Early Stage Innovations (ESI)
Provides innovative organizations in United States to build innovation work toward measurable commercialization outcomes.
About
Early Stage Innovations, or ESI, is NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate's university-focused program for high-risk, high-payoff space technologies. It sits under the SpaceTech-REDDI umbrella and is released as an annual appendix, so applicants track the appendix cycle rather than a permanent standing call. The program is designed to support NASA's future space science and exploration needs. …
Max award$750K
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No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.