This is a $88,956 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northern Arizona University (NAU) on October 7, 2024. The grant supports NAU in executing a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, NASA's priorities, and Congressional direction. NAU will participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars,...
This federal contract award from a U.S. government agency is valued at $637,190 and was granted to Northern Arizona University (NAU), a public research university. The contract requires NAU to execute a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and congressional direction. This includes participating as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on,...
This is a $209,853 grant awarded to Northern Arizona University (NAU) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to conduct research on the climate history of planetary surfaces. The research uses present-day evidence to assess past and present-day climate processes on Earth and other planets, with a focus on the effects of water, atmosphere, and ice. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. NAU is a public research university serving as both a Hispanic-Serving...
This federal contract award to Northern Arizona University (NAU) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is for the execution of a balanced science program. The $556,461.00 grant will fund NAU's participation as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The contract will also support NAU in advancing discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting...
This is a $898,981 grant award to Northern Arizona University (NAU) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with a period of performance through November 14, 2027. The award supports NAU's execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies, agency priorities, and Congressional direction. The scope includes participating as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of, on, and...
This is a $805,745 grant awarded to Northern Arizona University (NAU) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, for research related to mapping and modeling attributes of an Arctic-Boreal biome shift. The award, which has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2026, does not have a set-aside designation. NAU is a public research university that serves as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Native American-serving non-tribal institution. The university has a strong track...
This is a $272,212.21 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Northern Arizona University (NAU) for research to understand plant water use and water use efficiency across tropical regions. The research aims to help predict how these biodiverse, ecosystem service-providing regions may respond to climate change. The grant has a performance period ending November 30, 2023. NAU is a public research university that serves as both a Hispanic Serving Institution and Native...
The federal agency NASA awarded a $546,131 grant to Northern Arizona University (NAU) for a research project titled "DEEP EXPLORATION FOR ACTIVE MINOR PLANETS". The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, will fund NAU's planetary science research, including analyzing spectral data from asteroids and modeling thermal properties of celestial bodies. NAU is a public research university in Flagstaff, Arizona that serves as both a Hispanic Serving Institution and Native...
This is a $150,000.00 training grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northern Arizona University (NAU) for a project titled "Investigating Spectral Slopes in the Polana-Eulalia Complex: Space Weathering Trends and Observations of Sub-KM Members." The award supports scientific research related to planetary science and space weathering. NAU, a public research university serving as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Native American-serving...
This is a $66,967.68 grant awarded to Northern Arizona University (NAU) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to support research on constraining life on Earth-like exoplanets. The award does not have a set-aside designation. NAU is a public research university that serves as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Native American-serving nontribal institution. The university has an extensive portfolio of federal contracts and grants, providing scientific research, technical...