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 the University of Arizona $321,815 on March 1, 2026, under NASA's 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 administration priorities and direction from Congress, with the University of Arizona serving as a key partner and enabler in the agency's science mission.

The award is structured as a Project Grant with a period of performance through February 29, 2028. Work is performed in Tucson, Arizona. The University of Arizona operates as the Arizona Board of Regents, a public research institution and 1862 land grant university with extensive federal contracting and grant experience across astrophysics, planetary science, biomedical sciences, and engineering disciplines. The Science Mission Directorate pursues NASA's strategic objective to expand human knowledge through new scientific discoveries, supporting competitively solicited research in astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and related activities.

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