This federal contract award, valued at $161,700.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Sociedad Ambiente Marino Inc. (SAM), a Puerto Rico-based non-profit organization. The award, which is a grant for research, supports the "WATERSHEDS, WATER QUALITY, AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN PUERTO RICO (WATER2COASTS): AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ISLAND LANDSCAPE TO COASTAL OCEAN ASSESSMENT WITH SOCIOECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS" project. This project...
This federal contract award, with an ID of 80NSSC22K0901, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Ecoexploratorio, Inc., a non-profit organization and community development corporation in Puerto Rico. The $154,002 grant, which has an ultimate completion date of April 10, 2026, is for the "OCEAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS USING NASA OBSERVATIONS AND SCIENCE FOR LOW-INCOME HISPANIC/LATINO STUDENTS (OCEANOS)" project. This grant is not set...
This is a $314,513 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Taller Ecologico De Puerto Rico, a minority-owned, woman-owned small business based in Cabo Rojo, 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)" project, which aims to engage and educate low-income Hispanic/Latino students in Puerto Rico about the ocean using NASA's...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0900, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Environmental Mapping Consultants LLC, a minority-owned and self-certified small disadvantaged business located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The award is a $81,862 grant for the "Ocean Community Engagement and Awareness Using NASA Observations and Science for Low-Income Hispanic/Latino Students (OCEANOS)" project, which aims to promote...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0903, was issued by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) for the "EO14042 OCEAN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS USING NASA OBSERVATIONS AND SCIENCE FOR LOW-INCOME HISPANIC/LATINO STUDENTS (OCEANOS)" project. The $893,420.00 grant-funded research contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, aims to engage low-income Hispanic/Latino students in Puerto Rico with NASA's ocean-related observations and...
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...
The U.S. government has awarded a $527,769 grant to Environmental Mapping Consultants LLC, a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business, for the "Watersheds, Water Quality, and Coastal Communities in Puerto Rico (WATER2COASTS)" research project. This interdisciplinary study, funded by NASA's Shared Services Center, will assess the impacts of watersheds and water quality on coastal communities in Puerto Rico, integrating landscape and coastal ocean assessments with...
This is a $800,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Ecoexploratorio, Inc., a non-profit organization and community development corporation in Puerto Rico. The grant is for the Innovative Space Learning Activities (ISLA) Center Living on and Beyond Earth project, which aims to provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and engagement services. This aligns with NASA's strategic goal 3 to inspire and employ citizens. The...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $988,421.00 grant to the University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division, which is part of the University of Puerto Rico system. The grant is for a project titled "Remote Sensing of Sargassum Accumulation and Impacts on Tropical Marine Ecosystems: A Multi-Scale Approach" with a completion date of July 31, 2025. The University of Puerto Rico is a major research institution that has received...
This is a $3,654,011.10 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico. The objectives of the Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium (PRSGC) contract are to: (A) promote STEM education from elementary through secondary levels and prepare teachers, (B) establish a network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics and space, (C) encourage cooperation among universities, industry, and...