This is a $87,923.81 cost-reimbursement research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The award is for fundamental research to be conducted by MIT, a private university, without any set-aside designation. The grant supports MIT's educational mission and covers research related to emerging technologies that may have future defense applications, such as active camouflage, lightweight power generation, and...
This is a $336,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on August 29, 2025. The grant, which is not set aside for any specific business type, is for the NSTGRO fellowship program, which focuses on graduate student research and development of advanced and innovative space technologies critical for the nation's goals to explore and understand the Earth, our solar system, and the universe. The grant has an...
This is a $217,167 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research on modeling the in-space manufacturing of large, lightweight structures using robotic deformation processing. The grant has an ultimate completion date of September 1, 2025 and is not set aside for any specific business type. MIT, a premier private research university, has a broad range of federal contract and...
This is a $336,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research and development. The grant is not associated with a set-aside contract and will run through August 28, 2028. MIT is a premier private research university known for its cutting-edge work across scientific and technological domains, including space exploration, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and advanced materials. This grant...
This $1,747,293.00 federal grant award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research on "Curved Detectors for Future X-Ray Astrophysics Missions". The grant has a performance period ending on March 9, 2026. MIT, a world-class private research university, frequently partners with the U.S. government on scientific research and development projects. This grant does not have a set-aside...
This is a $336,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research on nanoengineered ultra high-temperature ceramics for high strength and toughness multifunctional composites for space applications. The award has an ultimate completion date of August 28, 2027 and was granted on August 29, 2023. This award is not set aside for a specific business type. MIT, a premier private research university, has...
This is a federal training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on August 1, 2018. The purpose of the $194,624.44 grant is to develop a new approach for the design of space systems that can take advantage of the relaxed design constraints enabled by in-space manufacturing (ISM) technology. The grant seeks to analyze the maximum allowable ISM facility cost and minimum required...
This is a $42,933.93 grant awarded to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research on "CONSTRAINING THE POST-OUTBURST STATE OF AN EXTREME NUCLEAR TRANSIENT". The award has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2024. The contract is not a set-aside and is part of an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract vehicle with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), valued at approximately $2...
This federal award to Yale University is a $165,824.29 training grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, seeks to lay the groundwork for the next generation of magnetic sensors and low-dissipation circuitry by exploiting the unique properties of Tungsten Ditelluride (WTe2). The research aligns with NASA's Technology Roadmap TA 10 on nanotechnology to reduce vehicle mass while enhancing...
The federal government has awarded a $582,392 grant for research to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with performance expected to conclude on December 21, 2028. This grant-funded research contract, awarded on December 22, 2025, by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, supports MIT's execution of a balanced science program developed in accordance with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
This is a $308,759.94 federal training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on August 1, 2017. The contract is focused on the design and fabrication of a self-powered sensor using two-dimensional (2D) materials, including tungsten diselenide (WSe2), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and graphene. The project aims to optimize a 2D material energy harvester and chemical sensor to demonstrate specific applications where 2D materials have unique advantages. The work will involve developing fabrication processes, computational models, chemical sensors, energy harvesting devices, and the integration of the sensor and harvester components. This project leverages MIT's expertise in electrical and materials engineering to advance the capabilities of 2D materials for self-powered sensing systems that can be used in space exploration applications. The contract does not have a set-aside designation.