Grant For Research 80NSSC17K0683
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- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was awarded an $749,684 research grant on August 1, 2024, for a project titled "Solar Energetic Particle Dropouts Inside 1 AU" under contract 23-SOGI23_2-0018. This scientific research initiative, which will be performed at SwRI's San Antonio, Texas facility and is scheduled for completion by July 31, 2027, addresses heliophysics phenomena related to solar energetic particles in the inner solar system. The funding originates from a civilian federal...
- This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was granted to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to conduct research related to understanding the origins and dynamics of jets, plumes, and the fast solar wind. The $133,174.23 grant aims to develop a deeper physical understanding of these solar phenomena through a coordinated approach combining observations, theory, and modeling. The research program addresses key questions in heliophysics, including...
- This is a $379,768.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a nonprofit research organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The grant is for a project titled "UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGIN OF 3HE-RICH SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLES USING IN-SITU AND REMOTE IMAGING OBSERVATIONS". The award is not set aside and will run through March 8, 2026. SwRI has a strong track record of securing federal contracts and grants,...
- This is a $330,921.99 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to advance the understanding of energy transfer and coupling processes between plasma and magnetic fields in the solar wind near Earth. The grant supports research objectives including determining the polytropic indices of the solar wind plasma, identifying relationships between magnetic field strength and plasma parameters, and distinguishing these...
- This is a $50,065.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a prominent non-profit research and development organization. The grant is for a research project focused on "Solar Wind Propagation Throughout the Inner Planets." SwRI has extensive experience conducting scientific research and providing technical services to various government agencies, including NASA, the Department of Defense, and the Department...
- This is a $179,420 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a non-profit research and development organization, for a project titled "UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGIN OF PREFERENTIAL ION ENHANCEMENT IN SOLAR FLARES". The grant is part of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate programs, supporting research on solar system origins, planetary evolution, and space...
- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) was awarded a $508,857 grant on January 11, 2023, to support research focused on improving long-term forecasts of solar variability through the Advitive Flux Transport Model. The contract, which is scheduled for completion by January 10, 2025, represents a civilian research initiative aimed at advancing scientific understanding of solar dynamics and variability prediction capabilities. SwRI, a prominent nonprofit research and development organization...
- This is a $861,858 grant awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a prominent nonprofit research and development organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The grant's overarching objectives are to identify the pathways by which coronal mass ejection (CME)-driven shocks gain access to suprathermal ions from solar flares. This research aligns with NASA's Science Mission Directorate and SwRI's extensive experience in planetary science, solar physics,...
- The U.S. government awarded a $236,890.10 research grant to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) effective January 1, 2022, with completion scheduled for December 31, 2024. The grant supports scientific research titled "Properties of the Suprathermal Ion Population in the Inner Heliosphere During Quiet Times," which falls within the heliophysics research domain that SwRI actively pursues through its extensive portfolio with NASA's Science Mission Directorate. The work will be...
- This is a $519,229 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to research the contribution of coronal jets to the solar wind using deep machine learning and computer vision techniques. The contract is a research grant with a period of performance through July 2026. SwRI is a prominent nonprofit research and development organization based in San Antonio, Texas, that specializes in advanced scientific and engineering services for various government...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $707,101.66 grant to the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), an independent, nonprofit research organization, for the development of a "nowcasting" capability to describe the solar atmosphere and inner heliosphere in near-real-time. The project aims to adapt three existing analysis methods - fluxon modeling, magnetic tracking, and wind speed measurement - into an integrated model that can be used to drive heliospheric predictive simulations such as ENLIL. The grant has a performance period ending on September 11, 2023, and does not have a set-aside designation. SwRI, which is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a prominent federal contractor with expertise across multiple disciplines, including space science, and has a history of securing both contract and grant awards from various government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Energy.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($331) | 8/6/24 | ||
| P00006 | Funding Only Action | ($331) | 8/6/24 | |
| Not listed | ($331) | 9/28/22 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 9/28/22 | ||
| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/28/22 |