Federal Project Grant Award Summary

North Dakota State University received a $277,840 project grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The award supports 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. The university will serve as a key partner and enabler in NASA's Science Mission Directorate initiatives, which competitively fund research across multiple scientific disciplines including astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, and planetary science conducted through NASA's space observatories, aircraft, balloons, and spacecraft missions.

The three-year award to NDSU's Fargo, North Dakota facility leverages the university's established expertise as a comprehensive public land-grant research institution to advance NASA's strategic objective of expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries. Deliverables will include theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, and publication of scientific results in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific meetings, consistent with NASA Science program requirements and evaluation criteria emphasizing scientific quality, technical merit, and cost reasonableness.