Project Grant DESC0026674
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $212,291 to Space Science Institute on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate how solar wind dynamic pressure enhancement generates ionospheric ion outflow and affects space weather forecasting. The recipient will conduct two parallel research activities: analyzing Cluster satellite data to characterize temporal variations of ion fluxes in the cusp and lobes resulting from...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Space Science Institute received a $273,344 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on April 30, 2025, with a completion date of April 29, 2028. The award supports execution of a balanced science program aligned with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine guidance and congressional direction. The institute will serve as a key partner in NASA's...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $109,992 to the Smithsonian Institution, doing business as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to support collaborative research on solar wind–Milky Way impacts on complex Earth systems (COSMIC). The award funds research examining how the Sun's galactic environment has influenced Earth's history. The project integrates expertise in astronomy,...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $517,261 on November 19, 2025, under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and administration priorities and direction from Congress. Work is performed in Boulder, Colorado, with a period of performance extending through November 18, 2029....
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $589,888 to the Space Science Institute (SSI) to conduct a series of laboratory experiments to better understand wave-wave interaction processes that may control imbalanced solar wind turbulence at ion scales. Specifically, the project will investigate the behavior of two interactions between co-propagating Alfvén waves: a novel interaction driven by Hall physics, and the dispersive...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded $742,486 to the Planetary Science Institute on June 2, 2026, under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and administration priorities and direction from Congress, positioning the recipient as a key partner and enabler in the agency's science mission. The Planetary Science...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded Planetary Science Institute $105,745 on July 1, 2026, under the Science 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 and administration priorities and direction from Congress, with Planetary Science Institute participating as a key partner and enabler in the agency's science...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded the Planetary Science Institute $110,431 on July 7, 2026, under the Science 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, with the Planetary Science Institute serving as a key partner and enabler in the agency's work....
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded the University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (National Center For Atmospheric Research) $410,041 on May 1, 2026, under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) to 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, serving as a key partner and enabler in the agency's...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division $180,541 on June 1, 2026, under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and in alignment with administration priorities and congressional direction. The award runs through May 31, 2029, with work performed in Fort Collins,...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded the Space Science Institute $612,836 on September 1, 2026, for a multi-scale study of the three-dimensional nature of collisionless flux ropes in the laboratory, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award funds laboratory research and computational modeling work to characterize collisionless flux rope dynamics at multiple scales. Performance runs through August 31, 2027, at the recipient's facility in Boulder, Colorado. The Space Science Institute, a nonprofit research organization, executes federal research grants across space science, planetary science, astrophysics, heliophysics, and atmospheric science, with prior funding primarily from NASA and the National Science Foundation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $612.8k | 8/21/26 |