Project Grant SNZ95023GR0047

Spacebase LIMITED received a $106,000 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs on August 1, 2021 to support costs towards a final demo and pitch competition and incubator/mentorship program as part of the Space for Planet Earth Challenge. The funding supports the delivery of products and services through February 14, 2022. The award was made under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and...

This $250,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to enable a sustainable space industry that minimizes environmental impact. The key objectives are to: Investigate how existing space resources like lunar regolith and metallic debris can be used to manufacture products for use in space, reducing reliance on Earth-sourced materials. This involves studying...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) under CFDA Program 43.001 - Science, provides $2,961,800.00 to the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) to expand access to and engagement in geosciences through the GLOBE program. The 5-year project, running from July 2024 to July 2029, aims to broaden participation in geoscience education and research by enhancing the mission and reach of the GLOBE...

This $203,240 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001 - Science) will fund a series of virtual and in-person planetary data training workshops over a 24-month period from July 2024 through June 2026. The workshops, which will be hosted by four institutions and at two national meetings annually, will focus on topics such as planetary data management, GIS software, image processing, and photogrammetry. The workshops...

This $996,708 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will enable Off Planet Research L.L.C., a small business, to develop portable production equipment to create large quantities of realistic icy regolith simulants. These simulants will replicate the environment and properties of icy materials found on the Moon and other planetary bodies, allowing greater access for academia, industry, and...

This $1,223,730 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will develop a collaboration model for how planetariums can work with local communities to co-create data-driven visual narratives about the impacts of climate change on their regions. The project will initially establish four "development partnerships" to articulate, test, and refine the collaboration model, which will then be shared as a guide and toolkit for five...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) to launch the Innovation in Action Challenge Fund (INNOVACTION 2.0). INNOVACTION 2.0 will provide business training to hundreds of youth throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to create youth-led entrepreneurship initiatives that support reducing environmental impacts, climate risks, emissions, and energy use. YABT...

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports a multi-institution collaborative effort to develop a research and innovation ecosystem that leverages external partnerships to shape the STEM talent pipeline and workforce development. The "LIGHT UP" collaborative, comprised of six higher education institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, aims to establish a...

The National Science Foundation awarded $499,837 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to Start International Inc. from Aug 15, 2022 to Jul 31, 2025. The award will support expanding the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities (EPIC) model for university-community engagement to build transdisciplinary communities of practice addressing urban resilience challenges in Africa and Asia. Start will work with EPIC and the UN Environment Programme Global Adaptation Network to...

This $80,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund a comprehensive environmental education initiative led by Learning Endeavors, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in the Hawaiian Islands and...