← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Universities Space Research Association
Washington, DC
$787,435,236
Total funding
316
Grants
Funding over time
peak $441M · FY2006–25$500M$375M$250M$125M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NASA$779,639,519 · 279
NSF$6,612,827 · 34
DOE$1,182,890 · 3
By mechanism
—$787,435,236 · 316
Investigators at Universities Space Research Association
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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Largest grants
THE "GODDARD EARTH SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH" (GESTAR) STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL, AND THEORETICAL$243,555,196
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
STEPHEN MACKWELL / UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONOPERATION OF THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTI$36,118,502
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
SPACE LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM$34,324,257
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE CONTINUED OPERATON OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE (RIACS)$31,059,022
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT REPLACES NNM08AA00A WHICH WAS ERRONEOUSLY SET UP WITH AN INCORRECT VENDOR CODE IN CMM. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS FOR RESEARCH AND SUPPORT AT THE NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER.$31,039,182
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ASSOCIATION (NASA) SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCATION (CO-STEM) TO INCREASE THE NATION S QUALIFIED AND DIVERSE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING EXPERIENTIAL MENTOR-GUIDED INTERNSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT ALL EDUCATIONAL LEVELS. NASA INTERNSHIPS AS PART OF THE NASA INTERNSHIPS FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (NIFS) PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A SINGLE PATHWAY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO ENGAGE IN STEM AND BUSINESS INTERNSHIPS AT NASA CENTERS AND LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE. UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (USRA) JOINS NASA AND THE NATION TO INCREASE THE COUNTRY S DIVERSE STEM WORKFORCE THROUGH A SHARED VISION FOR HANDS-ON IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS THAT PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION FOR NASA AND THE NATION S STEM WORKFORCE NEEDS. WITH OVER FOUR DECADES EXPERIENCE MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING NASA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS USRA IS A LEADER IN ADMINISTERING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT WITH NASA AND INDUSTRY IN STEM AND BUSINESS FIELDS. USRA'S EXPERIENCE AND BEST PRACTICES WILL RESULT IN THE EFFICIENCIES FLEXIBILITY AND SCALABILITY NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THE NASA INTERNSHIPS PROGRAM.USRA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA WILL IMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT NASA INTERNSHIPS THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PROVEN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT METHODS AND STRATEGIC BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT WILL 1) INCREASE RETENTION RATES AMONG STUDENTS ENTERING STEM DISCIPLINES; 2) REACH A DIVERSE POPULATION OF STUDENTS; 3) DEVELOP A HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE THAT POSSESSES THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES NEEDED TO MAKE FUTURE DISCOVERIES AND ADVANCEMENTS IN STEM RELATED FIELDS. THROUGH A STEM EDUCATION NETWORK COMPRISED OF OVER 400 RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING FOUR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) AND TWO HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HISS) USRA CONNECTS THE TOP EXPERTS RESEARCHERS AND FACULTY MEMBERS IN STEM DISCIPLINES WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR STEM INTERNS. USRA'S BROAD REACH INTO THE STEM EDUCATION COMMUNITY WILL SUPPORT NASA INTERNSHIPS TO INCREASE STUDENT DIVERSITY ENHANCE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE ENCOURAGE CONTINUITY ACROSS PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES AND MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. NASA INTERNSHIPS WILL ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO REPRESENT THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF THE NATION THROUGH NASA MENTOR-GUIDED STEM AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER THEIR EDUCATION GOALS AND ENGAGE THEM IN NASA'S MISSION.$30,617,296
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
SPACE LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMNASA'S EXPLORATION GOALS SHALL BE FURTHERED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCIENCE PROGRAM TO FACIL$29,560,427
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION PROPOSES TO OPERATE THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE AT ITS HOUSTON FACILITY ADJACENT TO NASA JOHNSON SP$27,449,209
· FY2015 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE NATURE OF SCIENCE RESEARCH AT MSFC RELIES ON SMALL FOCUSED INTERDISCIPLINARY AND CROSS CUTTING TEAMS IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE RESEARCH GOALS AND MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS. USRA HAS VAST EXPERIENCE WORKING INTERCHANGEABLY WITH MSFC RESEARCHERS SO THAT THEY ARE TRUSTED AGENTS TO DEVELOP TOOLS GENERATE AND MODEL DATA DOCUMENT AND PRESENT OR PUBLISH RESULTS. MSFC HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN THE CURRENT RESEARCH TEAMS OVER SEVERAL YEARS IN ORDER TO COLLABORATIVELY ADVANCE THE RESEARCH GOALS. USRA PERSONNEL ARE OFTEN IDENTIFIED BY NAME ON AWARDED RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND IN SOME CASES MAY EVEN BE THE PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR. USRA POSSESSES UNIQUE CAPABILITIES FOR REACHBACK WITH OVER 100 UNIVERSITIES PROVIDING QUICK ACCESS TO EXPERTS IN MANY AREAS WITHIN OUR RESEARCH FIELDS WHO COULD BE BROUGHT IN TO PROVIDE LIMITED AND FOCUSED SUPPORT. THE VAST EXPANSE OF UNIVERSITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD WILL BE ACCESSED STRATEGICALLY TO GAIN DIRECT ACCESS TO WORLDWIDE LEADERS IN TECHNICAL AREAS ACCESS TO TEST EQUIPMENT DATA OR COLLABORATION ON FURTHERING SCIENTIFIC GOALS.$26,847,995
· FY2020 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ASSOCIATION (NASA) SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCAT$24,155,260
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
SINCE ITS INCEPTION MORE THAN FIVE DECADES AGO THE LPI HAS PLAYED A UNIQUE ROLE IN THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY PROVIDING A MEANS FOR COOPERATION AMONG NASA UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE NASA S OBJECTIVES IN PLANETARY SCIENCE. THE LPI S SUCCESS IS DUE TO THE BREADTH OF ITS ACTIVITIES THE ACTIVE SYNERGIES AMONG THEM AND CRUCIALLY THE INFUSION OF SCIENCE INTO EVERYTHING WE DO. THE LPI ALSO HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FRUITFUL COLLABORATION WITH THE ASTROMATERIALS DIVISION AT NASA S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) FACILITATED BY THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF OUR TWO ORGANIZATIONS.$22,580,526
· FY2020 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ASSOCIATION (NASA) SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCAT$20,929,410
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE USRA RESPONSE TO NASA EDUCATION ASSOCIATES PROGRAM CAN:USRA PROPOSES TO ASSUME MANAGEMENT OF THE EDUCATION ASSOCIATES PROGRAM (EAP) AND TO USE I$20,809,638
· FY2009 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FOR THE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS COMPONENT OF THE UPCOMING DESDYN IR MISSION, NEW CHALLENGES HAVE EMERGED RELATED TO HOW TO MAKE BEST USE OF THE MISSIO$16,982,016
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
USRA RESPONSE TO NASA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE #NNJ07198752C FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAMUSRA HAS A DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE$16,614,170
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CALLABORATIVE RESCH, EDUC, & OUTREACH PROG FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE & TECH CENTER$9,507,137
· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ASSOCIATION (NASA) SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCAT$9,011,077
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (USRA) PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR INNOVOLION IN AEROSPACE METHODS AND$9,006,360
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ASSOCIATION (NASA) SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCAT$8,970,242
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
WE PLAN TO AUGMENT THE CURRENT TARGET-DRIVEN OBSERVING AT THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY, WHERE EACH TARGET IS CHOSEN AND SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE, WITH A DISCO$8,819,138
· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration