Project Grant SKZ20019GR0032

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Orlando Science Center Inc. received a $250,000 cooperative agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM, CFDA 43.008), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for January 14, 2028. The award supports the development and delivery of authentic learning experiences designed to attract students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and connect...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Space For Teachers Inc., a division of Carthage College located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, received a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), CFDA 43.008, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. Under this two-year cooperative agreement, the awardee will develop and deliver science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational...

This cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs will provide $133,115 to support outreach activities highlighting American efforts to promote women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Funded under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grant program (CFDA 19.017), CRDF Global will implement a series of webinars and video media showcasing U.S. activities aligned with...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Nearspace Education, Inc. received a $249,703 cooperative agreement award from the NASA Shared Services Center under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008), effective July 28, 2025, through July 27, 2028. The award supports the development and delivery of authentic learning experiences designed to attract students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines while connecting them meaningfully to NASA's...

This $297,085 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) supports scientific research and discovery across multiple disciplines, including astrophysics, planetary science, heliophysics, and Earth system science. The award to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) through its Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) division, enables AURA to execute a balanced science program based on...

San Diego State University Research Foundation received a $249,344 Cooperative Agreement from NASA's Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM, CFDA 43.008) awarded September 1, 2025, with performance extending through August 31, 2028. Under this agreement, the foundation will develop and deliver authentic STEM learning experiences designed to attract students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines while connecting participants meaningfully to NASA's mission and personnel. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Challenger Center for Space Science Education received a $149,982 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for February 28, 2027. The award funds the development and implementation of accessible science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning experiences designed to...

This $234,639 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF MPS) will support the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc. (LCO) to develop the USA Sky Partners program. The program aims to expand access to authentic astronomy research experiences for undergraduates at Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, LCO will partner with Occidental College and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $106,410 to Garage48 SA under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to arrange a European Regional Space Hackathon for young space experts and university students interested in pursuing space-related careers. The Hackathon is intended to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through expanding and strengthening relationships between people as outlined in the Public Diplomacy Programs....

This $732,034 Project Grant award by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support the development and deployment of an Operational Data Sharing (ODS) system to enable real-time spectrum sharing between radio astronomy observatories and satellite constellations. The primary objectives are to construct the ODS system and experiment with spectrum sharing between the Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico, the Green Bank Telescope in...