Project Grant 80NSSC26K0627

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) received a $160,937 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded on June 18, 2026, with a completion date of June 17, 2029. The grant supports SwRI's execution of a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, in alignment with NASA administration priorities and Congressional direction. SwRI will serve as a key partner and enabler in advancing NASA's strategic objectives through competitive research activities.

Under this award, SwRI will conduct scientific investigations leveraging NASA's space observatories, aircraft, balloons, and spacecraft missions across disciplines such as astrophysics, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and lunar exploration. The institute's deliverables will include theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, field studies, and publication of scientific results in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific meetings, consistent with standard Science program requirements. The three-year grant period supports SwRI's continued contribution to NASA's goal of expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries.