Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration priorities, and direction from congress.…

This federal contract award to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a private research university, is for the execution of a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The $274,996.24 grant is focused on advancing discovery in emerging fields through cross-disciplinary opportunities, with a target-user focused approach to applied programs including Earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness. RPI will participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. This contract does not have a set-aside designation, indicating RPI's competitive technical capabilities in these areas. RPI has a history of securing federal contracts and grants, including an Other Transaction (OT) Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for developing novel manufacturing techniques and embedded sensor technologies for smart metal structures.

Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration priorities, and direction from congress. Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency s exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the moon, lunar orbit, mars, and beyond. Advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities between traditional science disciplines develop a directorate-wide, target-user focused approach to applied programs, including earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness.