# Early Stage Innovations (ESI22)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/80hqtr22noa01-22esi-b2-early-stage-innovations-esi22/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339909

> NASA Headquarters offered grants of up to $650,000 to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 10 awards. Applications closed on June 23, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 80HQTR22NOA01-22ESI-B2 |
| Agency | NASA Headquarters |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 23, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $650,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 43.012 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

See "Description" below or Full Announcement for clarification.

## What the grant funds

EARLY STAGE INNOVATIONS (ESI) - 80HQTR22NOA01-22ESI_B2 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters has released a solicitation, titled Early Stage Innovations (ESI), as an appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA) titled "Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion 2022 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2022), on April 27, 2022. The solicitation is available by opening the NSPIRES homepage at https://nspires.nasaprs.com/ by selecting “Open” under "Solicitations," and, finally, searching "Early Stage Innovations (ESI22)" under Keywords. The Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) Program within STMD seeks proposals from accredited U.S. universities to develop unique, disruptive, or transformational space technologies that have the potential to lead to dramatic improvements at the system level — performance, weight, cost, reliability, operational simplicity, or other figures of merit associated with space flight hardware or missions. The projected impact at the system level must be substantial and clearly defined. Our Nation’s universities couple fundamental research with education, encouraging a culture of innovation based on the discovery of knowledge. Universities are, therefore, ideally positioned to both conduct fundamental space technology research and diffuse newly found knowledge into society at large through graduate students and industry, government, and other partnerships. STMD investments in space technology research at U.S. universities promote the continued leadership of our universities as an international symbol of the country's scientific innovation, engineering creativity, and technological skill. These investments also create, fortify, and nurture the talent base of highly skilled engineers, scientists, and technologists to improve America’s technological and economic competitiveness. Only accredited U.S. universities are eligible to submit proposals. Teaming is permitted - see solicitation for complete eligibility requirements as well as teaming restrictions. A PI (see solicitation for restrictions) or Co-I may participate in no more than two proposals in response to this solicitation. NASA encourages submission of ESI proposals on behalf of tenure-track or tenured faculty members at all U.S. universities and especially encourages proposals submitted on behalf of women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities.

## Questions people ask

### Is 80HQTR22NOA01-22ESI-B2 still open?

No. It closed on June 23, 2022. A newer notice is open: NNH26ZTR001N-26NIAC-A2, rolling or no fixed deadline.

### Who can apply for Early Stage Innovations (ESI22)?

NASA Headquarters accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Early Stage Innovations (ESI22)?

Closed June 23, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $650,000 each.

### Who has won Space Technology grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Georgia Tech Research Corp, The Regents of the University of Colorado, University of Texas at Austin. The program made 939 awards worth $327 million in that time.