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NNH23ZEA001N-ULI: University Leadership Initiative (ULI)

Closed Closed July 6, 2023 Opportunity NNH23ZEA001N-ULI

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of NASA Headquarters notices from 2023.

NASA Headquarters offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 5 awards. Applications closed on July 6, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 25, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

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NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
NNH24ZEA001N-ULIFebruary 29, 2024Closed May 29, 2024Closed

Key dates

PostedApril 25, 2023
DeadlineJuly 6, 2023
Archived by Grants.govAugust 5, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

University Leadership Initiative (ULI) provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise technical and organizational leadership in proposing unique technical challenges in aeronautics, defining multi-disciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative teaming strategies to strengthen the research impact. Research proposals are sought in six ULI topic areas in Appendix D.4. Topic 1: Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations (Strategic Thrust 1) Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2) Topic 3: Ultra-Efficient Subsonic Transports (Strategic Thrust 3) Topic 4: Safe, Quiet, and Affordable Vertical Lift Air Vehicles (Strategic Thrust 4) Topic 5: In-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance (Strategic Thrust 5) Topic 6: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation (Strategic Thrust 6) This NRA will utilize a two-step proposal submission and evaluation process. The initial step is a short mandatory Step-A proposal due July 6, 2023. Those offerors submitting the most highly rated Step-A proposals will be invited to submit a Step-B proposal. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES at https://nspires.nasaprs.com. An Applicant’s Workshop will be held on Thursday May 11, 2023; 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET (https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/applicants-workshops/workshop7). An interested partners list for this ULI is at https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/partners. To be listed as an interested lead or partner, please send electronic mail to hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov with "ULI Partnerships" in the subject line and include the information required for the table in that web page.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Aeronautics grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Aeronautics (43.002) awarded $357 million across 242 grant awards, an average of $1.5 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
San Jose State University Research FoundationCalifornia2$61.8 million
The Boeing CompanyMissouri13$59.3 million
Georgia Tech Research CorpGeorgia13$14.9 million
Wichita State UniversityKansas5$14.0 million
University of IllinoisIllinois6$14.0 million

Top states: California ($90.3 million), Missouri ($59.3 million), Florida ($34.4 million), Kansas ($27.0 million), Georgia ($16.3 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is NNH23ZEA001N-ULI still open?

No. It closed on July 6, 2023.

Who can apply for University Leadership Initiative (ULI)?

NASA Headquarters accepted applications from any type of organization.

What is the deadline for University Leadership Initiative (ULI)?

Closed July 6, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has won Aeronautics grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were San Jose State University Research Foundation, The Boeing Company, Georgia Tech Research Corp. The program made 242 awards worth $357 million in that time.

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