NASA Awards 4 Million in STEM Research Grants
NASA announced the recipients of its annual STEM grants, providing nearly $4 million in total funding, to support scientific and technical research that aligns with the agency’s strategic research and technology development priorities. By providing resources to STEM research, NASA helps create a stronger and more vibrant scientific community to drive innovation and push the boundaries of what is possible in space exploration.
Forty research projects from 21 universities and organizations were selected based on their merit and alignment with agency missions. The grants are funded through NASA’s EPSCoR’s R3 (Rapid Response Research) project. Recipients from EPSCoR jurisdictions include:
- Wichita State University, KANSAS
- Brown University, RHODE ISLAND
- College of Charleston, SOUTH CAROLINA
- IOWA State University
- LOUISIANA State University
- LOUISIANA Tech University
- MONTANA State University
- NEVADA System of Higher Education
- NEW MEXICO State University
- OKLAHOMA State University
- SOUTH DAKOTA School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City
- University of ALASKA-Fairbanks
- University of ALABAMA-Huntsville
- University of ARKANSAS
- University of DELAWARE
- University of IDAHO
- University of KENTUCKY
- University of LOUISIANA at Lafayette
- University of MISSISSIPPI
- University of NEBRASKA
- University of PUERTO RICO
- University of WYOMING
- WEST VIRGINIA University