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.…

The Regents of the University of Michigan, through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Division, received a $304,023 research grant from a civilian federal agency for the project "Coronal Magnetic Precursors of Solar Flare" (Contract Number 24-HGIO24_2-0002). The grant, awarded on March 1, 2025, with completion targeted for February 29, 2028, supports research aligned with the agency's broader mandate to execute a balanced science program in partnership with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The research will contribute to the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific investigation of the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, while advancing discovery in emerging fields through cross-disciplinary opportunities. The work will be performed at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, and no set-aside designation was applied to this competitively awarded contract.

This award reflects the University of Michigan's established reputation as a premier research institution with annual research expenditures exceeding $1.77 billion and demonstrated expertise across multiple scientific domains including space science and heliophysics. The institution's research infrastructure and interdisciplinary capabilities position it to deliver the specialized solar physics research required to advance understanding of coronal magnetic mechanisms that precede solar flare events, findings with potential applications to space weather forecasting and planetary defense initiatives that align with the funding agency's applied research priorities.

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