicists and physics students. The award will fund the Student Leadership Development Summit (SLDS) program from 2024 to 2026. The SLDS aims to provide educational, mentoring, and professional development opportunities for underrepresented groups in...
This is a $435,486 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Inc. (IAUPR), a private, non-profit, Hispanic-serving educational institution located in Puerto Rico. The grant is for the "EO14042 OCEAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS USING NASA OBSERVATIONS AND SCIENCE FOR LOW-INCOME HISPANIC/LATINO STUDENTS (OCEANOS)" program, which aims to engage low-income Hispanic and Latino students in ocean science...
This federal contract award is a $573,152 grant for research from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center, awarded to the Planetary Science Institute, a non-profit research organization. The goal of this project is to quantify trends in diversity within NASA's planetary science workforce and mission teams, and to execute strategies to increase the participation of women and other underrepresented groups in this field. The work will involve demographic...
This $451,796 grant award from NASA's Science Mission Directorate to the University of Arizona supports scientific research and technical services related to on-orbit Earth science missions. The University, a public research institution and Hispanic Serving Institution, will provide astrometric follow-up observations, data analysis, and other scientific and technical expertise. The grant is not associated with a set-aside program. The University has a long history of supporting NASA and other...
This is a $1,208,395 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Orlando Science Center, a non-profit organization, for the "STEM Satellites: A Mobile Mathematics and Science Initiative for Orlando Metropolitan Area Children's Hospitals" project. The project will engage chronically ill children with cancer, sickle cell, HIV/AIDS, and other conditions, as well as other underserved youth ages 10 to 18, in NASA-themed...
This is a $1,200,000.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Texas A&M University Kingsville, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and member of the Texas A&M University System. The award is not set aside. The project aims to create three proactive pathways to provide sustained inspiration and seamless transition for underrepresented minorities (URMs) to join the highly needed aerospace workforce. The effort will address critical issues...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $687,251 grant to the University of Puerto Rico, doing business as Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao, a non-profit Hispanic-serving educational institution. This grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, supports research to measure the physical, mechanical, and petrographic properties of meteorites at the centimeter-scale. The goal is to develop a better understanding of the bulk properties...
This is a $374,904 grant awarded by NASA to California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI), a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), to increase diversity in STEM fields. The grant, titled "INCREASING DIVERSITY IN STEM AT A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI) THROUGH SHADOWING NASA PLANETARY SCIENTISTS," will fund a research project to enhance STEM education and outreach at CSUCI. As an HSI, CSUCI has a history of securing federal grants and contracts, including from the Department of...
This is a $40,115.10 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to New Mexico State University (NMSU) to study the time evolution of the solar wind, including stream interaction regions (SIRs), using time-dependent models. The research aims to improve understanding of the sources generating the solar wind, its space weather impacts, and effects on planetary atmospheres. NMSU, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and Land Grant University, frequently partners with NASA on...