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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Funds NASA, the United States civilian space agency advancing aeronautics, exploration, and climate observation technology.

United Stateswww.nasa.gov
Key stats
Annual funding$200M
Programs15
Active grants2
Total grants5
About

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the United States' independent civilian space agency, with five mission directorates and 20 centers nationwide. It backs work across aeronautics, space technology, Earth science, exploration, hardware, robotics, and climate-facing systems. Its annual grants and contracts budget is about $200 million inside an overall agency budget near $25 bi…

Programs & grants under this funder
NASA Centennial Challenges

Offers broad challenges for innovators, students, and small teams solving hard engineering problems.

NASA EPSCoR — Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Funds research capacity in underrepresented United States states and territories through university support.

MUREP — Minority University Research and Education Project

Funds Minority serving institutions with research and education capacity building in the United States.

NIAC — NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts

Funds high risk aerospace concept exploration in the United States through forward looking challenges.

ROSES — Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences

Offers annual United States research opportunities across multiple space and earth science domains.

NASA SBIR — Small Business Innovation Research

Funds United States small businesses developing mission relevant space technologies with non dilutive contracts.

NASA STTR — Small Business Technology Transfer

Funds United States small business and nonprofit collaboration for technology transfer into commercial ventures.

NASA ROSES — Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences

Helps NASA ROSES Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences for all organization types.

1 grant
NASA ROSES — Science Mission Directorate Omnibus
Open
— pool
NASA SBIR

Funds United States small businesses converting space-relevant research concepts into practical mission applications.

1 grant
NASA SBIR Phase I (BAA, Appendix A & B)
Closed
— pool
NASA SBIR Ignite

Offers an early-stage startup pathway at NASA with coaching and community support for rapid commercialization.

NASA SBIR/STTR Phase III

Helps NASA and Phase III for companies that completed NASA and I and II.

1 grant
NASA SBIR/STTR Phase III — Sole-Source
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
NASA Minority University Research Education Project (MUREP)

Supports United States. minority-serving institutions and industry links through NASA research opportunities.

NASA STTR

Funds United States small businesses working with nonprofit research institutions to move mission technologies toward deployment.

1 grant
NASA STTR Phase I (BAA, Appendix B)
Closed
— pool
NASA SBIR Phase I

Funds United States small businesses demonstrating early mission relevant concepts under NASA development support.

NASA SBIR Phase II

Funds United States small businesses maturing mission technologies into deployment-ready space solutions.

Other opportunities

Recorded for this funder but not yet grouped under a program — including past or closed rounds we keep for the registry.

NASA NIAC Phase II
Closed
— pool
Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.nasa.gov