Funding Programs Available

Funding Programs Available – Definitions

Science Mission Directorate (SMD)

• Planetary Science Division
  • EPSCOR – Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
  • MatISSE –  Maturation of Instruments for Solar System Exploration
  • PICASSO – Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations
  • PSTAR – Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research
  • RPS – Radioisotope Power Systems Program
  • MEP – Mars Exploration Program
• Exploration Science Strategy Integration Office (ESSIO)
  • DALI – Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation
• Earth Science Division
  • ACT – Advanced Component Technology
  • DSI – Decadal Survey Incubation
  • IIP-ICD – Instrument Incubator Program – Instrument Concept Demonstration
  • IIP-IDD – Instrument Incubator Program – Instrument Concept Demonstration
  • InVEST – In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies
  • SLI-T – The Sustainable Land Imaging – Technology
• Heliophysics Division
  • H-FORT – Heliophysics Flight Opportunities for Science and Technology
  • H-FOS – Heliophysics Flight Opportunities Studies
  • HITS – Heliophysics Innovation in Technology and Science
  • H-LCAS – Heliophysics Low-Cost Access to Space
  • H-TIDeS – Heliophysics Technology and Instrument Development for Science
  • H-USPI – Heliophysics U.S. Participating Investigator
• Astrophysics Division
  • APRA – Astrophysics Research and Analysis
  • HWO – Astrophysics Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Systems Technologies program
  • Pioneers – Pioneers Astrophysics and sub-orbital science investigations program
  • RTF – Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship Program
  • SAT – Strategic Astrophysics Technology
• Cross Divisional
  • FINESST – Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology
  • PRISM – Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon
  • SALSA – Stand-Alone Landing Site-Agnostic
  • LTVIP – Lunar Terrain Vehicle Instruments Program
  • OSSI – Open-Source Science Initiative
  • NIC – NASA Innovation Corps.
  • Bridge – SMD Bridge Program & Bridge Program Seed Funding
• Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
  • ACO – Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity
  • CIF – Center Innovation Fund
  • ECI – Early Career Initiative
  • FO – Flight Opportunities
  • GCD – Game Changing Development
  • NIAC – NASA Innovation Advanced Concepts
  • Prizes, Challenges & Crowdsource
  • TP – Tipping Point
  • SBIR – Small Business Innovation Research
  • SBIR Ignite – Small Business Innovation Research Ignite
  • STRG – Space Technology Research Grants
  • STTR – Small Business Technology Transfer
  • Tech Demo Miss – Technology Demonstration Missions Projects
  • ESM – Entry Systems Modeling
  • GRAM – Global Reference Atmospheric Model