Grant For Research 80NSSC23K0799

The National Space Science & Technology Institute (NSSTI), a Colorado Springs-based nonprofit organization, was awarded a $49.7K grant by the Shared Services Center under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program on July 25, 2025. The award, structured as a research grant with no set-aside designation, supports the organization's mission to attract students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through innovative learning opportunities that connect participants...

This is a $498,136 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for SSI to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The grant focuses on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, as part of NASA's...

This is a $803,875 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a non-profit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for SSI to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and congressional direction. The scope includes participating as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, with a focus on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon,...

This is a $823,136 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for SSI to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. SSI will participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific...

This is a $79,848.51 grant award from the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The award is for Dr. Quintin Schiller to assist in the development, testing, and calibration of a scientific instrument, including the detector head and telescope electronics. The grant does not have a set-aside designation, and SSI has a history of receiving both federal...

This is a $457,488.00 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a non-profit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for a project titled "NON-LTE 3D SPECTRAL SYNTHESIS FOR LARGE-SCALE STELLAR SURVEYS, ASTEROSEISMOLOGY AND GALACTIC ARCHAEOLOGY", with a period of performance ending on June 30, 2026. The award does not have a set-aside designation, indicating SSI competed for the grant based on scientific and technical...

This is a $148,743.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center (a division of an unspecified federal agency) to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a non-profit research and educational organization. The grant is for a 5-year period ending on April 30, 2026. The purpose of the grant is for SAO to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and congressional direction. Key focus areas include scientific research...

This is a $409,924 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of a civilian government agency to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a non-profit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for a research project titled "Examining Alteration Environments of Granular Basaltic Materials Using Combined Results from APXS, ChemCam, and Mastcam Compared Against Terrestrial Analog Datasets." The project aims to conduct scientific research and analysis related to planetary...

This is a $48,500.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), a non-profit research and educational organization that serves as a trust instrumentality of the United States government. The grant requires SAO to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. It also requires SAO to participate...

This is a $206,039 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center (an alternate name for a federal agency) to the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit research organization based in Boulder, Colorado. The grant is for a project titled "MODELING MAGNETOTAIL DYNAMICS AND PARTICLE ACCELERATION RELATED TO MAGNETIC RECONNECTION" and has a period of performance ending on July 31, 2027. SSI, which has extensive experience supporting NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the...