Project Grant NNX16AB01H

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM) received a $7,425,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (CFDA 11.617 Congressionally-Identified Projects) on August 1, 2023. The grant funding supports several key activities: Research and Development of aerospace technologies, leveraging UPRM's expertise in the Center for Aerospace and Unmanned Systems Engineering, and existing industry partnerships. Academic programs to enhance student...

Federal Grant Award Summary Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. received a $144,159 Project Grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on March 20, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 19, 2029. The award supports execution of a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, aligned with agency administration priorities and congressional direction. The research is being...

Federal Grant Award Summary Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. received a $1.575 million Project Grant award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) on December 1, 2025, for a five-year project titled "MURI MITIGATE Modeling of Ionosphere-Thermosphere Impacts of Gravity Waves from Tropospheric Sources" (Tracking Number 24-000007421). The project aims to develop a comprehensive modeling framework to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) effective April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for March 31, 2029. The award funds research investigating the interactions between gravity waves and atmospheric tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLTI)—the upper atmospheric region above 80...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded $192,454 to Universidad Politécnica De Puerto Rico, Inc. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico) on August 15, 2025, under the Information Security Grants program (CFDA 12.902) to provide Cyber Service Academy scholarships for academic year 2025-2026. This five-year award, which concludes August 14, 2030, funds merit-based scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Miami received a $159,708 Project Grant from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded on March 25, 2025, with a completion date of March 24, 2028. Under this award, the MARONET team will provide technical support to the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) to assist in replicating NASA's successful MOBY-2 (Marine Optical Buoy) and MARONET (Marine Aerosol and Radiation Network)...

Federal Grant Award Summary Elizabeth City State University received a $576,430 Project Grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program (CFDA 12.330) for the STEM Elizabeth City State University Navy Flight Academy. The award, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028, supports the development and delivery of flight training and STEM educational programming with naval relevance. As a...

This $185,260 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The grant will fund the development and application of an advanced aerosol retrieval algorithm to improve the accuracy of retrieving aerosol and ocean properties over the Gulf of Mexico using data from the Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 (HARP2) instrument. The project aims to expand the capability of the PACE-MAPP (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. received a $210,429 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded on March 24, 2026, with a completion date of March 23, 2029. Under this award, the university will execute a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, as well as administration priorities and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received a $281,195 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) beginning September 10, 2025, and concluding September 9, 2027. The award supports execution of a balanced science program developed in accordance with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), in alignment with NASA's...