National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2020 – 2024
Multi-year cooperative agreements fund NASA Space Grant lead institutions/consortia to provide student opportunities connected to NASA missions, STEM workforce development, and Space Grant state-based priorities.
⚑ Eligible applicant is limited to NASA Space Grant Lead Institutions/Space Grant Consortia; universities may participate as partners/subrecipients but a non-qualifying university cannot lead. · Electronic submission via NSPIRES by an authorized organizational official is required. · Opportunity is a multi-year cooperative agreement with award ceiling of $700,000.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped); university can only partner, not lead; capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 35 weak | technical depth: substantial; funds training education (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
This Cooperative Agreement Notice is a multi-year award thataims to contribute to NASA’s mission, Office of STEM Education priorities,Co-STEM goals, Mission Directorate collaborations, and state based needs. The multi-year award will be available to allSpace Grant Consortia who will work with the Office of STEM Engagement tofulfill these objectives. Through thecombined efforts of the Space Grant Consortia, this program will 1) enablecontributions to NASA’s work, 2) build a diverse, skilled future workforce, and3) strengthen understanding of STEM through powerful connections to NASA. The program will focus on providingopportunities for students to engage with NASA’s aeronautics, space, andscience people, content, and facilities in support of a diverse future NASA andaerospace industry workforce, as well as, providingopportunities for students to contribute to NASA’s aeronautics, space, andscience missions and work in exploration and discovery through MissionDirectorate collaborations.
Everyinstitution that intends to submit a proposal to this NRA, including theproposed prime award or any partner whether an education institution, and otherorganizations that will serve as sub-awardees or contractors, must be registered in NSPIRES . Electronicsubmission of proposals is required by the due date and must be submitted byan authorized official of the proposing organization . Such registrationmust identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submitthe electronic proposal. All principal investigators and other participants(e.g. co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of submissionsystem . Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to accessthe system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) of interest tofamiliarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information.Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA proposal data systemNSPIRES. Additional programmatic information for this NRAmay develop before the proposal due date. If so, such information will be addedas a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) or formal amendment to this NRA and postedon http://nspires.nasaprs.com . It is the proposer’s responsibility to regularly check NSPIRESfor updates to this NRA.
P oint of Contact
Name: Erica J. Alston
Title: Deputy Space GrantProgram Manager
Phone: 757-864-7247
E-mail: SGCFP@nasaprs.com
Eligibility
Space Grant Lead Institutions as defined here: https://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/spacegrant/home/Space_Grant_Consortium_Websites.html
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Trina Haffelfinger Administrative Systems Analyst <SGCFP@nasaprs.com>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.