Project Grant 80NSSC26K0833
- Federal Project Grant Summary The Smithsonian Institution, through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division in Cambridge, Massachusetts, received a $109,613 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded on May 6, 2026, with a completion date of May 5, 2027. Under this award, SAO will execute a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Smithsonian Institution, operating through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, received a $198,237.32 project grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded on June 24, 2025, with a completion date of June 23, 2027. Based on SAO's extensive portfolio of NASA-funded research and the grant program's focus, this award supports competitive scientific research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Smithsonian Institution, operating through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, received a $148,470 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. Under this award, SAO will execute a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) received a $155,561 project grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. Under this award, SAO will execute a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, as well as administration...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Smithsonian Institution, operating as the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), received a Project Grant of $195,362 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027. Under this award, SAO will execute a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, as well as NASA...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Smithsonian Institution's Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) received a $203,512 project grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate under CFDA 43.001 (Science) for the project titled "Recovering Planet Populations from Microlensing Surveys." The award, issued on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027, supports research activities conducted at SAO's Cambridge, Massachusetts facility. This...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Smithsonian Institution, operating through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), received a $1.36M cooperative agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate under CFDA 43.001 (Science) to execute a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and congressional priorities. Awarded on July 2, 2025, and extending...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) received a Cooperative Agreement award of $149,027 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) to develop and deliver the Cosmic Data Science Pilot, a five-month educational initiative spanning September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This project is designed to guide high school and college students in exploring NASA solar data through real-time artificial...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $595,237 Project Grant to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to support continuing operations of two astronomical imagers for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Under the award, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will utilize two telescope-mounted digital cameras to provide observational data and imagery for scientific research projects in cosmology,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Smithsonian Institution, operating through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), received a $508,758.89 project grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) to continue management of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Follow-Up Observing Program (TFOP) Working Group during TESS Extended Mission 3. The award period runs from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, with...
The Smithsonian Institution, through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division in Cambridge, Massachusetts, received a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), awarded June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. This award supports the execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and Congress's direction regarding NASA administrative priorities. As a key partner and enabler in NASA's scientific research mission, SAO will deliver research outputs consistent with the Science Mission Directorate's objective to expand human knowledge through new scientific discoveries in astrophysics and related space science disciplines. The specific products and services to be delivered under this one-year project grant will advance NASA's strategic research objectives through SAO's established expertise in sophisticated scientific research, advanced instrumentation development, data system services, and technical support. Based on SAO's demonstrated capabilities across space science missions and observatories, deliverables are expected to include theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, and peer-reviewed scientific publications aligned with NASA's mission priorities in astrophysics, heliophysics, planetary science, or related disciplines identified in the project scope.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $250.0k | 6/11/26 |