Comprehensive solar eruption models understanding flare arcades from the global to kinetic scales
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24K0608
- Awardee
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University Of Maryland, College Park UEI NPU8ULVAAS23
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $278,617
Award facts
- Contract value 72% obligated
- $389,059.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 93% 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
- College Park, MD 20742, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $22,692 | |
| Funding Only Action | $64,826 | |
| Funding Only Action | $64,826 | |
| Funding Only Action | $89,273 | |
| Original award | $37,000 |
About this award
The University of Maryland, College Park has been awarded a $389,059 grant for research titled "Comprehensive Solar Eruption Models: Understanding Flare Arcades from the Global to Kinetic Scales." The award, issued on January 18, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of January 17, 2027, supports fundamental research into solar physics phenomena, specifically the mechanisms and dynamics of solar flares and their associated magnetic structures. The funding agency is identified as a Shared Services Center civilian agency. The research will be conducted at the University of Maryland's College Park, Maryland campus through its Office of Research Administration & Advancement. No set-aside designation applies to this award.
This grant represents the type of fundamental scientific research that the University of Maryland regularly pursues through federal funding from civilian science agencies. The institution, as a research-intensive land-grant university, has extensive experience managing federally funded research programs across multiple scientific disciplines. The three-year project timeline and moderate funding level are consistent with individual research grants supporting academic investigations into space physics and solar phenomena, which contribute to the nation's understanding of solar-terrestrial interactions and space weather dynamics.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24K0608?
80NSSC24K0608 was awarded to University Of Maryland, College Park by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 18, 2024.
How much is contract 80NSSC24K0608 worth?
The government has obligated $278,617 on 80NSSC24K0608. Its current value, with exercised options, is $389,059.
Was contract 80NSSC24K0608 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24K0608 was not competed.
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