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 Duke University $500,000 under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) on October 1, 2025, to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and Congress priorities. The award supports Duke University's Office of Research Administration in delivering research activities aligned with NASA's Science Mission Directorate strategic objectives across astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and related cross-divisional research.

The period of performance runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, with work performed in Durham, North Carolina. This is a Project Grant, the standard assistance type for NASA's Science program competitively solicited research. Duke University brings substantial research infrastructure and multidisciplinary capabilities to the award, with demonstrated experience managing NASA-funded research alongside awards from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Department of Defense spanning oncology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, quantum computing, and environmental health research domains.

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