Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Oregon State University received a $503,380 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029. The award supports the execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, as well as administration priorities and congressional direction. Oregon State University will serve as a key partner and enabler in advancing NASA's strategic objectives to expand human knowledge through new scientific discoveries across multiple scientific disciplines and research areas.

Under this award, Oregon State University will conduct scientific investigations utilizing NASA's research capabilities and infrastructure. Research activities will be performed at the university's Corvallis, Oregon facility and are expected to generate theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, field studies, and peer-reviewed publications demonstrating contributions to NASA's mission objectives. The project grant structure provides competitive, merit-based funding consistent with NASA's evaluation criteria emphasizing scientific quality, technical merit, relevance to strategic goals, and cost reasonableness.