Federal grants to Planetary Science Institute
Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona received $55.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 153 awards. Its largest program was Science, with $51.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $9.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$55.1 million
- Awards153
- Awarded in FY 2025$9.1 million
- Largest award$4.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 73 | $13.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 74 | $13.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 54 | $10.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 53 | $8.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 42 | $9.1 million |
Programs that fund Planetary Science Institute
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Science | 139 | $51.5 million |
| Geosciences | 7 | $2.1 million |
| Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 4 | $1.2 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $133,950 |
| Mission Support | 1 | $49,213 |
| Polar Programs | 1 | $49,153 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 140 | $51.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 13 | $3.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewal for the cooperative agreement notice - the small bodies node of nasa's planetary data system with the minor planet center | Science | December 2, 2021 | $4.4 million |
| The ultraviolet micromirror imaging spectrograph | Science | August 18, 2023 | $3.4 million |
| Multiple year award with incremental funding for years one to five. This proposal is entitled "trex: toolbox for research and exploration." this is awarded in response to cooperative agreement notice (CAN) no. NNH16ZDA009C NASA solar system exploration research virtual institute (SSERVI) cycle three | Science | December 2, 2020 | $1.7 million |
| The near infrared volatiles spectrometer system (NIRVSS) is an instrument package designed to acquire imaging and spectral data of targets within the lunar permanently shaded regions (PSRS). At its core the instrument consists of a monochromatic imager and a spectrometer that covers the wavelength r | Science | February 19, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| 22-ANGSA22_2-0002 spectroscopies for assessing redox conditions (SPARC) | Science | August 8, 2023 | $919,861 |
| Purpose the overall goal is to curate the existing and archive the future small bodies data (comets, asteroids, meteorites, neos, tnos), act as lead | Science | December 17, 2020 | $906,736 |
| Investigating the geophysical control of 67P churyumov gerasimenkos outburst plumes | Science | September 2, 2022 | $887,770 |
| Satellite altimetry has reshaped our vision of the global eddy field with long-lived propagating coherent eddies now understood to be a major feature of the ocean circulation. Much of our understanding of the global eddy field is based on gridded | Science | September 20, 2021 | $867,049 |
| Motivation: the lunar heat flux radiometer (HFR) will peer into the lunar subsurface using microwave wavelengths (~10-200CM 300MHZ to 6GHZ and a 90GHZ surface radiometer) providing a measurement of geothermal heat flux without need for drilling. | Science | May 3, 2022 | $739,317 |
| 22-MDAP22_2-0035 high-resolution 3D radar mapping analysis and modeling of the internal layers within the north polar layered deposits | Science | June 22, 2023 | $715,843 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Planetary Science Institute get?
$55.1 million in 153 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Planetary Science Institute the most?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with $51.6 million in 140 awards. The National Science Foundation follow.
What is Planetary Science Institute's largest federal grant?
$4.4 million under Science, with its first action in the period on December 2, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Planetary Science Institute?
Its largest are Science, Geosciences and Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
Other grant recipients in Tucson
- University of Arizona
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
- City of Tucson
- Tucson Airport Authority Inc
- Child-Parent Centers, Inc.
- Visionquest National LTD
- SOUTH32 Hermosa Inc
- Pascua Yaqui Tribe
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