This is a $85,624.97 grant contract awarded by NASA to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC) to research the transport of mineral dust from Africa to the Americas via the trade winds. UPR-MSC is a minority-serving, Hispanic-serving, and educational institution that frequently partners with federal agencies on research and public health initiatives. The University of Puerto Rico, the parent organization of UPR-MSC, has a strong history of supporting NASA's programs,...
This is a $5,991,431.58 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) to support the Center for Nanoscale Materials. The contract has no set-aside designation and runs from October 2003 to September 2011. UPR, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and 1890 Land Grant College, is the prime contractor. The award supports UPR's extensive research and technical assistance capabilities across a range of disciplines, including developing space...
This federal contract is a $619,442.22 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), a Hispanic Serving Institution, on October 1, 2017. The project focuses on developing innovative adsorbents to remove problematic siloxane-based compounds and recover medications in NASA's life support systems, particularly for long-term space exploration missions. Key objectives include screening...
This is a $1,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) to develop research infrastructure under the NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program. The award has a period of performance through December 31, 2026 and does not have a set-aside designation. UPR, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and 1890 Land Grant College, has a long history of supporting NASA's research and exploration initiatives...
This is a $444,735.64 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) to implement the Puerto Rico NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (PR NASA EPSCOR). The PR NASA EPSCOR program aims to enhance Puerto Rico's research competitiveness, science and technology capabilities, and higher education in areas of importance to NASA's mission. The agreement supports the initiation of new research projects in collaboration with...
This is a $750,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) for the development of novel nano-biotechnological approaches to functional water recycling and reuse with stringent monitoring and control systems to produce safe, high-quality drinking water. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, aims to advance water reclamation and carbon dioxide removal technologies for...
This federal contract award, NNX15AK43A, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Office of the Vice President Division, doing business as Universidad De Puerto Rico. The $500,000.00 cooperative agreement is part of the Puerto Rico NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (PR NASA EPSCOR) Research Infrastructure Development (RID) program, which aims to enhance Puerto Rico's research capabilities and...
This is a $94,068.26 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico to advance membrane-based water reclamation technology for space exploration. The contract has no set-aside designation and has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2023. The University of Puerto Rico is serving as the prime contractor on this effort, collaborating with NASA Ames Research Center. This contract supports NASA's research and technology development initiatives...
This is a $144,202.06 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, a prominent Hispanic-serving educational institution in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The grant is for research related to water as an essential component aboard spacecraft, which is important for consumption, health, and sanitation of crewmembers. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Puerto Rico has a robust history of federal contract and grant...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $626,248.62 grant to the University of Puerto Rico to conduct research on the fundamental physical and mechanical properties of meteoritic materials. This research supports efforts to better understand the characteristics of near-Earth objects (NEOs), which pose a global hazard to human civilization. The goal is to develop improved models for fracture and impact dynamics of these objects, which is...
This federal contract award for $860,105.21 was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC). The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for a research project to characterize the trans-Atlantic dispersal of African mineral dust and its impacts on human health in the Caribbean region. The multidisciplinary team will use satellite observations, ground stations, and medical records to develop forecasting capabilities for hazardous dust conditions and their effects on respiratory diseases. This work aligns with NASA's strategic goals of advancing Earth system science and improving life on our planet, as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to public health. UPR-MSC, as a minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution, has a strong track record of securing federal research grants and contracts from agencies like NASA, the National Institutes of Health, and the Environmental Protection Agency.