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 Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $112,475 on January 1, 2026, under the NASA Science program (CFDA 43.001), a Project Grant supporting the execution of 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.

The award funds Columbia's participation as a key partner and enabler in NASA's Science Mission Directorate research activities. Performance occurs in New York, New York, with a period of performance from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027.

The Science program competitively solicits and invests in research across astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, multi- or cross-divisional research, and lunar discovery and exploration. Awards support research conducted via aircraft, balloon, spaceflight programs, and space observatories to study Earth from space, other solar system bodies, and the broader universe. The program also invites participation in scientific studies conducted via spacecraft missions to visit other bodies in the solar system and return samples.

Evaluation criteria include intrinsic merit (scientific quality, technical quality, personnel qualifications, and facilities), relevance to NASA's strategic mission, and cost reasonableness.

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