Project Grant 80NSSC26K0233
- Federal Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $917,014 Project Grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on June 24, 2026, with completion anticipated by June 23, 2030. Based on the institute's established research portfolio and federal funding history, this award supports scientific research aligned with NASA's strategic objectives in astrobiology, planetary science, astronomy, and space exploration. The SETI Institute, a nonprofit research organization...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $291,392 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded on August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The award supports execution of a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and Congressional priorities. Based on the SETI Institute's research focus...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $191,286 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) effective April 7, 2025, through April 6, 2028. Under this award, the Institute is executing a balanced science program aligned with guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, with activities focused on advancing scientific research related to lunar exploration, Mars investigation,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $215,688 Project Grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on August 28, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 27, 2028. Under this award, the institute executes a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, administration priorities, and congressional direction. The institute operates as a key partner and...
- Project Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $185,478 Project Grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded September 1, 2026, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The grant funds research to expand the range of realistic habitable-zone planetary environments through advanced coupled climate photochemical and atmospheric escape modeling. The project will generate diverse scenarios of both inhabited and uninhabited planetary conditions and produce...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $222,693 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research award supports the development of pulsar timing instrumentation, algorithms, and observational pipelines for integration with the DSA-2000 (Deep Synoptic Array-2000) radio telescope to advance gravitational wave detection...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Space Science Institute received a $273,344 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on April 30, 2025, with a completion date of April 29, 2028. The award supports execution of a balanced science program aligned with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine guidance and congressional direction. The institute will serve as a key partner in NASA's...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $328,829 Cooperative Agreement on June 5, 2024 to the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California under the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.001). The funding supports HELIO LAB SUPPORT SERVICES, which encompass a range of technical support services and research activities to advance NASA's scientific exploration objectives. Key products and services to be delivered through this Cooperative...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The SETI Institute received a $151,617 Cooperative Agreement award from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) effective March 3, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 2, 2029. Under this three-year project, Dr. Huang will generate rovibrational line lists for selected molecular species using established methodologies and laboratory data. These deliverables are designed to support refinement of atmospheric and spectroscopic models applicable to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $123,080 Project Grant awarded on June 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This collaborative research initiative, titled "Ion-Neutral Coupling in Geospace and Its Impact on Space Weather," conducts pioneering laboratory investigations of plasma-neutral interactions to advance space weather modeling and prediction...
The SETI Institute received a $367,704 Project Grant from the NASA Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Based on the institute's established research portfolio and federal funding history, this award supports execution of a balanced science program aligned with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine guidance and congressional direction. The SETI Institute, a nonprofit scientific research organization based in Mountain View, California, leverages this funding as a key partner in NASA's science initiatives, contributing to the agency's strategic objective to expand human knowledge through scientific discoveries. The institute delivers products and services across multiple scientific domains within NASA's Science Mission Directorate, including astrobiology, planetary science, astronomy, and space exploration research. These contributions encompass exoplanet detection and characterization, planetary science investigations, space weather modeling, advanced data management for NASA mission archives, and technical support services. The award represents part of the institute's broader federal portfolio, which comprises 998 prime and sub-awards valued at $347.6 million in combined potential value since 1999, with the institute operating almost exclusively as a prime recipient delivering scientific investigations, computational modeling, data analysis, and advanced observational support to NASA's Science Mission Directorate and associated research centers.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $367.7k | 1/14/26 |