This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC20K0605, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University, a large public research university in Fairfax, Virginia. The $96,113.91 grant is for research related to addressing Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Terrestrial Ecology research priorities, including quantifying vegetation structure, 3D canopy structure, and changes in above-ground carbon stocks. The award does not have a set-aside...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University, a large public research university located in Fairfax, Virginia. The grant, valued at $456,029.97, aims to integrate satellite soil moisture data, primarily from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission, into weather, emission, and air quality modeling. The goal is to evaluate weather fields, improve weather-dependent emissions, and assess the role of modeled weather fields in...
This $698,440 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University, doing business as Mason, will fund research to provide timely and accurate information on agricultural productivity. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. As a large public research university, George Mason University has extensive experience performing scientific research and technology development work as a prime contractor and subcontractor for various federal...
This is a $4,754,032.00 grant award to George Mason University, a large public research university in Fairfax, Virginia, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The grant is for the university to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and congressional direction. Key focus areas include scientific research on and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, as well as advancing discovery in emerging...
This federal contract award, valued at $882,314.96, was granted to George Mason University (Mason) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to implement an innovative terrestrial phenology data assimilation technique. The objective is to integrate carbon-cycle observations into an ensemble modeling framework, producing high-resolution reanalyses of the terrestrial carbon-water-energy cycles over the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) domain. This work aims to...
This is a $50,000.00 Grant for Research contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to George Mason University, doing business as Mason, a public research university located in Fairfax, Virginia. The contract is to address the "Lack of Satellite Flood Products in the Morning Due to Retirement of Terra/MODIS in Near Future". It does not have a set-aside designation. The contract has an ultimate completion date of May 30, 2023....
This federal contract award with ID 80NSSC25K7490 was granted by NASA to George Mason University, a prominent public research university located in Fairfax, Virginia. The $698,756.00 grant is for a research program that will: 1) Execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies and agency priorities; 2) Participate as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, Mars, and beyond; 3) Advance discovery in...
This is a $928,603.12 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to George Mason University, a large public research university in Fairfax, Virginia. The grant is for a research project to apply NASA satellite data and data assimilation techniques to improve the nation's operational dust storm forecasting system. The enhanced dust predictions will be integrated into three decision-support systems: air quality management, Valley Fever...
This is a $250,089.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University (GMU), a public research university located in Fairfax, Virginia. The grant is part of NASA's initiative to execute a balanced science program and advance discovery in emerging fields through cross-disciplinary opportunities. GMU will participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar...
This is a $136,849.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University (GMU) to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The grant aims to have GMU 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, and beyond....
This federal contract award to George Mason University, doing business as Mason, is for the "Novel Use of NASA Data with Emission Data Assimilation to Support U.S. National Air Quality Forecast" program. The $689,827.61 grant is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and focuses on improving the National Air Quality Forecast Capability (NAQFC) through the integration of satellite and ground observation data from NASA. Key objectives include assimilating NASA data to enhance emission modeling, regional chemical reanalysis, and data assimilation in the NAQFC system. The goal is to improve air quality forecasting capabilities and enable better public health protections. This grant is not set aside and represents direct research support from NASA to the large public research university in Fairfax, Virginia.