This federal contract award, valued at $127,852.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and its research organization, the Desert Research Institute (DRI). The contract, identified as 80NSSC24K0220, supports "ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE ASTROBIOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESEARCH COORDINATION NETWORK FOR OCEAN WORLDS (NOW)". This is a research grant with no set-aside...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC19K0920, was granted by NASA to the Nevada System of Higher Education Research Administration Services and Compliance Division, doing business as the Desert Research Institute (DRI). The $150,000.00 grant supports DRI's Research Coordination Network for Ocean Worlds (NOW) program, which aims to advance comparative studies of Earth and other ocean worlds across their interiors, oceans, and cryospheres, investigate their habitability, search for...
This federal contract award, valued at $105,354.97, was granted to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and its research entity, the Desert Research Institute (DRI), to support a project titled "NOW 1ST ANNUAL RETREAT: EXPLORING THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF OCEAN WORLDS ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM." The contract is a grant for research, with a completion date of July 12, 2024. DRI, a non-profit research organization, has extensive experience providing scientific and technical...
This award to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI) is for a Cooperative Agreement titled "LUMINESCENCE IMAGER FOR EXPLORATION" with a ceiling value of $226,384.00. The contract has no set-aside designation and was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support specialized environmental research and technical services. As a leading environmental research organization, DRI provides cutting-edge expertise in areas such...
This is a $543,144.75 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the Desert Research Institute (DRI). The grant will fund research to test the hypothesis that extreme radiation resistance in desert microorganisms is functionally related to photochemical oxidation of desiccated cells. The research aims to shed light on the widespread presence of radiation resistant organisms in environments with low natural...
This federal contract award, valued at $100,000.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI). The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for a grant to support research on utilizing environmental data and traditional knowledge to enhance wildfire and fuels stewardship in indigenous communities. DRI, a leading environmental research organization, will leverage its...
This federal contract award, valued at $150,287.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) for data processing and analysis support of the OPENET model evaluations for the Western Water Application Office. The award is not set aside and represents a grant for research work. The Desert Research Institute (DRI), a non-profit research organization within NSHE, will be performing the work. DRI has extensive experience...
This federal contract award, NNX15AR79G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI) to develop a system for mapping and predicting the locations of freshwater species of concern, including invasive species like zebra mussels and threatened/endangered species like cutthroat trout. The $497,276.15 grant funded an initial phase to test the feasibility of using environmental DNA (eDNA) and species...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI) to conduct research on "Impacts of Atmospheric Water Vapor on Radiative and Dynamic Aerosol Effects in Stratocumulus Regimes." The $300,299.00 grant is for research purposes and does not have a set-aside designation. DRI is a non-profit organization that has previously received over $35 million in federal...
This is a $35,528,880.29 indefinite-delivery, cost-no-fee contract awarded by the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to the Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the Desert Research Institute (DRI). The contract, which runs through September 2024, is for technical research, engineering, and development services to support the NNSA Nevada Field Office. The contract has no set-aside designation, reflecting DRI's specialized scientific and...
This federal contract award, NNX17AF49G, is a $691,838 grant to the Nevada System of Higher Education's Desert Research Institute (DRI) to advance nanomotion sensor technology for detecting active life in ocean worlds. The goal is to develop an instrument that can monitor nanoscale motion to identify the presence and metabolic state of unknown life forms in extreme environments, which could be invaluable for future ocean world exploration missions. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the funding agency, supporting this effort under its "Advancing Nanomotion Sensor Technology to Provide Evidence for Active Life in Ocean Worlds" program. As a specialized environmental research institution, DRI has secured numerous prime federal contracts and grants to deliver innovative solutions to government partners across various agencies. While this award is not set aside, DRI's unique capabilities in areas like climate change, water resources, and ecological systems have made it a trusted research partner for agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, and Department of Defense.