UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON, Maryland

Total Received

$560.5M

Total Awards

State

Maryland

Last Updated

Mar 20, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

$547.8M

$12.1M

$655K

Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Largest individual federal awards on record for this recipient, ranked by obligated amount. Data through March 20, 2026.

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Top 50 Awards to UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Award	Awarding Agency	Program	Place	FY	Obligation
CONT_AWD_NNA16BD14C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS)	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	MOFFETT FIELD, CA-18	2024	$248,615,001
CONT_IDV_NNA17BF53C_8000 THE SOFIA SCIENCE AND MISSION OPERATIONS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE NASA WITH AN INFRARED SCIENCE GUEST OBSERVER PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-IMPACT, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	—	2024	$150,022,724
ASST_NON_FA94532120064_097 UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (USRA)	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	12.330 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND WORKFORCE PROGRAM	—	2024	$33,174,859
ASST_NON_80MSFC17M0022_080 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…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	HUNTSVILLE, AL-05	2024	$26,847,995
ASST_NON_80NSSC20M0173_080 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 UNIVER…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$22,580,526
ASST_NON_80NSSC24M0035_080 SINGLE SOURCE 5-YEAR RENEWAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (CA) 80MSFC17M0022	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$15,118,411
ASST_NON_80NSSC24M0008_080 EXPANDING NASA'S COMMUNITY FOR PLANETARY SAMPLE SCIENCE (ENCOMPSS)	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$9,874,855
ASST_NON_FA86511820003_097 "CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE TO MANAGE THE AFRL SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT EGLIN AFB" SUBMITTED ON 14 AUGUST 2017 (THE RECIPIENT'S TECHNICAL PROPOSAL) IS INC	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	12.800 AIR FORCE DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES PROGRAM	MD-90	2024	$9,197,308
ASST_NON_80NSSC20M0261_080 THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT FURTHER RESEARCH WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S (FAA'S) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND NASA ON UAS USE IN A BROAD RAN…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.002 AERONAUTICS	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2025	$4,942,182
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K1319_080 23-NUP2023-0050 2023 SUMMER PROGRAM ENTITLED: 'MATERIALS AND NUCLEAR ANALYSES OF THE CENTRIFUGAL NUCLEAR THERMAL REACTOR'	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.012 SPACE TECHNOLOGY	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$4,046,102
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K0176_080 THE UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (USRA)-LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE (LPI) PROPOSES TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT ANNUAL MEETINGS AND PROVIDE TRAVEL AND SALARY SUPPORT FOR NAS…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$3,909,267
ASST_NON_80NSSC17M0004_080 UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE SUPPORT OF ASTROMATERIALS RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION SERVICES (ARES)	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$3,839,405
ASST_NON_80NSSC20M0016_080 ANALYSES OF LUNAR SAMPLES EXPERIMENTAL ANALOGUES AND METEORITIC REMNANTS OF COLLISIONAL RESERVOIRS WILL BE USED TO ASSESS THE ACCRETION AND SUBSEQUENT BOMBARDMENT OF THE EARTH-M…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$3,328,841
ASST_NON_80NSSC21M0003_080 20-SCIACT20-0009 PLANETARY RESOURCES AND CONTENT HEROES (REACH)	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$2,767,668
CONT_AWD_NNC13TA87T_8000_NNC13BA10B_8000 THIS CONTRACT SHALL ENABLE THE GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) TO SECURE, SUSTAIN, AND GROW SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES ESSENTIAL TO ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING NASA…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	CLEVELAND, OH-11	2024	$1,830,279
ASST_NON_G21AC10707_014 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR INVESTIGATION OF RESOURCES AND HAZARDS	Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey	15.808 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION	—	2025	$1,257,500
ASST_NON_80NSSC23M0122_080 SINGLE SOURCE LPI RENEWAL PROPOSAL	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$1,124,890
ASST_NON_G23AC00690_014 THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN USGS AND USRA FOR A RANGE OF RESEARCH TOPICS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNIN…	Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey	15.808 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION	—	2024	$1,075,000
ASST_NON_2314750_049 NSF ENGINES DEVELOPMENT AWARD: UTILIZING SPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION (OH) -THIS REGIONAL INNOVATION ENGINES DEVELOPMENT AWARD AIMS…	National Science Foundation National Science Foundation	47.084 NSF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS	BROOKPARK, OH-07	2024	$999,997
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0507_080 ASTEROID 2008 TC3 WAS TRACKED AND STUDIED FOR ~19 HOURS BEFORE IT IMPACTED IN SUDAN IN OCTOBER 2008. SEARCH CAMPAIGNS IN THE PREDICTED FALL AREA LED BY CO-IS SHADDAD AND JENNISKE…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2025	$861,240
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0872_080 22-LARS22-0011 RYUGU AND THE QUEST FOR UNALTERED CI-LIKE MATERIALS FROM THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2025	$859,305
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1972_080 20-TASNPP20-0106 NIGHTLIGHTS-BASED ESTIMATES OF GLOBAL ELECTRICITY AVAILABILITY AND FORECASTS OF ASSOCIATED CARBON LOCK-IN ON AN URBANIZING PLANET	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$721,788
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0013_080 THE DARK AGES IS AN UNEXPLORED ERA OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE WHICH REPRESENTS THE DISCOVERY AREA IN COSMOLOGY AS IDENTIFIED BY THE ASTRO2020 DECADAL SURVEY. DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF ASTR…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$709,372
ASST_NON_80NSSC23M0078_080 VIRTUAL TRIPS TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS (VIRTEX) IS A 3-YEAR PROGRAM THAT LEVERAGES THE EXCITEMENT OF NASA RESEARCH AT EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS WITH A VIRTUAL MENTORING PROGRAM TO INCRE…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.008 OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT (OSTEM)	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$707,578
ASST_NON_DEAR0001806_089 2784-1702 UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION EXPLORATORY TOPIC D PRE-TRAILS FOA-0002784 PROJECT TITLE: PHYSICS & MACHINE LEARNING BASED AVIATION CONTRAILS PREDICTION AND OBS…	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.135 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY - ENERGY	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$600,000
ASST_NON_NNX17AJ10G_080 U.S. AND EUROPEAN GEOSTATIONARY LIGHTNING SENSOR CROSS VALIDATION STUDY	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$553,857
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0906_080 23-NFDAP23_2-0027 EUROPA AND GANYMEDE AFTER JUNOCAM: CARTOGRAPHIC TOPOGRAPHIC AND CRATER DISTRIBUTION UPDATES AND CHANGE DETECTION	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$500,501
CONT_AWD_80ARC018F0043_8000_NNA17BF53C_8000 SUPPORT FOR THE HAWC+ SCIENCE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND ACCEPTANCE REVIEW AND SUPPORT FOR THE HIRMES SCIENCE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT.	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	MOFFETT FIELD, CA-18	2025	$480,783
ASST_NON_80NSSC18K1686_080 17-PSTAR17_2-0012 DETECTABILITY OF MAGMATIC INTRUSIONS WITHIN SULFUR-RICH SEDIMENTS FOR MARTIAN MINERALOGICAL AND IN-SITU OPERATIONAL ANALYSES	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$427,811
ASST_NON_G20AC00466_014 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF EARTHQUAKES	Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey	15.808 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION	—	2025	$418,231
ASST_NON_DESC0026126_089 THERMODYNAMIC EFFECTS FOR QUANTUM APPROXIMATE OPTIMIZATION	Department of Energy Department of Energy	81.049 OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2026	$401,494
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0197_080 22-PSEF22_2-0006 PSEF: SUPPORT OF THE GSECARS SYNCHROTRON FACILITY FOR PLANETARY SCIENCE RESEARCH	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$399,261
ASST_NON_80NSSC21K1013_080 HYDROTHERMAL AND PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES FOLLOWING LARGE IMPACT EVENTS MAY BE OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE IN THE CREATION OF ENVIRONMENTS CONDUCIVE TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. DAWN SPACECRA…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$395,394
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K1859_080 21-VENSAR-21-0017 ENVISION VENSAR OBSERVATIONS OF TECTONIC AND VOLCANIC PROCESSES ON VENUS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2025	$390,743
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7566_080 THE ROSES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS ARE: EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICIN…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2025	$384,071
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K0293_080 NEUROLOGICAL CARDIAC AND MUSCULAR CONSEQUENCES OF THE DEEP SPACE ENVIRONMENT IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$375,318
ASST_NON_80NSSC25K7020_080 EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTI…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2025	$375,205
CONT_AWD_80MSFC23CA001_8000_-NONE-_-NONE- STARBURST-ESPA GRANDE-CLASS SMALLSAT MISSION TO DETECT AND LOCALIZE SHORT-DURATION GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRB'S)	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	—	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$348,660
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0659_080 IN THE WAKE OF THE NEW HORIZONS MISSION TO PLUTO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVOLUTION OF PLUTO S SURFACE AND INTERIOR HAS VASTLY INCREASED. HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING HAS ALLOWED MAPPING…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$331,519
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0904_080 ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF MARE BEARING REGIONS OF THE MOON CONSTRAINTS FROM INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY TOPOGRAPHY AND GRAVITY AND NUMERICAL MODELING.	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$287,521
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0190_080 21-MSLPSP21_2-0059 LONG-RANGE TRACKING OF CHONPS HOTSPOTS AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ON THE MARTIAN SURFACE VIA CHEMCAM: DEVELOPING NOVEL DATA SCIENCE TOOLS FOR UNCOVERING	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$287,043
ASST_NON_80NSSC19K0898_080 RECENT ACTIVITY IN THE SATURN SYSTEM: ORIGINS AND ORGANIC COMPOSITION OF RED STREAKS ON TETHYS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2025	$279,510
ASST_NON_80NSSC25M0063_080 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT FOR ALL EONS TECH EVALS: 1. ATTRACT DIVERSE GROUPS OF STUDENTS TO STEM THROUGH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT SPARK INTEREST AND PROVIDE CONNECTIONS T…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.008 OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT (OSTEM)	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2025	$249,849
ASST_NON_80NSSC22K1741_080 20-OSTFL20-0026 EXTENDING AND GENERALIZING THE FERMI GBM DATA TOOLS TO OTHER MISSIONS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$245,247
ASST_NON_80NSSC24K1321_080 IMPROVING WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT WITH EXPLAINABLE MACHINE LEARNING FROM MULTISENSOR SATELLITE DATA AND STAKEHOLDER MAPPING AND ANALYSIS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2024	$233,857
ASST_NON_80NSSC20K0552_080 WE PROPOSE TO RECOVER THESE DEM DATA AND ARCHIVE AS PDS4 COMPLIANT DATA AND RESTORE THE COMPREHENSIVE CAMERA KERNEL POINTING INFO INTO NAIF-COMPATIBLE FORMAT MAKING THESE HIGH R…	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$215,284
CONT_AWD_FA875025CB040_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- FUNCTIONAL EXPLOITATION OF NOISE IN UTILITY-SCALE QUANTUM OPTIMIZATION -THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN NOISE AND VARIATIONAL QUANTUM OPTIMIZATION, DEVELOP AND IDENTIFY ALGORITHMIC TECHNIQU…	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force	—	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2025	$211,290
ASST_NON_80NSSC23M0096_080 CONTINUED PARTICIPATION WITH CHEMIN MINERALOGICAL INSTRUMENT DURING THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY EXTENDED MISSION 4 (EM4): EXPERIMENT PLANNING DATA ANALYSIS AND MISSION OPERATIONS	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	WASHINGTON, DC-98	2025	$201,504
ASST_NON_80NSSC21M0184_080 UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF AMYLOID IN THE EARLIEST FORMS OF LIFE	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2024	$201,198
ASST_NON_80NSSC23K0167_080 TEMPORAL EVOLUTION IN THE STYLE OF MANTLE CONVECTION ON VENUS: THE ROLE OF MANTLE LITHOSPHERE AND ATMOSPHERIC COUPLING	National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration	43.001 SCIENCE	COLUMBIA, MD-03	2025	$197,186

Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.