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Center for the Advancement of: all 165 grants

Largest first · $17.5M across 2021–2024 · back to the overview

• $37,500

  Stanford University · Stanford Ca, CA · 2022

  Leverages microgravity to improve the synthesis of copper indium sulfide (cuins2) semiconductor crystals, toward developing higher-efficiency and more economic photovoltaic devices for solar energy

• $35,991

  Oculogenex · La Habra, CA · 2024

  Physical Science Grant

• $35,000

  Quest Institute for Quality Education · San Jose, CA · 2024

  Education Grant

• $35,000

  Amplyus Llc · Cambridge, MA · 2021

  Genes in space digital interactives: a virtual iss national lab experience

• $34,680

  Pop Up Labs Llc · Beaverton, OR · 2022

  Explores the effects of gravity on a modular biochemical manufacturing platform that enables medication production using a membrane-to-membrane continuous flow reactor system running on minimal power.

• $34,600

  Tec-Masters · Huntsville, AL · 2021

  Implementation partner for multiple flight projects

• $32,329

  Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

  Develops a human cardiac muscle tissue chip system to examine microgravitys effects on heart tissue structure and function to improve understanding of heart disease on earth and assess the effectiveness of new drugs to … read allDevelops a human cardiac muscle tissue chip system to examine microgravitys effects on heart tissue structure and function to improve understanding of heart disease on earth and assess the effectiveness of new drugs to treat heart conditions. less
• $31,486

  Oculogenex · La Habra, CA · 2022

  Gene therapy to prevent spaceflight associated oxidative stress and apoptosis

• $31,000

  Myriad Sensors Inc Dba Pockletlab · Franklin, TN · 2024

  Education Grant

• $29,440

  Science Friday Initiative · New York, NY · 2024

  Education Grant

• $29,440

  Science Friday Initiative · New York, NY · 2023

  This project develops a month-long online program for middle school students to apply iss research to real-world problems to increase their interest in stem careers.

• $28,000

  Association of Space Explorers · Webster, TX · 2022

  This project creates a program for boys and girls clubs that allows students to explore the human and geological diversity of earth in three contexts: earth as seen from space, astronauts as a diverse crew, and their lo… read allThis project creates a program for boys and girls clubs that allows students to explore the human and geological diversity of earth in three contexts: earth as seen from space, astronauts as a diverse crew, and their local community. less
• $27,885

  Launchspace Technologies · Boca Raton, FL · 2022

  Conduct a proof-of-concept demonstration of a multi-layered structure to be installed outside the iss for capturing small debris objects.

• $27,657

  Flawless Photonics · Mountain View, CA · 2023

  Examines the chemical and physical processes involved in the production of zblan optical fiber in space.

• $27,359

  Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL · 2023

  Synthesizes new types of semiconductor crystals on the iss that are nontoxic and can be grown at a faster rate than other semiconductor materials.

• $27,000

  Zin Technologies · Middleheights, OH · 2021

  Implementation partner for multiple flight projects

• $24,850

  Institute of Competition Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  This project develops the space station technology badge program for high school students that includes an online course and entrepreneurial pitch competition on new technologies that can advance industries in space and… read allThis project develops the space station technology badge program for high school students that includes an online course and entrepreneurial pitch competition on new technologies that can advance industries in space and on earth. less
• $24,700

  Encapsulate Llc · Farmington, CT · 2021

  Preclinincally validate an automated tumor-on-a-chip system that can grow patient-derived cancer cells ex vivo, for use in testing chemotherapeutic drugs.

• $24,665

  Pop Up Labs Llc · Beaverton, OR · 2023

  Explores the effects of gravity on a modular biochemical manufacturing platform that enables medication production using a membrane-to-membrane continuous flow reactor system running on minimal power.

• $22,500

  Symphony Biosciences · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

  This project seeks to test a new cancer therapeutic that harnesses the immune system to flight tumors and prevent cancer from spreading.

• $21,632

  University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

  Investigates how bone forming cells convert mechanical stimuli to cell activity to inform research on osteoporosis and age-related diseases on earth.

• $20,000

  Creatorspace · League City, TX · 2024

  Education Grant

• $20,000

  Stewart Middle Magnet School STEM Boosters Club · Tampa, FL · 2021

  Integrates stem content from the iss national lab and nasa into an easily accessible digital library for use by stewart middle magnet school and the greater tampa bay community.

• $19,422

  University of Toledo · Cleveland, OH · 2021

  Produces larger and higher-quality crystals of three medically relevant proteins, toward structure determination of the proteins.

• $19,235

  Colgate-Palmolive · Piscataway, NJ · 2023

  Uses a microfluidic device to create bacterial biofilms that simulate dental plaque growing on an enamel surface to examine the molecular characteristics of a healthy and diseased oral microbiome (community of microbes … read allUses a microfluidic device to create bacterial biofilms that simulate dental plaque growing on an enamel surface to examine the molecular characteristics of a healthy and diseased oral microbiome (community of microbes in the oral cavity). less
• $18,000

  Stanford University · Stanford Ca, CA · 2021

  Leverages microgravity to improve the synthesis of copper indium sulfide (cuins2) semiconductor crystals, toward developing higher-efficiency and more economic photovoltaic devices for solar energy

• $17,600

  Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance Llc · Houston, TX · 2022

  Test the accelerated aging effects of space temperatures and radiation on thermographic phosphor powders and phosphor composites.

• $17,500

  Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2021

  Examines gene expression patterns in cotton plant tissues in spaceflight to better understand the molecular mechanisms involved in plant regeneration.

• $17,400

  Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

  Education Grant

• $17,366

  University of Texas Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2024

  Life Science Grant

• $16,515

  Leidos · Reston, VA · 2024

  Physical Science Grant

• $16,165

  Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024

  Life Science Grant

• $16,165

  Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022

  Develops a human cardiac muscle tissue chip system to examine microgravitys effects on heart tissue structure and function to improve understanding of heart disease on earth and assess the effectiveness of new drugs to … read allDevelops a human cardiac muscle tissue chip system to examine microgravitys effects on heart tissue structure and function to improve understanding of heart disease on earth and assess the effectiveness of new drugs to treat heart conditions. less
• $16,050

  Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024

  Life Science Grant

• $15,804

  Flawless Photonics · Mountain View, CA · 2024

  Physical Science Grant

• $15,362

  The Methodist Hospital Research Institute · Houston, TX · 2024

  Physical Science Grant

• $15,303

  Children'S Museum of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

  Creates educational content to inspire students through a series of videos that each focus on a letter of the alphabet and explore the cutting-edge research being done on the iss.

• $15,203

  Teledyne Brown Engineering · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

  Implementation partner for multiple flight projects

• $15,000

  Lambda Vision · Farmington, CT · 2024

  Flight Projects

• $14,980

  The Methodist Hospital Research Institute · Houston, TX · 2023

  Studies fluid flow though very small channels (nanofluidics) to develop a remotely controlled drug delivery implant to release specific amounts of a drug and provide individualized treatment.

• $14,000

  Association of Space Explorers · Webster, TX · 2023

  This project creates a program for boys and girls clubs that allows students to explore the human and geological diversity of earth in three contexts: earth as seen from space, astronauts as a diverse crew, and their lo… read allThis project creates a program for boys and girls clubs that allows students to explore the human and geological diversity of earth in three contexts: earth as seen from space, astronauts as a diverse crew, and their local community. less
• $13,500

  Amplyus Llc · Cambridge, MA · 2024

  Education Grant

• $13,500

  Rhodium Scientific Llc · Houston, TX · 2024

  Education Grant

• $13,050

  University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024

  Life Science Grant

• $13,050

  University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023

  Studies protein crystallization kinetics in microgravity to improve drug delivery methods and treatments for diseases such as cancer.

• $12,927

  Kbr Wyle Services Llc · Houston, TX · 2021

  Analyzes swab samples of 1,000 locations within the iss to explore the spatial relationship between bacteria and their metabolites (chemicals produced by bacterial growth).

• $12,858

  The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024

  Education Grant

• $12,858

  The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023

  This project will develop digital video games that teach middle school students how microgravity affects fluids in the human body, with the aim of increasing interest in space-focused careers.

• $12,425

  Institute of Competition Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  Education Grant

• $12,425

  Institute of Competition Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  This project develops the space station technology badge program for high school students that includes an online course and entrepreneurial pitch competition on new technologies that can advance industries in space and… read allThis project develops the space station technology badge program for high school students that includes an online course and entrepreneurial pitch competition on new technologies that can advance industries in space and on earth. less
• $11,668

  Walter Reed Army Institute of Research · Silver Spring, MD · 2021

  Studies the effects of microgravity on wound healing and observes post-microgravity wound conditions to improve wound healing treatments on earth.

• $10,936

  Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2021

  Tests a novel material for solar cells using carbon nanotubes that improves cost effectiveness and energy efficiency and could improve the photovoltaic cells feeding the u.s. Electrical grid.

• $10,000

  Orion'S Quest · Plymouth, MI · 2022

  Connects middle and high school students with space-based research to learn important skills such as data collection and analysis.

• $10,000

  Stewart Middle Magnet School STEM Boosters Club · Tampa, FL · 2022

  Integrates stem content from the iss national lab and nasa into an easily accessible digital library for use by stewart middle magnet school and the greater tampa bay community.

• $9,120

  Stewart Middle Magnet School STEM Boosters Club · Tampa, FL · 2023

  Integrates stem content from the iss national lab and nasa into an easily accessible digital library for use by stewart middle magnet school and the greater tampa bay community.

• $9,000

  School Board of Pinellas County Fl · Largo, FL · 2022

  Expedition space lab funding opportunity to provide the resources to start a "space lab" at pinellas county school district.

• $8,720

  Magnitudeio · Albany, CA · 2023

  Exolab-10: carbon farmer

• $7,396

  Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

  Education Grant

• $5,834

  Walter Reed Army Institute of Research · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

  Studies the effects of microgravity on wound healing and observes post-microgravity wound conditions to improve wound healing treatments on earth.

• $5,834

  Walter Reed Army Institute of Research · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

  Studies the effects of microgravity on wound healing and observes post-microgravity wound conditions to improve wound healing treatments on earth.

• $5,432

  Association of Space Explorers · Webster, TX · 2024

  Education Grant

• $5,000

  Astrileux Corporation · Oakland, CA · 2021

  Develops new smaller extreme ultraviolet optics that will provide the foundation for optical systems used in solar radiation imaging, ground-based telescopes, and satellites.

• $4,666

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022

  Uses the aegis misse flight facility to test the functional performance and resiliency of a fabric that simultaneously senses and protects in the harsh space environment.

• $4,025

  Kernal Biologics · Cambridge, MA · 2021

  This project seeks to test candidate messenger rna molecules to identify which are best able to distinguish between cancer cells and healthy cells in the stressful microgravity environment, toward the development of new… read allThis project seeks to test candidate messenger rna molecules to identify which are best able to distinguish between cancer cells and healthy cells in the stressful microgravity environment, toward the development of new immunotherapy drugs to treat leukemia. less
• $323

  University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2021

  Studies protein crystallization kinetics in microgravity to improve drug delivery methods and treatments for diseases such as cancer.