Cooperative Agreement FA86502025542

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded $115,489.63 through its Science (CFDA 43.001) federal grant program to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to determine if commercial Earth observation satellite data could help satisfy NASA's future observational requirements. The project grant funding period spans from April 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. As part of NASA's Commercial Earth Observation Data-Buy...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Cooperative Agreement award provides $976,584 to Starnav LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop a ground network service that supports the use of existing and future low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite signals for positioning and timing. The project aims to create an alternative or complement to the Global Positioning System (GPS) that is resilient to jamming and hacking. The key...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Space Operations Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.007) provides $362,500.00 in funding to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) for the period of December 31, 2024 to December 30, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered under this award focus on supporting NASA's space exploration efforts, specifically enabling lunar missions through research and development of wireless...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) (CFDA 43.001) provides $135,709.00 to Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) to support the calibration and validation of the MetOp-SG MWI (Microwave Imager) satellite instrument in collaboration with the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). The performance period runs from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2030. RSS, a for-profit...

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $4,493,413 Cooperative Agreement to the CAL Poly Corporation under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on January 1, 2025. The "GREEN, SECURE, SATELLITE PROPULSION (GSSP)" project aims to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force by supporting fundamental and applied scientific research across diverse domains, including satellite propulsion and cybersecurity for small spacecraft. Under the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) provides $979,625 to US Air TECH Corp. to develop a satellite communication (SATCOM) terminal with an innovative Luneburg lens antenna. The project aims to create a compact, high-bandwidth SATCOM system suitable for fixed and mobile platforms, including residences, aerial vehicles, and maritime craft. The technical goals include achieving 100x...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $108,855 Project Grant to Space Science And Technologies Jose Nilo Castellon EIRL located in Chile. The grant will fund the CONVOLVED SPECTRA FOR GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES CHARACTERIZATION project from November 2021 through November 2023. Under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), the grantee will analyze convoluted spectra to characterize geosynchronous satellites. The program aims to...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) provides $312,946 to The Aerospace Corporation for a 3-year period from June 18, 2025 to June 17, 2028. The funding supports a balanced science program aligned with National Academies guidance, NASA's exploration initiatives, and the agency's priorities for advancing discovery in emerging fields through cross-disciplinary...

This Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center, under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001), provides $402,287.00 to Imagecat, Inc. to develop the "GEDI-RESILIENCE NAVIGATOR: GUIDING RESILIENCE THROUGH MODELING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE AND SEISMIC HAZARDS" from December 17, 2024 to December 16, 2026. Imagecat, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Long Beach, California, will...

Acme Atronomatic, LLC will develop an orbital data platform to improve wildfire resilience through a $300,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Small Business Innovation Research Program Project Grant awarded September 1, 2022 for completion by February 28, 2023. Leveraging hyperspectral measurements from its CubeSats, Acme will generate dynamic wildfire risk maps at relevant spatial and temporal scales to clarify resilience tradeoffs for stakeholders. The AI-enhanced data from...