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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded $995,769 to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., through its Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) division on October 1, 2026, under the Science program (CFDA 43.001). The award runs through September 30, 2028, and is classified as a Project Grant.

STScI, a non-profit organization headquartered in Tucson, Arizona through its parent Aura, operates as a prime recipient focused on space-based astronomical research, scientific instrumentation development, and space telescope mission operations. The Institute manages major observatories including the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope on behalf of NASA and develops expertise in exoplanet detection, wavefront sensing and control technology, advanced astronomical data analysis at scale, and scientific instrumentation design for next-generation missions including the Roman Space Telescope and Habitable Worlds Observatory.

Work is performed at STScI's Baltimore, Maryland facility (21218). The Science program supports Astrophysics Research spanning the search for planets and the origin, evolution, structure, and destiny of the Universe, along with Heliophysics, Planetary Science, Biological and Physical Sciences, Earth Science, and Multi- or Cross-Division Research activities that may engage citizen scientists, graduate students, and learners of all ages in NASA's scientific missions.