National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
This information updated March 9, 2009.
New NASA ARRA Solicitations
Developed as agency’s ARRA solicitations are published.
NASA ARRA Program Information
ARRA Information Sources: NASA ; AAAS
NASA ARRA Resource Links
Developed as agency’s ARRA plans are published.
NASA Funding Focus
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$1.0 billion in the final stimulus bill (FY 08: $17.2 billion).
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$400 million for the Science portfolio of earth science, planetary science, heliophysics, and astrophysics, to accelerate the development and launch of key earth science climate research missions highlighted in a 2007 National Academies Decadal Study as being critical to future U.S. climate research and requiring extra funds to stay on track.
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$150 million in stimulus funding for aeronautics research, and funding ($50 million) to reimburse NASA for construction and repair costs associated with 2008 natural disasters.
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$400 million in development funding to Constellation Systems to narrow the looming gap in U.S. human space flight capabilities between the 2010 retirement of the Space Shuttle and the 2015 launch of its replacement.
NASA Award Process
Developed as agency’s ARRA plans are published.
NASA Competitive Process
Developed as agency’s ARRA plans are published.
