This federal contract award, valued at $488,746.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to conduct biogeochemical studies of the atmosphere and oceans on the early Earth. The objective is to develop a better understanding of the evolution of the geological nitrogen cycle and the controls on the pH of the ocean over geologic time, which is relevant to NASA's exobiology program goals of studying the...
This federal contract award, valued at $236,692.75, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to simulate the orbital and rotational evolution of the solar system. The goal is to provide inputs for detailed climate modeling to better understand the habitability of planets and moons in our solar system, particularly in the context of a major reconfiguration that occurred around 3.8 billion years ago. The...
This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington. The $193,299.11 grant will fund research to study the metabolic energetics of three thermoacidophile microbes under nutrient-limited conditions. The research aims to characterize the energetics of growth under nutrient stress, determine if the ability to grow cell surface appendages provides an advantage, and analyze the most efficient...
This federal contract award, NNX17AB49G, was granted to the University of Washington by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $131,720.18 grant is to fund research on the interaction between the wind-driven ocean surface and the geostrophically dominated interior, using satellite and airborne ocean color observations, in-situ data, and analytical models. The research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of the transfer of nutrients and loss...
This federal contract award, with a ceiling value of $149,971, was granted to the University of Washington (UW) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for research services under the project "BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE RESEARCH COORDINATION NETWORK FOR LIFE DETECTION" and has an ultimate completion date of October 5, 2025. The award does not have a set-aside designation. As a leading public research university, UW...
This federal contract award, valued at $556,904, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington to address the "Accelerating Data Deluge from Modern Sensors" challenge faced by the agency's Science Mission Directorate. The contract is a research grant with no set-aside designation, and the ultimate completion date is December 25, 2025. The University of Washington, as a prime contractor, has a track...
This is a $671,247.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Washington (UW) to execute a balanced science program. The award is part of NASA's Exploration Initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, Lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. UW will participate as a key partner and enabler, advancing discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities. The award also covers Earth...
This federal contract award, with a value of $5,579,210.00, was granted to the University of Washington (UW) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract, titled "THE VIRTUAL PLANETARY LABORATORY: ADVANCING THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON EXOPLANETS," is for research services related to the Virtual Planetary Laboratory and the search for life on exoplanets. The contract has a period of performance through September 14, 2028. UW, a leading...
This federal contract award, valued at $54,414.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Washington (UW) to execute a balanced science program. The contract will focus on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, as well as advancing discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities. The contract is not set aside and is a grant for research. UW is a prominent public...
This is a $3,942,381.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Washington (UW) to test the hypothesis that submesoscale ocean dynamics contribute to vertical exchange of climate and biological variables in the upper ocean. The grant has a period of performance from July 1, 2019 to June 1, 2026. UW is the prime contractor and there is no set-aside designation. This award is part of UW's broader federal contracting and grant-receiving...
This federal contract award, NNX16AI37G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) as the prime contractor. The award, with a ceiling value of $331,104.75, is for research focused on analyzing nutrient levels and cycling in Precambrian marine and lacustrine sedimentary rocks to determine how nutrient availability may have influenced biological evolution on the early Earth. The research objectives align with NASA's Astrobiology Roadmap goals related to understanding planetary habitability. This award does not have a set-aside designation. As a leading research university, UW has extensive experience securing prime federal contract and grant awards from civilian and defense agencies to provide specialized research and technical services across a range of disciplines.