Federal Grant Award Summary

The University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, received a $172,216 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), awarded on March 11, 2026, with a completion date of March 10, 2030. This award supports the execution of a balanced science program guided by discipline-specific recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, aligned with NASA administration priorities and congressional direction. The University of Michigan will serve as a key partner and enabler in advancing NASA's strategic objectives, which focus on expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries across multiple research domains.

Under this project grant, the University of Michigan is expected to deliver research outcomes and scientific contributions across disciplines supported by NASA's Science Mission Directorate, which may include theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, field studies, and peer-reviewed publications. The four-year award period enables the institution to leverage its extensive research infrastructure, interdisciplinary expertise, and advanced facilities located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to conduct investigations utilizing NASA's space observatories, missions, and spacecraft data aligned with the Science program's focus areas in astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and lunar exploration.