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

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded Southwest Research Institute $142,072 on March 1, 2026, 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 administration priorities and direction from Congress, with performance extending through February 28, 2029.

The recipient, Southwest Research Institute, a San Antonio-based nonprofit research and development organization, will perform the work at its San Antonio, Texas facility. The Science Mission Directorate pursues NASA's strategic objectives through competitive solicitation of research proposals across astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and lunar discovery and exploration, with evaluation centered on intrinsic merit, relevance, and cost reasonableness.

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