Federal Grant Award Summary

The Johns Hopkins University received a $414,439 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), awarded March 16, 2026, with a completion date of March 15, 2029. Based on the program description and award context, this three-year funding supports a balanced science research initiative aligned with NASA's strategic objective to expand human knowledge through new scientific discoveries. The award enables Johns Hopkins to conduct scientific investigations utilizing NASA's space observatories, spacecraft missions, and research facilities, with anticipated deliverables including theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, and peer-reviewed publications advancing one or more of NASA's Science Mission Directorate priority areas such as astrophysics, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, or lunar exploration.

The research will be performed at Johns Hopkins University's Baltimore, Maryland facility, leveraging the institution's extensive experience as a premier research partner with NASA and other federal agencies. Given Johns Hopkins' established portfolio of space science research—including prior grants supporting investigations of celestial bodies, orbital mechanics, and lunar and Martian exploration—this award reflects continuation of the university's contributions to NASA's competitive research program, which prioritizes proposals evaluated on intrinsic scientific merit, technical quality, personnel qualifications, facilities and resources, relevance to NASA's mission, and cost reasonableness.