These funding opportunities will enable institutions to take on some of NASA\u2019s most pressing challenges while increasing their own research capabilities, allowing them to become more competitive for future awards. The awards also will allow the institutions to broaden their participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNASA thrives on big goals and monumental challenges, and these demand the brightest minds from the broadest variety of backgrounds and experiences,\u201d said Mike Kincaid, NASA\u2019s associate administrator of STEM Engagement at NASA Headquarters in Washington. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) manages MUREP. \u201cWe’re reaching out to historically underrepresented and underserved communities and creating as many avenues as we can to bring them onboard, whether it’s through awards such as these, NASA internships and fellowships, or other engagements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In June, NASA introduced Mission Equity<\/a>, a new effort to assess the agency’s programs, procurements, grants, and more as an effort to remove systemic barriers and challenges facing underserved and underrepresented communities. MUREP plays a key role for the agency by funding opportunities that build infrastructure and research capacity at MSIs while emphasizing student success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMSIs bring their own, diverse viewpoint to answering the research questions NASA continues to seek,\u201d said MUREP manager Torry Johnson. \u201cBy broadening participation, MUREP looks to expand the pool of institutions that engage in these critical science and technological discussions while at the same time introducing potential candidates that will aid in reimagining the future STEM workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n OCEAN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A collaboration between MUREP and the NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), the Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry (OCEAN) award<\/a> helps MSIs prepare to compete in future funding opportunities in line with NASA\u2019s efforts to gain a deeper scientific understanding of our planet. On June 21, NASA awarded 10 MSIs more than $6.6 million in cooperative agreements, enabling these institutions to take an active role in studying climate change and its effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-STAR implementation funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The MUREP Space Technology Artemis Research (M-STAR) awards support NASA\u2019s Artemis program, which will send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon. M-STAR was created in partnership with the agency\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) to promote STEM literacy and boost MSIs\u2019 capabilities to compete in agency research required for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-STAR implementation funding builds on M-STAR planning grants<\/a> awarded in August 2020. On July 14, the agency awarded nearly $3.5 million in cooperative agreements to seven institutions, five of which previously received M-STAR planning grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MUREP INCLUDES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NASA awarded six institutions nearly $7.2 million in MUREP INCLUDES cooperative agreements, which the agency\u00a0announced July 21<\/a>. This funding will be used to determine which methods are most effective at bringing diverse students into engineering research, expand existing programs that are already successful, and explore innovative approaches to fill in identified gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M-STTR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Aug. 5, the agency awarded more than $540,000 in planning grants to 10 institutions for 11 projects. The selected institutions will have four months to develop their STTR action plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MUREP-Small Business Technology Transfer Research (M-STTR) planning grants are designed to reduce barriers and pave the way for MSIs and small businesses to compete in STMD\u2019s annual Small Business Innovation Research\/Small Business Technology Transfer Research (SBIR\/STTR) solicitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Powered through partnerships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MUREP\u2019s awards made through its four funding opportunities underscore how partnerships are instrumental in broadening participation in STEM and driving innovative research aligned with NASA\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These awards were made through the\u00a0Education Opportunities in NASA STEM 2021<\/a>\u00a0(EONS 2021) solicitation. M-STAR is a two-year award while OCEAN and INCLUDES each have a three-year period of performance. 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