Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Clemson University's Division of Research received a $111,052 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), with an award date of August 1, 2026, and completion date of July 31, 2027. The award supports the execution of a balanced science program guided by discipline-specific recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, in alignment with NASA administration priorities and congressional direction. This one-year project leverages Clemson's established expertise across multiple scientific disciplines to advance NASA's strategic objective of expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries.

As a premier research partner with extensive federal contracting experience, Clemson University will deliver research activities and scientific investigations consistent with NASA's Science Mission Directorate focus areas, which may encompass astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, or planetary science research. The university's Division of Research will conduct theoretical modeling, data analysis, laboratory experiments, and field studies, with results disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings, thereby contributing to NASA's mission objectives across the supported research discipline(s).