Project Grant 80NSSC26K0641

This Project Grant award of $142,783.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports the organization and hosting of the NSF Spectrum Week 2024 conference in Arlington, Virginia from May 13-17, 2024. The event brings together three major programs funded through the NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative (SWIFT, NRDZ, and SPECTRUMX) to hold collaborative meetings and social events. New elements for 2024 include co-location and coordination with the IEEE DySPAN 2024 conference, participation...

This $750,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008), supports research to develop a science-guided machine learning (SGML) approach for detecting potential biosignatures on ocean worlds in our solar system. The primary awardee, Oklahoma State University, will collaborate with researchers from the University of Tulsa and the University of Oklahoma to conduct experimental and...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $106,410 to Garage48 SA under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to arrange a European Regional Space Hackathon for young space experts and university students interested in pursuing space-related careers. The Hackathon is intended to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through expanding and strengthening relationships between people as outlined in the Public Diplomacy Programs....

General Atomics was awarded a $102,432 project grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to develop electromagnetic launch capabilities for resource exploitation on the moon. The one-year grant running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 will support General Atomics' research efforts to design and test electromagnetic launch systems that can be deployed on the lunar surface to...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) received a $1.815 million Cooperative Agreement (24-SG 2025-28-0046) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008) for the period June 10, 2025 through June 9, 2029. This award supports NASA's Strategic Goal 4 to enhance capabilities and operations by building a future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Space Grant Foundation Inc. received a $250,000 cooperative agreement from NASA's Shared Services Center under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008), awarded on July 24, 2025, with a completion date of July 23, 2027. The foundation will deliver STEM engagement services designed to attract students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields by creating unique learning opportunities that connect students...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: Wichita State University, through its Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, received a $945,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008) for the Kansas National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The award, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029, supports NASA's Strategic Goal 4 to enhance capabilities and operations...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $1.815 million cooperative agreement to Georgia TECH Research Corp on June 6, 2025, under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008) to support the Georgia Space Grant Consortium's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The award, effective through June 5, 2029, is designed to build the nation's future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Georgia TECH Research Corporation received a $250,000 project grant from the NASA Shared Services Center under the Space Technology program (CFDA 43.012) awarded on May 26, 2026, with completion targeted for May 25, 2029. This award supports the Early Career Faculty (ECF) Grant Program, which focuses on developing next-generation civil space technologies through research conducted by early-career faculty at U.S. academic institutions. The funding will...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under its Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards program (CFDA 11.609), awarded a $199,708 Cooperative Agreement to the Space Infrastructure Foundation, Inc. on September 1, 2025, with completion expected by August 31, 2026. This award funds research to investigate and document the application of a space systems reference architecture—specifically the Reference Architecture for Space Data...