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NASA records eight awards on Sept 20, largest $74.3M to Bay Area institute

NASA recorded eight awards on Sept 20 totaling $131.9M by this paper's arithmetic, led by a $74.3M cooperative agreement to the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute.

Caleb Mbeki
Planetary Science Reporter
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NASA recorded eight awards on Sept 20 totaling $131.9M by this paper's arithmetic. The largest, a $74.3M renewal of the ARC-CREST cooperative agreement to the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, grew from $63.1M across four observed revisions, with $50.9M outlaid to date. [6] The rest of the batch: Boeing received $10M for transonic truss-braced wing technology development, with $6.68M outlaid [5]; Morehead State $9.95M for S-band lunar tracking support, $5.81M outlaid [4]; Ohio State $8.1M for the Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey project infrastructure, $3.51M outlaid [3]; Maryland $12.7M for a climate-resilient agriculture program, $7.46M outlaid [8]; the SETI Institute $5.56M for a four-year research program, $3.1M outlaid [1]; Columbia $5.87M for the Astromaterials Data System, $3.75M outlaid [7]; and the Education Development Center $5.39M for broadening access to geosciences, up from $4.57M, with $3.3M outlaid. [2] The Maryland award held at $12.7M across two observed revisions, the only one of the eight that did not move from its first observed amount.
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  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $5,556,947 to SETI INSTITUTE under award NNX14AT27A, a project grant (b) for "a 4-year multidisciplinary research program supporting nasas strategic plan and science plan goals and objectives is proposed. the guiding theme for", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-20. Outlays to date are $3,102,731. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $5,388,854 to EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. under award 80NSSC24M0190, a cooperative agreement (b) for "23-gio23_2-0010 broadening access to and engagement in geosciences through globe: expanding the mission of the gio", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-20. Outlays to date are $3,299,814. The amount has moved from $4,568,800 when first observed to $5,388,854 across 2 observed revisions. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $8,100,986 to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE under award 80NSSC24M0022, a cooperative agreement (b) for "the roman galactic exoplanet survey project infrastructure team", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-20. Outlays to date are $3,513,073. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal awards
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $9,953,000 to MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY under award 80NSSC24K1000, a project grant (b) for "earmark establishing s-band lunar tracking support capabilities", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-20. Outlays to date are $5,809,454. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal awards
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $10,007,561 to THE BOEING COMPANY under award 80NSSC23M0244, a cooperative agreement (b) for "single source: transonic truss braced wing vision vehicle technology development (5 july 2023)", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-20. Outlays to date are $6,675,958. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal awards
  6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $74,314,104 to BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE under award 80NSSC23M0230, a cooperative agreement (b) for "application for a renewal of the arc-crest cooperative agreement.#nnx12ad05a", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-20. Outlays to date are $50,877,749. The amount has moved from $63,074,615 when first observed to $74,314,104 across 4 observed revisions. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal awards
  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $5,869,058 to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK under award 80NSSC23M0179, a cooperative agreement (b) for "the astromaterials data system: enabling fair astromaterials samples data through trusted archiving services and broad community engagement", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-20. Outlays to date are $3,748,915. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal awards
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $12,696,919 to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK under award 80NSSC23M0034, a cooperative agreement (b) for "eo14042 nasa acres: a climate resilient ecosystem approach to strengthening us agriculture", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-20. Outlays to date are $7,463,216. The amount has moved from $12,666,919 when first observed to $12,696,919 across 2 observed revisions. · USASpending.govUnited Statesofficial source · Federal awards
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