Federal grants to Blue Marble Space
Blue Marble Space in Clayton, Delaware received $14.9 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 31 awards. Its largest program was Science, with $9.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $4.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$14.9 million
- Awards31
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.6 million
- Largest award$4.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 9 | $1.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 12 | $3.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $2.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 12 | $3.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 13 | $4.6 million |
Programs that fund Blue Marble Space
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Science | 24 | $9.4 million |
| Space Operations | 1 | $4.6 million |
| Space Technology | 4 | $549,270 |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $232,751 |
| Mission Support | 1 | $64,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 30 | $14.6 million |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $232,751 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The current extension continues the offer of a framework to cost-effectively integrate research using a suite of model organisms to target complementary questions in human spaceflight by providing to NASA post-bachelor apprentice scientists the next generation of space biology leaders trained as onl | Space Operations | November 3, 2020 | $4.6 million |
| Unsolicited comprehensive exploration of human physiological responses to prolonged.spaceflight using model organisms. | Science | August 1, 2024 | $3.1 million |
| The purpose of cld/rs is to conduct research to build critical knowledge that is presently lacking develop tools that recast and organize existing and emerging knowledge in a way that facilitates its use in mission planning and support the tech | Science | May 2, 2022 | $2.9 million |
| Re assessing venus atmospheric composition using pioneer venus mass spectra | Science | May 20, 2024 | $502,174 |
| NASA programs and missions have begun to include the search for life as a prominent objective. Yet traditional exploration paradigms have focused on a binary approach regarding the selection of planetary sites of interest: the presence or absence of liquid water. This proposal aims to support work o | Science | November 10, 2020 | $479,257 |
| 21-EXO21-0055 experimental and numerical investigations of methane production rates by autotrophic methanogens in serpentinizing | Science | September 28, 2022 | $453,668 |
| The NASA ames internal science funding model (ISFM) program objective is to fund NASA science that is strategic by utilizing unique NASA facilities and capabilities and that is science enabling by providing a service or supporting research for work being done by thescientific community. The work sho | Science | July 9, 2025 | $307,282 |
| Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences engineering and medicine administration priorities and direction from congress. Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency s exploration initiative focusing on scientific rese | Science | February 11, 2025 | $253,345 |
| Collaborative research: establishing a network and framework for informal stem education for youth in native communities -centering native traditional knowledge within informal stem education programs is critical for learning for native youth. In co-created, place-based learning experiences for nati | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | April 12, 2022 | $232,751 |
| A flexible personalized on demand astropharmacy | Space Technology | December 7, 2023 | $224,102 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Blue Marble Space get?
$14.9 million in 31 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Blue Marble Space the most?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with $14.6 million in 30 awards. The National Science Foundation follow.
What is Blue Marble Space's largest federal grant?
$4.6 million under Space Operations, with its first action in the period on November 3, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Blue Marble Space?
Its largest are Science, Space Operations and Space Technology.
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