Grant For Research 80NSSC22K0311
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- This $1,360,870.00 grant award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research on the magnetospheres of giant planets in the solar system. UAF's Grants and Contracts Administration division will lead the scientific study, which aims to improve understanding of these complex, multi-body, and rotationally dynamic magnetospheres. The award has a period of performance through July 1, 2025 and does not utilize a set-aside...
- The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) received a $514,149 research grant from a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, awarded on May 1, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2026. The grant supports research titled "Turbulence, Plasma Heating, and the Implications for M-I Coupling in Jupiter's Magnetosphere," which investigates fundamental plasma physics processes in Jupiter's magnetospheric environment and their coupling with the planet's ionosphere....
- This federal contract award, with an ID of 80NSSC23K0665, was granted to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on "EO14042 STANDING ALFVEN WAVES AND PARTICLE ENERGIZATION IN THE JOVIAN MAGNETOSPHERE". The $522,940.00 grant contract is for a period ending on June 30, 2026. The University of Alaska Fairbanks, as a state-controlled institution of higher learning, has extensive expertise in Arctic and...
- This $576,056 federal contract award, with a performance period ending on April 15, 2024, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). The contract is for a research effort focused on understanding the wave and energized electron signatures associated with the ballooning instability in the near-Earth plasma sheet, as observed through data from various NASA missions including THEMIS, IMAGE, FAST, and CLUSTER. The research...
- The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) was awarded a $537,442 research grant by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2029. This grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, supports UAF's execution of a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as administration priorities and congressional direction. The research initiative emphasizes UAF's role as a key...
- The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) was awarded a $209,991 research grant with an ultimate completion date of July 22, 2028, to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and congressional direction. This civilian agency grant, awarded July 23, 2025, supports UAF's role as a key partner and enabler within the federal research enterprise. The award carries no set-aside...
- This federal contract award, valued at $501,186.91, was granted by the Shared Services Center (NASA) to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to conduct research related to the New Frontiers Data Analysis Program. The objective is to enhance the scientific return from New Frontiers missions by broadening participation in the analysis and interpretation of data from the Juno mission to Jupiter. The proposed study will use Juno observations and plasma simulations to understand the structure...
- This federal contract award was granted by a civilian U.S. government agency, the Shared Services Center, to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) on October 1, 2021. The $720,879.00 grant is for a research project titled "Reconnection Driven Flows in the Magnetotail". The research aims to study kinetic Alfvén waves that can energize electrons, as observed in previous studies. This award is not designated as a set-aside contract. UAF, a state-controlled institution of higher...
- This federal contract award was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Grants and Contracts Administration Division. The $210,601.08 grant supports UAF's research on "WAVE-DRIVEN ASYMMETRIES IN THE IONOSPHERE-THERMOSPHERE DUE TO ASYMMETRIES IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN POLAR VORTICES". This research project does not have a set-aside designation. UAF, as the state's flagship research university, has extensive...
- This federal contract award, valued at $651,845.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to conduct research on the impact of inner magnetospheric waves on diffuse electron aurora and ionospheric conductance. The goal is to create detailed global maps of diffuse aurora and ionospheric conductance derived from wave scattering data, in order to better understand the coupling between the Earth's magnetosphere,...
This federal contract award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) for $524,322 is a grant for research on giant planet magnetospheres, which are highly complex and not well understood. The work will be performed in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a period of performance through January 31, 2026. UAF, the prime contractor, is the flagship research institution and a land, sea, and space grant university within the University of Alaska Systems. As a state-controlled institution of higher learning, UAF has extensive expertise in Arctic and sub-Arctic studies and delivers innovative solutions for federal government partners across a range of scientific disciplines. This contract does not have a set-aside designation. UAF has an extensive history of federal contract and grant awards from agencies such as NASA, the National Science Foundation, NOAA, and the U.S. Geological Survey, supporting research in areas like climate change, Arctic ecosystems, and environmental monitoring.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/14/25 | |
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| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/10/25 | |
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| Not listed | $174.6k | 4/23/24 |