Project Grant 80NSSC21K0675

This $297,085 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) supports scientific research and discovery across multiple disciplines, including astrophysics, planetary science, heliophysics, and Earth system science. The award to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) through its Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) division, enables AURA to execute a balanced science program based on...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $221,260 to The Catholic University of America (CUA) on March 3, 2025, with performance completion scheduled for March 2, 2028. Under NASA's Science program (CFDA 43.001), CUA will execute a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, while serving as a key partner in...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $249,539.76 Project Grant to the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, Inc. (ASGSR) on August 2, 2024. The grant supports the 2024 Annual ASGSR Conference, which is part of the NASA Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) program that funds scientific research and technology development across various space science disciplines. The grant enables ASGSR, a non-profit organization focused on...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $196,836 Project Grant to Start International, Inc., a non-profit organization in Fort Collins, Colorado, to support NASA's Land Cover and Land Use Change (LCLUC) activities from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. This grant, funded through NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001), will enable Start International to contribute to NASA's strategic objective of expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries...

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $120,000 Project Grant from NASA's Shared Services Center under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) program, awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2026. The award funds coordination and leadership activities for the NASA Astrobiology Research Coordination Network (RCN) focused on Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments (PCE3). Expected outcomes include novel cross-disciplinary research proposals submitted to...

This $249,992 federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) supports a 2-year collaborative research project led by the University of California Irvine (UCI). The project, titled "Triangulating NASA Data and Participatory GIS with Local Organizing to Advance Environmental Justice in Los Angeles," aims to leverage NASA Earth observation data and participatory GIS techniques to support environmental...

This $129,472 cooperative agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science Mission Directorate's (SMD) Science program (CFDA 43.001) supports research and services to be provided by the University of Arizona. The key objectives of the agreement are to: execute a balanced science program aligned with the National Academies' guidance and NASA's exploration priorities; advance discovery in emerging fields through cross-disciplinary research; and...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded a $149,997 project grant to Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences to support calibration of the particulate inorganic carbon algorithm from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The work directly supports the Science program (CFDA 43.001), which pursues NASA's strategic objectives using aircraft, balloon, and spaceflight programs to enable new scientific discoveries through the execution of both research and...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Funding Agency and Program: NASA's Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) awards this $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (CFDA 43.016), a program designed to build research infrastructure and workforce capacity while attracting students to science through hands-on learning opportunities connected to NASA missions. Award Details and Deliverables: Wichita State University's Office of Research and Sponsored...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary NASA's Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) awarded Orlando Science Center Inc. a $250,000 cooperative agreement effective September 30, 2025, with a completion date of January 14, 2028, under CFDA 43.008. The award supports the delivery of authentic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning experiences designed to attract students to STEM disciplines and foster meaningful connections to NASA's mission and work. As a tax-exempt nonprofit...