Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), operating as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a Project Grant of $202,883 under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) to support a balanced science program grounded in discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The award, effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029, positions UCAR as a key partner and enabler in advancing NASA's strategic objectives through scientific research and development activities. The work will be performed at NCAR's Boulder, Colorado facility, leveraging the organization's extensive capabilities in atmospheric research, climate modeling, Earth system science, and high-performance computing.

Under NASA's Science Mission Directorate, this award supports competitive research designed to advance human knowledge through new scientific discoveries. NCAR will deliver research products aligned with NASA's strategic priorities, which may encompass theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, field studies, and peer-reviewed scientific publications across relevant SMD research domains such as Earth science, heliophysics, or related atmospheric and Earth system investigations. This funding reflects NASA's continued investment in leveraging NCAR's specialized expertise and infrastructure to conduct rigorous, merit-based scientific investigations utilizing NASA resources and mission data.