Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov
Cynthia M. O'Carroll
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
240-684-0821
cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 11-091
NASA AWARDS EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE STUDIES COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA has awarded a cooperative agreement to the
University Space Research Association in Columbia, Md., to facilitate
experimental, analytical and theoretical research in support of
NASA's strategic Earth and space science objectives.
The Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Studies
and Investigations cooperative agreement has a total value of $95.8
million, which will be annually funded up to $20 million. This
agreement runs from May 11 through May 10, 2016, with the ability to
extend for an additional five years if deemed appropriate.
The research will be conducted by scientists at NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and other research institutions that
have been assigned to GESTAR. The GESTAR studies and investigations
will enhance cooperative relationships among NASA, academia,
not-for-profit scientific organizations and government experimental
research programs in concert with Goddard's Sciences and Exploration
Directorate.
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