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80HQTR23NOA01-23LUSTR-B5: Lunar Surface Technology Research (LuSTR) Opportunites

Closed Closed April 24, 2023 Opportunity 80HQTR23NOA01-23LUSTR-B5 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II (NNH26ZTR001N-26NIAC-A2). Status: Rolling or no fixed deadline. It is in our archive of National Aeronautics and Space Administration notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$2.0 million
• Expected awards4
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Accredited U.S. universities are eligible to submit proposals; teaming and collaboration are permitted as per section 3.0 of the solicitation. NASA centers and JPL are not permitted to participate on proposals submitted to this Appendix. Other government agencies and non-NASA FFRDCs are permitted to collaborate only (i.e., not funded through the proposed effort - see additional information in the solicitation).

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Space Technology awards averaged $347,956; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (39% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Lunar Surface Technology Research (LuSTR) Opportunities Appendix Released NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) has released "Lunar Surface Technology Research (LuSTR) Opportunities" as an appendix to the SpaceTech-REDDI-2023 solicitation. The LuSTR appendix is available at https://tinyurl.com/2023LuSTR Only accredited U.S. universities are eligible to submit proposals. Teaming is permitted. See the solicitation for complete eligibility requirements, as well as teaming restrictions. The goal of LuSTR, part of the Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative (LSII), is to accelerate the development of groundbreaking technologies that support and enable lunar surface activities to be conducted under Artemis – the core of NASA’s exploration and human spaceflight plans for the next decade. As part of the LSII portfolio, LuSTR solicits ideas from universities that can be integrated into Artemis’ sequence of missions that start with the near-term development of enabling infrastructure and lay the foundation for a sustained human and robotic presence. A Principal Investigator (see solicitation for restrictions) or Co-I may participate in no more than two proposals in response to this appendix. The LuSTR Appendix exclusively seeks proposals that are responsive to three LSII focus areas: Dust Mitigation, Extreme Access, and In Situ Resource Utilization. Under these focus areas, LuSTR solicits proposals in response to the following three topics: · Active Dust Mitigation · Lunar Extreme Access and Exploration via Cooperative Multi-Robots · Extraction of Metals from Lunar Regolith for Additive Manufacturing NASA anticipates featuring additional topics, including those in other LSII focus areas, in future Appendix releases. The financial and programmatic support for LuSTR comes from the Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) Program within the Space Technology Mission Directorate. The STRG Program within STMD is fostering the development of innovative technologies for advanced space systems. Awards are planned to start in October 2023. NASA plans to make up to 4 awards as a result of this LuSTR solicitation. Total budgets are expected to range between $1M and $2M per award, depending on the scope of the proposed project. NASA reserves the right to make no awards under this solicitation or exceed 4, subject to the receipt of meritorious proposals and the availability of funds.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, NNH26ZTR001N-26NIAC-A2, which is open now.

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