This federal contract award, with identification number 80NSSC18K0423, was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University of Houston System. The $421,065 grant is for a research project focused on developing satellite-based water management products and applications, including monitoring and forecasting of water levels, inundated extents, and water volume changes over the Mekong River floodplains and delta region. The project aims to reach Technology Readiness Levels...
This federal contract award, valued at $675,814.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Houston System, a state-controlled institution of higher learning. The contract is for a research grant titled "EO14042 NEW OBSERVING STRATEGIES FOR BEACH AND DUNE TOPOGRAPHY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR COASTAL FLOOD RISK" and has a period of performance through June 14, 2026. The contract was not set aside for any specific business type. The...
This federal contract award, valued at $150,000.00, was granted to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the "REVEALING THE HYDROSPHERE: MAPPING WIDTHS AND HEIGHTS OF NARROW RIVERS WITH SWOT" project. The contract is a grant for research and does not have a set-aside designation. UMass, as the prime contractor, will utilize its expertise in areas such as engineering, computer science, and environmental studies to conduct...
This federal contract award (Award ID: 80NSSC17K0370) was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to develop the capabilities and methodology to assimilate synthetic data from the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Water Model (NWM). The goal is to enable the use of SWOT data to improve streamflow forecasting and flood prediction...
This federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is a grant for research with the University of Hawaii (UH) as the prime contractor. The contract, valued at $537,628.55, supports UH's participation in the science team for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission. The goal is to characterize and understand the nature and roles of mesoscale and sub-mesoscale variability in upper ocean circulation dynamics, utilizing the SWOT...
This is a $109,897 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Houston System to evaluate the use of Umbra high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for sustainable water management practices and flood inundation forecasts. The grant has a completion date of January 29, 2026 and is not associated with a set-aside program. The University of Houston System is a public university system that has...
This is a $692,410 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Houston System, doing business as the University of Houston, a Hispanic Serving Institution and state-controlled university. The award, with a performance period through December 31, 2025, is for research and development services to strengthen regional and national capacity for operational flood and drought management services for Lower Mekong nations via the Mekong River...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC24K1680, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Houston System, doing business as the University of Houston, for the purpose of "EVALUATING UMBRA SPACE HIGH-RESOLUTION DATA FOR LOW-LATENCY MULTI-HAZARD DAMAGE MAPPING PRACTICES". The $106,986.00 grant is for a research project that will run through July 29, 2025. The University of Houston System is a...
This is a $100,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Houston System (UHS) to evaluate ICEYE satellite data for coastal monitoring and water management practices. The contract has a completion date of March 4, 2025 and was awarded on March 6, 2023. This is not a set-aside contract. UHS is a state institution of higher learning and a Hispanic Serving Institution that has provided research and development...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K1098, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Houston System, a public university system serving as a Hispanic Serving Institution and comprehensive research university. The $520,826 grant is for a research project titled "CHARACTERIZING EXPECTED UNCERTAINTY IN SPACEBORNE HIGH-RESOLUTION TERRAIN MODELS FOR EXAMINING SURFACE PROCESSES", with a performance period ending on June 14, 2026....