Assistance program
Space Technology
$491.3 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements;Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants);Project Grants;Project Grants (Capacity Building and Complaint Processing, Training);Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements);Project Grants (Discretionary);Project Grants (Fellowships);Project Grants (for Collaborative Design of Curriculum, Production of;Project Grants (for Specified Projects);Project Grants (Including Individual Awards);Project Grants (Including Travel Grants);Direct Payments for Specified Use (Cooperative Agreements);Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment;Training
- CFDA number
- 43.012
- What it does
- NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) leads the development, demonstration, and infusion of transformational space technologies that solve critical stakeholder needs. As the tech base for civil space, STMD advances technology to support future NASA, other government, and commercial missions. STMD investments aim to (1) advance U.S. space technology innovation and competitiveness in a global context, (2) encourage technology driven economic growth with an emphasis on the expanding space economy, and (3) inspire and develop a diverse and powerful U.S. aerospace technology community. STMD bolsters and funds diverse ideas from entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators across the country. Space technology research and development occurs at NASA centers, universities, national labs, and small businesses.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Not Applicable
- Authorized by
- Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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