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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...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.008) to the University of Puerto Rico. The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will support research and development on "Advancing High-Energy Cycle-Stable Sulfur-Based Batteries for NASA Space Missions: An Integrated Framework of Density Functional Theory Machine Learning and Materials...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Puerto Rico received a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. 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 NASA administration priorities and congressional direction....

The University of Texas at El Paso received a $124,953 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop infrastructure for in-situ resource utilization on extraterrestrial surfaces. Funded through NASA's Space Technology program under the CFDA number 43.012, this grant aims to advance technologies for harvesting water, building materials, and propellants from local resources to enable sustainable human exploration of the solar system. The work will be...

Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award The University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus received a $400,000 cooperative agreement from NASA's Shared Services Center under the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This three-year award supports OSTEM's core mission to attract students to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines through unique learning opportunities that connect students to NASA's...

William Marsh Rice University received a $376,674 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) awarded July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The grant funds research titled "Constraining the Origin and Timescale of Lunar Mg-Suite Magmatism," which supports NASA's lunar exploration initiative and strategic objective to expand human knowledge through scientific discoveries. The research will be conducted at Rice...

Arizona State University received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), awarded on December 22, 2025, with a completion date of December 21, 2028. 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 administration priorities and Congressional direction. The...

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 William Marsh Rice University received a $461,351 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), effective May 14, 2025, through May 13, 2027. The award funds a research project titled "Evaluating Geochronologic Complexity and Impactor Diversity of Highland Impactites," to be conducted at the university's Houston, Texas facility. This project directly supports NASA's lunar...

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) received a $552,710 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The grant supports a balanced science program focused on planetary science research, specifically investigating the role of complex organic material in dust agglomeration within protoplanetary disks through...