Grant For Research NNX16AK58G
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- This is a $465,716.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for research and development related to the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The purpose is to leverage the NISAR satellite system for solid Earth monitoring, scientific research, and rapid post-disaster response. As a leading research university with extensive experience supporting NASA programs, Caltech will provide technical...
- This is a $453,182.80 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for a project titled "USING NISAR FOR SOLID EARTH MONITORING, SCIENCE AND RAPID POST-DISASTER RESPONSE". The grant is for research and is not associated with a set-aside program. Caltech is a private research university that has received over $500 million in prime federal contract awards from agencies like NASA and the Department of Defense...
- This federal contract award was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The NISAR mission will use radar to study changes in polar ice sheets and sea ice, measure Earth's surface deformation, and characterize global ecosystems. This grant, valued at $345,775.36, supports MIT's role as the Applications Lead for the NISAR Science Definition Team. The contract...
- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) was awarded a delivery order on October 1, 2018, for the NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission with a ceiling value of $812.2 million, under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure. NISAR is a joint NASA-ISRO earth observation mission. Place of performance is Pasadena, CA. The order extends through September 30, 2028. JPL, operated by the California Institute of Technology as a federally funded research and development center, will provide...
- This is a $260,849 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Earth Big Data LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to support the development of ecosystem disturbance monitoring algorithms for the upcoming NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The grant funds Earth Big Data's continued participation on the NISAR Science Definition Team, including tasks such as refining science requirements, developing...
- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a federally funded research and development center operated by the California Institute of Technology, received a $1.84M cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on September 26, 2025, for work on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) program. NISAR is a collaborative Earth observation mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation designed to acquire high-resolution radar imagery to monitor global...
- This is a $345,760.51 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) to continue support for the definition of science goals, requirements, measurement requirements, product definition, and science algorithm development, as well as data distribution and calibration/validation planning for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The work will be done in collaboration with other key NASA missions focused...
- This federal contract award is a $118,368.32 grant to Earth Big Data LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the NISAR Science Definition Team Membership Renewal: Ecosystem Structure Science and Applications Focus. The grant is from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and does not have a set-aside designation. Under this grant, Earth Big Data LLC will continue to support the NISAR project scientist on tasks related to NISAR Phase B and C, including: analyzing and...
- This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Stanford University for research on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. The grant, valued at $322,552.91, aims to help ensure NISAR provides data that supports a wide range of scientific investigations and societal applications, with a focus on maximizing the mission's ability to observe surface deformation even in challenging environments through the use of persistent scatterer InSAR...
- This is a research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The $352,684.99 grant is for the recipient to contribute to the development of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission through supporting the Science Definition Team (SDT). The work will focus on using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) techniques to monitor changes in permafrost and...
This federal contract award, NNX16AK58G, was granted to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue Caltech's participation on the NASA/ISRO SAR (NISAR) Science Definition Team (NSDT) and serve as the Solid Earth Science Co-Lead. NISAR is a joint Earth observation mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that will use L- and S-band radar to measure surface deformation, study changes in the cryosphere, and characterize global ecosystems. As part of this $483,446.96 award, Caltech will develop and prototype algorithms to exploit future NISAR data, contribute to the scientific basis for optimal mission planning, and prepare for calibration and validation activities. Caltech's work will focus on improving models of the earthquake cycle, constraining processes associated with shallow aquifers, and facilitating rapid response to natural disasters. This award is not associated with a set-aside program and is structured as a grant for research with a performance period ending on October 27, 2020.
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| 9 | Funding Only Action | ($462) | 10/27/20 | |
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| 8 | Funding Only Action | $35.0k | 8/20/19 | |
| 7 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/9/19 |