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 University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) was awarded a civilian research grant valued at $822,227 with an ultimate completion date of February 20, 2026. The grant, issued by a federal agency's Shared Services Center and awarded on February 21, 2025, supports a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and congressional direction. UAH will execute research focused on the agency's exploration initiative, including scientific investigation of and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, while advancing discovery in emerging interdisciplinary fields that bridge traditional scientific domains.

The award represents a non-set-aside grant directed to UAH's place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. Beyond this specific award, UAH maintains significant federal research partnerships through two Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs): a $48.99 million contract with the U.S. Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center and a $1 million Other Transaction IDV with the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center. These relationships demonstrate UAH's strategic role in supporting federal research objectives across space science, engineering, and technological development. The current grant will also support development of directorate-wide applied programs including Earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness initiatives.

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