Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences engineering and medicine administration priorities and direction from congress

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded the University of Arizona, operating as the Arizona Board of Regents, $199,999 in project grant funding on January 1, 2027, under the Science Mission Directorate program (CFDA 43.001).

The award funds execution of a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The University of Arizona will serve as a key partner and enabler in the agency's Science Mission Directorate activities. Performance runs through December 31, 2030, with work performed in Tucson, Arizona.

The Science Mission Directorate pursues NASA's strategic objective to expand human knowledge through scientific discoveries, competitively soliciting and funding research across astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, and cross-divisional research that may engage citizen scientists, graduate students, and learners of all ages in NASA's science missions and activities.

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