This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AM38G, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Institute For Global Environmental Strategies, Inc. (IGES), a non-profit organization. The $158,688.91 grant is for the "Seeing Green" project, which aims to: 1) assess how NASA Earth observations enable economic activity in the non-governmental sector, 2) catalog how NASA data informs decision-making in 12 business sectors, 3)...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $180,238 grant to the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Inc. (IGES), a non-profit organization, to assess and improve NASA Earth observations applications in the U.S. business sector, with a focus on the agriculture, financial services, water, and health sectors. The grant, titled "Seeing Green," supports the convening of workshops with private and public sector stakeholders,...
This is a $1,743,611 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), a non-profit organization, to continue and improve the independent peer review process for NASA's Earth and space science education products. The grant is part of NASA's efforts to ensure high-quality educational materials are developed for formal and informal STEM education. IGES will manage the entire review process, convening expert panels to assess the scientific...
This is a $70,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Spatial Informatics Group LLC (SIG), a for-profit limited liability company, to contribute to NASA's Earth Information System (EIS) Fire project. The grant provides funding for SIG's geospatial analysis services that integrate ecological, social, and economic sciences for natural and urban landscapes. SIG has expertise in areas like wildfire risk mitigation, carbon accounting, land use planning, and...
The U.S. government's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $171,415 grant to Spatial Informatics Group LLC, a research and consulting firm specializing in geospatial analysis and spatial modeling. The grant is for expanding the Regional Wildfire Mitigation Program (RWMP) concept, which involves developing quantitative wildfire modeling and planning tools. This grant is part of NASA's Earth Information System (EIS) Fire project, and Spatial Informatics Group has...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC21K1456, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the National Institute of Aerospace Associates (NIA), a non-profit research and graduate education institute. The $439,151.00 grant funds a research project aimed at enhancing the understanding of atmospheric composition by investigating the impact of wildfires on emissions. The award does not have a set-aside designation. NIA, the prime contractor, is based in...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $173,871 grant to Spatial Informatics Group LLC for a project titled "Mapping Fire Probabilities to Support Fire-Related Carbon Accounting." This grant, with a performance period ending on December 31, 2025, is not designated as a set-aside contract. Spatial Informatics Group is a research and consulting firm specializing in geospatial analysis, spatial modeling, and remote sensing services to support natural...
This is a $412,035 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the National Institute of Aerospace Associates (NIA), a non-profit research institute. The grant supports research to improve understanding of the connections between fuels, fire, weather, atmospheric chemistry, and smoke transport, which are critical to assessing impacts on air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and climate. The research involves providing support to guide flight planning for the...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $1,123,976.00 grant to the Smithsonian Institution, specifically the Office of Sponsored Projects, to support the continued iterative development of tidal wetlands in the U.S. National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (NGGI) through leveraging remote sensing technology, data/model availability, and process knowledge improvements. This grant does not have a set-aside designation and is scheduled for completion by October 14, 2024. The...
The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract valued at $19,996.33 to The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Inc. (IGES), a non-profit organization focused on Earth and space science education, communication, and outreach. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for services and has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2007. IGES has received other federal awards, including grants from NASA and the National Science...