This federal contract award (80NSSC18K0829) was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) for research to support the search for life beyond the Solar System. The $8,973,916.00 grant does not have a set-aside designation. The research will focus on recognizing whether an exoplanet can or does support life, by combining scientific models, observations, and data to explore planetary habitability and identify...
This federal contract award, valued at $236,692.75, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to simulate the orbital and rotational evolution of the solar system. The goal is to provide inputs for detailed climate modeling to better understand the habitability of planets and moons in our solar system, particularly in the context of a major reconfiguration that occurred around 3.8 billion years ago. The...
This is a $117,596.49 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington. The grant supports the development of rigorous, versatile, coupled climate-photochemistry models to study the nature and characterization of terrestrial planets orbiting M dwarf stars. This work will help identify potentially habitable targets and support planning, analysis, and interpretation of upcoming NASA mission observations of...
This federal contract award, valued at $488,746.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to conduct biogeochemical studies of the atmosphere and oceans on the early Earth. The objective is to develop a better understanding of the evolution of the geological nitrogen cycle and the controls on the pH of the ocean over geologic time, which is relevant to NASA's exobiology program goals of studying the...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC21K2015, was granted to the University of Washington by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $45,714.00 grant will fund research to study the role of oceanic dissipation on exoplanet habitability. The principal investigator will perform simulations of tidal evolution, support Earth scientists in simulating exoplanet oceans, and assist in the preparation of a peer-reviewed manuscript. This research contract...
This is a $170,034 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Washington (UW) on June 5, 2025. The grant will fund a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. UW will participate as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The grant aims to advance...
The University of Washington was awarded a $5,713,013.00 Cooperative Agreement from NASA's Ames Research Center to conduct research on "HABITABLE PLANETS AND EVOLUTION OF BIOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY". The contract has an ultimate completion date of June 14, 2008 and was initially awarded on July 1, 2001. This contract award does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Washington has a robust history of receiving prime federal contract and grant awards from agencies such as the...
This is a $150,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) on December 1, 2024. The grant, designated as 23-PLANET23-0011, is for "DEVELOPING NOVEL PRECISE CONSTRAINTS ON AN EARTH ANALOGUE FOR ADVANCED LIFE ON ICY MOONS" and has a period of performance through November 30, 2027. UW is a leading research university with extensive experience executing federal research contracts and grants,...
This is a $671,247.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Washington (UW) to execute a balanced science program. The award is part of NASA's Exploration Initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, Lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. UW will participate as a key partner and enabler, advancing discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities. The award also covers Earth...
This federal contract award is a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW). The grant, valued at $148,612.00, is a supplement and extension to an existing NASA grant (80NSSC19K0495) to continue support for the SCI2020 Hackweek, a workshop to be held at UW in June 2020. The contract has no set-aside designation and is scheduled to be completed by January 21, 2022. UW is a leading research university that has...
This federal contract award is a $133,290.99 training grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW). The purpose of the grant is for a PhD student to develop the Exoplanet Habitability Index (EHI), a machine learning-based metric to prioritize potentially habitable exoplanets for future observation by missions like the James Webb Space Telescope. The project will leverage UW's expertise in astronomy, astrobiology, and data science to create a robust framework for assessing planetary habitability. This work supports NASA's strategic goal of finding extraterrestrial life. The contract has no set-aside designation. UW has previously received prime awards from agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and NASA, as well as subcontracts and grants supporting a range of research objectives.