The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded Kansas State University $307,892 on May 19, 2026, under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), a Project Grant supporting balanced science execution aligned with National Academies guidance and congressional priorities.
The award funds research activities at Kansas State University's Manhattan, Kansas campus through May 18, 2029. The Science Mission Directorate pursues NASA's strategic objective to expand human knowledge through scientific discoveries, competitively soliciting proposals across Astrophysics Research, Biological and Physical Sciences Research, Earth Science Research and Applied Sciences, Heliophysics Research, Planetary Science Research, and multi- or cross-division research that may engage citizen scientists and learners across NASA's science missions and operating programs.