Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The University of Maryland, College Park received a $174,684 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) to execute a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, agency administration priorities, and congressional direction. The award, issued on March 23, 2026, with a completion date of March 22, 2029, supports the university's role as a key partner and enabler in NASA's strategic objectives. Through its Office of Research Administration & Advancement, the institution will conduct scientific investigations and research activities leveraging NASA's space observatories, spacecraft missions, and associated infrastructure to advance knowledge in designated scientific domains such as astrophysics, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, or biological and physical sciences.

The deliverables under this project grant are consistent with NASA's Science Mission Directorate expectations and include theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, field studies, and publication of scientific results in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific meetings. The three-year project period positions the University of Maryland to contribute to NASA's Strategic Goal 1 of expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries while demonstrating scientific quality, technical merit, relevance to NASA's mission objectives, and cost reasonableness in its research execution.