The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $298,944 Project Grant to the Center For The Advancement Of Science In Space, Inc. (doing business as Casis) to support the "EAGER: STUDENT MISSION CONTROL FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION" effort. The award period runs from May 15, 2021 through April 30, 2023. Under this award, Casis will deliver products and services to enable student control of experiments aboard the International Space Station....
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with a total funding of $299,999, aims to design and implement an accessible training framework to equip researchers with the skills required for operating cyberinfrastructure in outer space. The primary objectives are to create a virtual testbed environment for space cyberinfrastructure and develop training materials through two workshops, one for experienced...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $3,000,000 project grant (CFDA 43.009 - Mission Support) to Cosmosphere, Inc., a non-profit organization operating the Cosmosphere International SciEd Center & Space Museum in Hutchinson, Kansas. This 18-month grant, running from November 1, 2023 to May 1, 2025, will support Cosmosphere's STEM education programs and the revitalization of its space science exhibits and galleries. Additionally,...
This Project Grant award of $180,225 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the "Collaborative Research: DASI Track 2: Deployment and Operations of the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HAMSCI) Personal Space Weather Station Network" at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The project aims to deploy a network of thirty standardized space weather monitoring stations and ten automated GPS-disciplined amateur radio...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,400,000.00 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Congressionally Directed Programs (CFDA 43.014) was provided to the Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama to fund the "EARMARK BUILDING THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW WITH THE CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA" project. The award, granted on August 1, 2024, with a final completion date of July 31, 2025, will support the Challenger Learning Center of Northeast...
This Project Grant award of $200,000 from the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center supports work under the Science program of the Science Mission Directorate. The Seti Institute will develop challenges, recruit researchers and mentors, identify and prepare data, and conduct an 8-week program to address each challenge question using synthetic ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet irradiance data from physics-based models and machine learning techniques. A...
This $165,476 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Alabama. The funding will support the deployment and operation of the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HAMSCI) Personal Space Weather Station Network, a distributed array of small instruments designed to study space weather impacts. The project will deploy 30 standardized stations capable of observing high-frequency Doppler shifts, amateur...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the NASA Congressionally Directed Programs (CFDA 43.014) to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc. on October 1, 2024. This grant funds the "YOUTH SPACE EXPLORATION STEM PROJECT," which aims to promote STEM education and space exploration among over 350 K-8 students across four school-based club locations in Denver. The project will provide students with high-quality STEM experiences,...
This Project Grant award for $210,124, funded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), will enable the deployment and operation of the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HAMSCI) Personal Space Weather Station Network. The project will install thirty standardized HAMSCI stations across the U.S. and Canada to observe high-frequency Doppler shifts, amateur radio transmissions, very low-frequency signals, and geomagnetic fields. The network will also deploy ten...
This $31,660,031 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.003) will enable the Goddard Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESSTII) to carry out observational, experimental, and theoretical research in support of NASA's Artemis campaign and exploration of the Moon and Mars. The award will fund a diverse range of...