Grant For Research NNX07AE39G

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $2,279,958.75 cooperative agreement to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), a nonprofit organization that provides science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs to K-12 students. The funding will support FIRST's Robotics Competition and Tech Challenge programs, which engage students in hands-on learning activities such as designing, building, and programming robots. The...

This is a $2,978,179.00 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA to the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Greenville, Texas. The contract aims to expand and enhance the VEX Robotics Competition nationally to provide greater access to STEM learning opportunities for students across the country. The key objective is to use the robotics competition as a platform for introductory and advanced STEM education, helping to close the gap in STEM...

This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Army Headquarters Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel and Army Recruiting Command to Robolink, Inc., a small, minority-owned, for-profit business based in San Diego, California. The $90,464.30 contract is for the delivery of educational software bundles, robotics kits, and other unspecified educational materials to support Army recruiting efforts and the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program. This is one...

This is a $14,467.71 firm fixed price delivery order awarded to Robotronics Incorporated, a for-profit manufacturer of safety education products. The contract, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is for a "Water Safety Robot and Costume" to be used at Buckhorn Lake in Kentucky. There is no set-aside designation for this award. Robotronics is a small business that has provided robotic equipment, fire safety simulation tools, and related products and services to various federal...

Vex Robotics, Inc., headquartered in Greenville, Texas, was awarded a $224,163.82 firm fixed-price purchase order by the U.S. Army Recruiting Command under solicitation W911S225U0752 for competition robotics kits in support of STEM education initiatives. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, carries an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2025, and was awarded on June 27, 2025. Performance will be executed at the awardee's location in Greenville, Texas. As a key...

Robolink, Inc., a San Diego-based minority-owned small business, has been awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract from the Department of the Army Headquarters Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel and Army Recruiting Command. Under this $50,779.00 small business set-aside contract, Robolink will provide educational software bundles, robotics kits, and other educational materials to support Army recruiting efforts and the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program. The...

The U.S. Department of the Army Headquarters Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel and Army Recruiting Command awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Robolink, Inc., a San Diego-based small business that specializes in educational robotics kits and coding curricula. The contract, valued at $39,500.32, is for the delivery of a set of 10 CODRONE EDU (JROTC EDITION) robotics kits to support the Army's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) education program. This is a small...

The U.S. Army Recruiting Command awarded a $195,298.30 firm fixed-price purchase order to Vex Robotics, Inc. for an EX Robotics Combined Kit under a total small business set-aside designation. The contract, awarded on September 18, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 19, 2026, supports the Army's STEM education initiatives, likely for integration into Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) programs that prepare high school students for military service and develop...

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DOD) awarded a $169,210 delivery order to The Bolat Group LLC for NAO Robots. The contract has a firm fixed price and calls for the prime contractor to provide the humanoid robots to DOD schools in Bethel, Connecticut between September 2023 and September 2024. As the educational technologies agency for the DOD, DOD Education Activity supports teaching and learning programs on military installations worldwide. This delivery order for NAO robots will...

This is a $25,000.00 grant awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) to For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), a non-profit organization based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The grant supports FIRST's mentor-based STEM education programs that engage students in robotics competitions and other hands-on learning activities. The award is intended to inspire young people to become science and technology leaders by developing their skills in engineering, technology,...