Grant For Research 80NSSC20K1178
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- This federal contract award, valued at $333,679.10, was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The contract is for a research grant focused on "Physics-Informed Machine Learning for the Optimization of Hybrid Rocket Motors." This work does not have a set-aside designation. The contract provides funding for MIT to conduct advanced scientific research and technological development in areas such as aerospace...
- This federal contract award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a $31,043 grant for research to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 1, 2026 and was awarded on July 2, 2025. MIT, a premier private research university, will participate as a key partner and enabler in the civilian...
- This federal contract award is for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The $100,000.00 grant-funded research contract has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2027 and was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, on November 1, 2025. The contract is not set aside for any...
- This federal contract award, valued at $600,000.00, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The contract is for research and development of "silent, solid-state propulsion for advanced air mobility vehicles", with a performance period ending on August 31, 2025. The contract is not designated as a set-aside. MIT, a premier private research university, has a strong track...
- This federal contract award, valued at $54,536.00, was granted by a civilian U.S. government agency to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research on "Constraining the Late Stages of an Extreme Nuclear Transient." The contract is a grant for research, with a performance period ending on January 5, 2025. MIT, a premier private research university, is known for its cutting-edge research and innovation across multiple scientific and technological domains. The...
- This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0193, was granted by the Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research to enable the design of next-generation low-boom aircraft. The $343,531.15 grant is intended to support the development of improved methods for propagation of nearfield signatures to the ground. This research aligns with the agency's focus on advancing aerospace technologies. The contract is not associated with a set-aside program and has a...
- This federal contract award, valued at $482,000.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research related to nuclear propulsion fuels and materials, ensuring the safety of astronauts and the public during launch operations, and developing modeling and simulation capabilities for nuclear systems. The grant aims to leverage the capabilities of MIT's research reactor to test and evaluate multiple environmental effects. This contract...
- This federal contract award with ID 80NSSC20M0080 was made by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the objective of creating a new modeling and analysis technique to ensure safety and security in systems with complex, new human-automation teaming concepts. The contract is a $746,840.17 cooperative agreement with a performance period ending on August 31, 2024. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. MIT is the...
- This federal contract award is a grant for research provided by a civilian federal agency to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The award, valued at $216,387.18, is intended to address the challenge of computational complexity in entry, descent, and landing guidance algorithms by developing efficient methods to compute large diverts at a distance at least twice the height at powered descent start. The award is not associated with a set-aside contract and has an ultimate...
- 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 federal contract award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has an identifier of 80NSSC20K1178 and a ceiling value of $300,533.81. The objective of the research is to design, verify, and experimentally characterize a Bimodal Ion-Chemical Thruster System (BITS) that combines chemical and electric propulsion into a single, unified system with common propellant. The contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, on August 1, 2020, and has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2024. The contract is designated as a Grant for Research and does not have a set-aside designation. MIT, as the prime contractor, will leverage its expertise in advanced scientific research and technology development to deliver the innovative BITS system to the agency. This contract award is associated with an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract that MIT holds with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which allows for flexible, task-order-based research and development work in defense-related domains.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00005 | Funding Only Action | ($23k) | 5/20/25 | |
| Not listed | ($23k) | 5/20/25 | ||
| Not listed | $40.1k | 4/16/24 | ||
| P00004 | Funding Only Action | $40.1k | 4/16/24 | |
| P00003 | Funding Only Action | $24.0k | 6/30/23 |