The National NASA EPSCoR Program will be releasing the 2025 Basic Research Opportunity (formerly Research Collaboration) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in October 2024. NV NASA EPSCoR will be permitted to submit a single full proposal, which will likely be due in mid-January 2025. To allow sufficient time to select and develop a single strong full proposal from Nevada, letters of intent and pre-proposals are being solicited in advance of the Federal NOFO release.
The Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science (HDRFS) project has released a Request for Proposals for Seed Grants to engage faculty in areas related to, but not recognized in, the current research to provide new opportunities and pursue high-risk, high-impact research.
The National NASA EPSCoR Program has announced a solicitation for projects seeking an “International Space Station (ISS) Flight Opportunity” program. This solicitation is for projects that are mature enough to transition to a flight experiment with little or no additional NASA funding during the 3-year period of performance of the award.
This program promotes intensive undergraduate research opportunities for NSHE students to enhance the recruitment and retention of undergraduates in STEM disciplines, particularly those related to fire science.
This program provides tuition coverage for students interested in data analytics training and provides internship opportunities with NSHE faculty research mentors. Students of this program will complete the Data Analytics training hosted by Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) virtually in partnership with NCLab.
The Nevada Space Grant Consortium (NVSGC) seeks to fund 3 Teacher Training and/or Hands-On- Training projects with a maximum federal contribution of $25,000 each. Due to requirements of the Space Grant program, a 1:1 institutional match is required on all awarded funds. The number of awards and funding level are contingent on the requested amount for each proposal and the availability of funds.
The Nevada Space Grant Consortium (NVSGC) seeks to fund eight or more projects for either Curriculum Development or Hands-On-Training. The maximum federal contribution for each project is $25,000. Due to the requirements of the Space Grant program, $25,000 institutional match is required on all awarded funds. The total maximum budget amount with match per proposal therefore is $50,000 (maximum $25,000 federal + requisite $25,000 institutional match). The number of awards and funding level are contingent on the availability of funds. We will announce the proposals selected prior to our receipt of next year’s funds. Please note that potential delays in Congressional appropriations and the release of funds may result in late sub-awards. We currently anticipate creating sub-awards during Summer 2024. The proposed project period of performance may start on August 1, 2024 and extend through April 9, 2025 contingent on when the funds are released.
The Nevada Space Grant Consortium (NVSGC) seeks to develop a diverse and capable Nevada STEM workforce by providing funds for NASA-related faculty research and/or workforce development projects. Selected faculty projects will enhance Nevada’s research infrastructure and/or provide STEM workforce development opportunities for students in NASA Mission Directorate research topic areas (see attached list). These funds should not augment existing funded research projects.
The programmatic focus is to further engage and utilize Nevada’s unique resources and talent for enhancing scientific discovery and/or developing new technologies to address NASA’s research priorities. The request for seed grant funds may be based on outcomes from prior workshops/meetings with NASA Personnel; however, a seed grant award should not augment existing funded research projects. Research Infrastructure Development (RID) activities should target unique activities that increase Nevada’s competitiveness.
The Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium (NVSGC) announces available funding for the 2024-2025 Undergraduate Scholarship Program. This opportunity is designed to support independently conceived research or hands-on-projects by NSHE undergraduate students in disciplines that will help advance the missions and goals of NASA. Scholarship projects should generate measurable results or advancements in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) research that are relevant to NASA’s science and technology goals.
The Nevada Space Grant Consortium (NVSGC) announces available funding for the 2024-2025 Graduate Research Opportunity Fellowship. The Nevada NASA Space Grant Graduate Research Opportunity Fellowships program (GROF) is designed to support independently conceived NASA-related research projects by graduate students. NASA fellowship opportunities are focused on innovation through projects that will generate measurable results or advancements in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math which will contribute to NASA’s current and future science and technology goals.
The National NASA EPSCoR Program has announced a new “Rapid Response Research” (or R3) solicitation. The goal of this effort is to develop close collaborations among NASA, industry and university faculty to solve specific current NASA research challenges.