# Mission Support (43.009)

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Mission Support is run by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $136 million in 185 grants, about $732,768 per award.

## Objectives

Provides effective and efficient institutional support to enable successful accomplishment of NASA mission objectives by integrating resources, infrastructure, processes, and advocates for institutional capabilities and needs for NASA, and optimizing mission support services through strategic analysis and Business Services Assessments to enable more efficient operations for NASA.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $17.5 million | 53 |
| 2022 | $37.1 million | 61 |
| 2023 | $42.2 million | 51 |
| 2024 | $23.7 million | 62 |
| 2025 | $14.9 million | 38 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | California | $14.2 million |
| City of Hampton | Virginia | $11.3 million |
| Wichita State University | Kansas | $10.0 million |
| Smithsonian Institution | District of Columbia | $8.1 million |
| Louisiana State University | Louisiana | $7.5 million |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland | $5.1 million |
| Universities Space Research Association | Maryland | $3.5 million |
| Bay Area Environmental Research Institute | California | $3.3 million |
| Wheeling Jesuit University, Inc. | West Virginia | $3.0 million |
| Cosmosphere, Inc | Kansas | $3.0 million |
| Seti Institute | California | $2.9 million |
| Mingo County Redevelopment Authority | West Virginia | $2.9 million |
| Ohio Aerospace Institute | Ohio | $2.6 million |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Texas | $2.6 million |
| Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | $2.4 million |
| New Hampshire Aerospace & Defense Export Consortium Inc | New Hampshire | $2.3 million |
| University of Connecticut Health Center | Connecticut | $2.0 million |
| Houston Independent School District | Texas | $2.0 million |
| Fairmont State University | West Virginia | $1.8 million |
| University of New Mexico | New Mexico | $1.8 million |