This Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 - Science) provides $291,392.00 to the SETI Institute, a non-profit research organization, to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, as well as administration priorities and direction from Congress. The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to July 31,...
This Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.001) provides $191,286 to the SETI Institute to execute a balanced science program. The award supports the Institute's participation as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The funding enables the SETI Institute to advance discovery in emerging...
The Seti Institute was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 - Science) to execute a balanced science program aligned with the National Academies' guidance, agency priorities, and congressional direction. The award will support the Institute's participation as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research in lunar orbit, on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. It will...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will provide $465,071 to the SETI Institute in Mountain View, CA to fund a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on astronomy, astrobiology, and planetary science. The award will support undergraduate students conducting research with SETI Institute scientists on topics including exoplanets, asteroids, comets, the outer solar system, and...
This Project Grant award, valued at $179,370.00, was provided by the NASA Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 Science) to the Seti Institute in Mountain View, CA. The award supports "Precision Pointing Reconstruction and Backplanes in Support of Legacy Outer Planet Missions" with a performance period from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027. Through this funding, the Seti Institute will provide technical support services, scientific research, and data analysis primarily to...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $246,931 Project Grant under the Science (CFDA 43.001) federal grant program to the SETI Institute in Mountain View, CA. The award period is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The grant funding supports the SETI Institute's scientific research across multiple domains, including astrobiology, planetary science, astronomy, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This includes conducting investigations on topics...
This Project Grant award of $118,673 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project focused on "Polarimetric Asteroseismology of Massive Hot Stars." A team of astronomers from the Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy, Florida Gulf Coast University, SETI Institute, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with international partners, will...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $447,242 Project Grant to The Washington University in St. Louis to conduct research on the multi-wavelength emission of pulsars. The 3-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, will support a research team using direct numerical simulations to develop a unified theoretical model connecting plasma physics processes to observational data on these rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron stars. The research aims...
This $431,872 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support research at the University of Maryland, College Park on the physical processes responsible for the generation of radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray emissions from pulsars. The research team will use advanced numerical simulations to investigate how pair plasma discharges and magnetic reconnection in pulsars lead to the production of coherent radio waves as...
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to support observational studies of fast radio bursts and technosignatures with the Allen Telescope Array. The grant was awarded on January 15, 2022 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to further the progress of the mathematical and physical sciences and enhance understanding of major problems confronting the Nation. Funding will support observational...