Grant For Research NNX15AG56G
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- This is a $630,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Washington State University (WSU) to support research on sustainably producing plants for human and animal consumption, as well as providing aesthetic benefits of plant life, to enable deep space exploration or extra-terrestrial colonization. The contract is not set aside for any specific business category. WSU is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, with extensive...
- This is a $170,233 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Washington State University (WSU) for research on tree mortality caused by insects in western North America. The grant, which has a period of performance through May 27, 2024, will support WSU's work to monitor the spatial and temporal impacts of this issue on forest ecosystems, including effects on carbon and water cycling, wildfire, and recreation. WSU is a public land-grant research university with...
- This federal contract award to Washington State University (WSU) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aims to develop a predictive ecohydrological modeling tool for assessing disturbance-induced runoff and water quality challenges. The $1,049,975.00 grant-funded research project has an ultimate completion date of April 13, 2026. WSU, a public land-grant research university, is an experienced federal contractor and grantee, having delivered specialized scientific services...
- This federal contract award with ID 80NSSC23K0460 is a $272,079.00 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Washington State University (WSU) located in Pullman, Washington. The contract is for a project titled "A Census of Active Galactic Nuclei in Dwarf Galaxies" and has an ultimate completion date of January 10, 2026. WSU is a public land-grant research university with a robust history of federal contract and grant awards across...
- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to North Carolina State University, an 1862 Land Grant College and educational institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The grant, valued at $248,071.74, is for a research project titled "From the Perspective of the Target, a Cis-Regulatory Perspective on the Effects of Microgravity." The project aims to utilize the NASA GeneLab data repository to identify mechanisms regulating plant responses to...
- This federal contract award was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Washington State University (WSU) to conduct research on the survivability of microorganisms collected from the Mars 2020 mission under simulated Martian conditions. The research aims to assess which microbes are the most resilient to the extreme planetary conditions on Mars and to characterize the tolerance of microorganisms to NASA's current bioburden reduction methods. The goal is to provide...
- This $272,159 federal grant was awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) to Michigan State University (MSU) to study the effects of spaceflight on the nutrient levels and germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. The research aims to understand how spaceflight conditions impact the quality of plant seeds, which is crucial for developing sustainable food and oxygen sources for future human extraterrestrial colonies. MSU has significant expertise in plant biology research and has...
- This is a $249,920 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to utilize the NASA GeneLab dataset to identify novel components involved in plant gravity sensing and mechanical response mechanisms. The goal is to better understand how plants regulate their gravity sensory systems at the gene expression level to adapt to the microgravity environment of space. The research will leverage transcriptomic and...
- This is a $684,806.00 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Ohio University. The grant is focused on understanding how plants respond to the spaceflight environment, with the goal of enabling plants to thrive in potentially hostile environments during long-distance space missions and colonization efforts. The research will combine expertise and resources from two principal investigators to generate multi-omics datasets and provide a comprehensive...
- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to North Carolina State University, an 1862 Land Grant College and educational institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The $330,097.68 grant is for a research project to characterize the role of two protein families that may mediate contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and other organelles, and how these contacts relate to gravity sensing in plants. The research aims to understand how plants...
This is a $2,200,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Washington State University (WSU) to conduct a multi-omics study on plant lignification and gravitational responses using the model plant Arabidopsis. The project aims to investigate how plants function in altered gravity environments through comprehensive phenomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics analyses. WSU will utilize its expertise in areas like plant biology, computational biology, and microgravity research to carry out this study. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. This award is part of WSU's extensive federal research portfolio, which includes contracts and grants from agencies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey, and Department of Defense, highlighting the university's broad capabilities across various scientific disciplines.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 17 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/17/22 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 3/17/22 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 3/18/21 | ||
| 16 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/18/21 | |
| 15 | Funding Only Action | $200.0k | 1/13/21 |