Main objective: to study the processes responsible for creating the fastest optical variations observable within the aurora. Understanding such processes will provide much needed insight into how, why…
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC22K0367
- Awardee
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University Of Alaska Fairbanks UEI FDLEQSJ8FF63 Part of University Of Alaska Systems
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $378,613
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $378,613.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 96% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- 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
- Not Competed Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $185,555 | |
| Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) | $10,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $78,721 | |
| Original award | $104,337 |
About this award
The University of Alaska Fairbanks received a $378,613 research grant from a civilian federal agency (via the Shared Services Center) to study the optical variations and energy dynamics of auroral phenomena, specifically flickering and fast pulsating aurora. The project will deploy two identical sounding rocket payloads equipped with in situ precipitating electron and magnetic field measurement instruments, combined with high-resolution ground-based imaging, to quantify electron precipitation at millisecond time-scales. This research addresses critical science questions regarding energy exchange modulation within the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere system, with work performed in Fairbanks, Alaska and completion targeted for December 31, 2026. No set-aside designation applies to this award.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska's flagship research institution and a land, sea, and space grant university, serves as the prime contractor. As a comprehensive public research university with extensive expertise in Arctic and sub-Arctic studies and specialized facilities for complex research, UAF is well-positioned to conduct this high-resolution space weather research. The university operates under the University of Alaska Systems parent organization and has a demonstrated history of executing federal research contracts and grants across multiple agencies including NASA, NSF, NOAA, and USGS, with particular strength in climate science, geophysics, and space exploration research domains.
Description
Main objective: to study the processes responsible for creating the fastest optical variations observable within the aurora. Understanding such processes will provide much needed insight into how, why and when energy exchange is modulated in the
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22K0367?
80NSSC22K0367 was awarded to University Of Alaska Fairbanks by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2022.
How much is contract 80NSSC22K0367 worth?
The government has obligated $378,613 on 80NSSC22K0367.
Was contract 80NSSC22K0367 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC22K0367 was not competed.
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