This is a $4,338,851.58 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to support the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) in alignment with NASA's priorities. The PSGC offers programs and projects to support NASA's Mission Directorates and the goals of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. This award has an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2026. Penn State, a public...
The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, was awarded a $153,784.88 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The grant is in response to a NASA GRC fellowship opportunity titled "Multifunctional Thermal Management Systems for Aerospace" and supports NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's strategic objective to enable revolutionary technologies for safe and sustainable aviation. The contract does not...
This is a $1,018,455 grant awarded by a U.S. government civilian agency to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to execute a balanced science program. The grant supports Penn State's participation as a key partner and enabler in the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The grant also aims to advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities between...
This $78,222.46 grant awarded to The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, will fund research to determine changes in forest recruitment through the integration of NASA Earth observation data and predictive modeling. The grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under contract number 80NSSC23K1534, with a performance period ending on January 21, 2025. Penn State is a public research university that serves as a prime contractor,...
This is a $49,962.49 grant award to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the International Geobiology Course 2023. The award does not have a set-aside designation. Penn State is a public research university that serves as a prime contractor, subcontractor, and grant recipient for various federal agencies, including NASA, the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health. In addition to this grant, Penn State...
This is a $61,859 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for the "DEVELOPMENT OF THE TIME DOMAIN AND MULTI-MESSENGER GUEST OBSERVER FACILITY" project. The grant has a period of performance through May 30, 2025 and is not set aside for a specific business type. Penn State, a public research university and 1862 land-grant college, has significant experience as a prime contractor and subcontractor on...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $415,436.97 grant to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) located in University Park, Pennsylvania. The grant is for research to measure how the quenching of star formation proceeds both spatially and temporally and to identify its driving physical mechanism. The contract has no set-aside designation. Work will be performed at Penn State's campus and is expected to be completed by January 9, 2024. This research grant...
This $448,700.00 federal grant award was made by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for research on the "Paleogeography of the Intercrater Martian Highlands from Fluvial Sedimentology Integrated Corridors or Isolated Basins." The grant is for a period of approximately 3 years, with a final completion date of August 15, 2027. Penn State, a major public research university, has an extensive portfolio of federal contract and...
NASA awarded a $3.41M cooperative agreement to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) on May 1, 2025, to support the agency's Strategic Goal 4 of enhancing capabilities and operations to catalyze mission success. The award, which extends through April 30, 2029, will be performed at Penn State's main campus in University Park, Pennsylvania. This cooperative agreement aligns with NASA's broader STEM engagement initiatives designed to build a future STEM workforce by bolstering capacity and...
The Pennsylvania State University was awarded a training grant valued at $315,664 by a federal agency's Shared Services Center, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. The award, issued August 1, 2022, supports a project titled "Beamed Microwave Energy Propulsion Leveraging Lunar Resources and Dual-Use Infrastructure Systems" (21-NSTGRO22-0146). The contract is structured as a non-competitive award with no set-aside designation, reflecting Penn State's selection based on technical...
This is a $3,614,790.58 training grant awarded by the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, which is part of NASA, to the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) led by The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). The PSGC is a group of 16 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania that partners with one industry, the National Aerospace Training and Research Center (NASTAR), to support STEM education, research, and outreach programs. The grant funds a variety of higher education programs across the state, including fellowships, scholarships, and hands-on student experiences, with a focus on engaging minority and underrepresented populations. It also includes a statewide precollege mini-grant program for teacher professional development and engaging middle school students. This contract does not have a set-aside designation and runs through May 10, 2023.