Solar flare energy budgets from onset to cessation.
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24K0557
- Awardee
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Catholic University Of America (The) UEI C31ES3WEAVQ5
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $284,377
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $284,377.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 89% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- 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
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20064, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $97,318 | |
| Funding Only Action | $94,768 | |
| Original award | $92,291 |
About this award
The Catholic University of America has been awarded a $284,377 research grant by NASA's Shared Services Center to conduct scientific research on solar flare energy budgets from onset to cessation. The award, issued on March 1, 2024, is structured as a grant for research with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2027. The contract carries no set-aside designation, indicating open competition. The work will be performed at the university's Washington, D.C. campus and represents part of CUA's broader portfolio of solar physics and space weather research supported by NASA, contributing to the agency's understanding of solar phenomena and space weather impacts.
This award aligns with CUA's established expertise in space science research, as evidenced by its history of NASA-funded grants focusing on coronal mass ejections, plasma dynamics, and related solar physics investigations. The university, a private non-profit research institution serving as the national university of the Catholic Church, has demonstrated significant capacity to support federal research efforts across multiple agencies and disciplines. The research grant will enhance the scientific knowledge base regarding solar flare energy release mechanisms, which has direct applications to space weather forecasting and understanding solar physics processes.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24K0557?
80NSSC24K0557 was awarded to Catholic University Of America (The) by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 1, 2024.
How much is contract 80NSSC24K0557 worth?
The government has obligated $284,377 on 80NSSC24K0557.
Was contract 80NSSC24K0557 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24K0557 was full and open competition.
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