Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences engineering and medicine administration priorities and direction from congress

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded Catholic University of America $550,711 on November 19, 2025, under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and to participate as a key partner in NASA's strategic objectives.

The award funds research activities aligned with NASA's Science Mission Directorate priorities across astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and lunar discovery. Work is performed in Washington, DC 20064 with a period of performance through November 18, 2029.

Catholic University of America, a private non-profit research university, brings existing expertise in space science, including solar physics, space weather, astrophysics, and atmospheric research. The university operates as a prime recipient on federal research grants across civilian and defense agencies, with a portfolio dominated by NASA funding—the Shared Services Center alone accounts for 378 awards worth $166.3 million in combined potential value, representing 40 percent of the university's total federal award portfolio.

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