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Grants paid by Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc, tax year 2019
EIN 27-5410763 · Merritt Island, FL · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE U05
In tax year 2019, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc (EIN 27-5410763) reported 52 grants paid totaling $4,351,890. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2019
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Zin Technologies Inc Middleheights, OH | A | $707,787 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT PROJECTS | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Regents of the University of Colorado Denver, CO | A | $522,928 | paid | EXAMINE HOW A MICROSCOPIC ROUNDWORM COMMON IN SOIL GROWS AND BEHAVES IN MICROGRAVITY TO DETERMINE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS A BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL SOLUTION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $268,549 | paid | THIS PROJECT AIMS TO EXAMINE CHANGES IN A TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR DIFFERENTIATION IN MOUSE STEM CELLS UNDER CONDITIONS OF MAGNETIC LEVITATION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Techshot Inc Greenville, IN | A | $221,714 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER TO SUPPORT PRINICIPAL INVESTIGTOR IN MISSION INTEGRATIONS & OPS | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Microquin Ltd Cambridge, MA | A | $171,937 | paid | THIS PROJECT AIMS TO CRYSTALLIZE A MEMBRANE PROTEIN THAT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN TUMOR FORMATION AND CANCER SURVIVAL AND IS INVOLVED IN THE DISEASE PROGRESSION OF PARKINSONS, ALZHEIMERS, AND TYPE 2 DIABETES, TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TARGETED DRUGS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Space Tango Inc Lexington, KY | A | $166,050 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT PROJECTS | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Ubiquitilink Inc Falls Church, VA | A | $154,050 | paid | SEEKS TO VERIFY AND VALIDATE THE TECHNICAL VIABILITY OF A SPACE-BASED CELL TOWER TO PROVIDE CELL ACCESS TO AREAS ON EARTH THAT CURRENTLY HAVE NO CONNECTIVITY TO GROUND-BASED TOWERS, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO ENABLE REAL-TIME GLOBAL CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS ANYWHERE ON EARTH. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Colgate Palmolive Company Piscataway Nj, NJ | A | $122,745 | paid | 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 IN THE ORAL CAVITY). | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Cemisca LLC Houston, TX | A | $110,000 | paid | IMPROVES DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF COST-EFFECTIVE MEMBRANES FOR USE IN FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS AND GAS SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES, TOWARD REDUCED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | A | $107,864 | paid | EXAMINES GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS IN COTTON PLANT TISSUES IN SPACEFLIGHT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN PLANT REGENERATION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System Milwaukee, WI | A | $101,265 | paid | EXAMINES EFFECTSON COTTON PLANT GROWTH AND ROOT BEHAVIOR FROM THE STRESS OF MICROGRAVITY TO UNDERSTAND MOLECULAR CAUSES OF COTTON'S RESPONSE TO LIMITED WATER AVAILABILITY, TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF COTTON PLANTS THAT USE WATER MORE EFFICIENTLY. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Craig Technologies Merritt Island, FL | A | $100,000 | paid | ACCELERATES FLIGHT HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES AND A FLIGHT TEST PLATFORM TO SUPPORT LOW EARTH ORBIT MISSIONS AND EXPERIMENTS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Ncessetides Center San Francisco, CA | A | $99,900 | paid | DESIGN EXPERIMENTS TO BE FLOWN IN THE NANORACKS MODULE ONBOARD THE ISS USING FLIGHT APPROVED FLUIDS AND MATERIALS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation Atlanta Ga, GA | A | $99,763 | paid | 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. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | A | $93,100 | paid | THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO TEST ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION, A PROCESS USED TO FORM THIN METAL FEATURES ON CONDUCTIVE SURFACES TO SEE WHETHER BETTER STRUCTURES CAN BE ACHIEVED. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | A | $91,540 | paid | STUDIES MICROGRAVITYS EFFECTS ON THE GENERATION OF SPECIALIZED HEART MUSCLE CELLS DEVELOPED FROM ADULT CELLS THAT WERE ALTERED TO REINSTATE CHARACTERISTICS OF STEM CELLS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Upstream Pbc Inc Alameda, CA | A | $89,968 | paid | LEVERAGES REMOTE SENSING DATA FROM THE ISS TO EXPAND THE CAPABILITIES OF A PLATFORM ENABLING AUTOMATED MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF COTTON PRODUCTION-RELATED WATER USE. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $77,726 | paid | EVALUATES POTENTIAL THERAPIES TO TREAT AND PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS AND OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS VIA A MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM THAT MODELS HUMAN TISSUE. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Tympanogen Inc Norfolk, VA | A | $76,320 | paid | IMPROVES THE PROCESS OF ANTIBIOTIC RELEASE FROM A NOVEL PATCH TO TREAT WOUNDS AND REDUCE OCCURRENCE AND SEVERITY OF SEPSIS, OR SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation Kensington, MD | A | $75,317 | paid | EDUCATES STUDENTS THROUGH RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Quest Institute for Quality Education San Jose, CA | A | $74,955 | paid | THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE QUEST FOR SPACE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO DESIGN AND RUN EXPERIMENTS ON THE ISS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | University of Alaska Anchorage, AK | A | $74,339 | paid | EXAMINES GENETICALLY ENGINEERED E. COLI IN MICROGRAVITY TO UNDERSTAND METABOLIC PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN BACTERIAL PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTENE, USED IN PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | A | $73,567 | paid | STUDIES THE FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GEOMETRY AND PROCESS OF BUBBLE FORMATION DURING EVAPORATION IN NANOPARTICLES, A PROCESS THAT MAY ENABLE FUTURE DRUG DEVELOPMENT, WATER PURIFICATION, AND OTHER DIVERSE PURSUITS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | University of Toledo Cleveland, OH | A | $68,549 | paid | PRODUCES LARGER AND HIGHER-QUALITY CRYSTALS OF THREE MEDICALLY RELEVANT PROTEINS, TOWARD STRUCTURE DETERMINATION OF THE PROTEINS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Orbit Fab Inc Santa Clara, CA | A | $64,075 | paid | TESTS THE FUNCTIONALITY OF A TANKER THAT CAN REFUEL SPACECRAFT IN ORBIT FROM A COLLAPSIBLE FUEL TANK, WHICH CAN BE LAUNCHED COMPRESSED AND THEN FILLED IN ORBIT. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Aphios Corporation Woburn, MA | A | $60,000 | paid | EXAMINES NANOPARTICLE BEHAVIOR IN MICROGRAVITY, TOWARD INVESTIGATING THE MANUFACTURE OF TARGETED NANOPARTICLES THAT ENCAPSULATE DRUGS IN TINY CELL-LIKE BUBBLES CALLED NANOSOMES TO TREAT ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER DISEASES. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Kernal Biologics Inc Cambridge, MA | A | $47,641 | paid | 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 IMMUNOTHERAPY DRUGS TO TREAT LEUKEMIA. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Micro-Grx Incorporated Orlando, FL | A | $46,950 | paid | EXPANDS USE OF LAB-ON-A-CHIP TO PROVIDE A MODEL FOR MICROGRAVITY-INDUCED MUSCLE ATROPHY, FACILITATING HIGHER-ACCURACY MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE MODELING AND THERAPEUTIC TESTING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS IN CLINICAL TRIALS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | H Nu Photonics LLC Kahului, HI | A | $46,683 | paid | GROWS MADIN-DARBY CANINE KIDNEY CELL CULTURES INFECTED WITH THE INFLUENZA VIRUS IN MICROGRAVITY TO EXPLORE THE MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN VIRAL REPLICATION AND PRODUCTION, TOWARD CELL-BASED MANUFACTURING OF INFLUENZA VACCINES. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Pheronym Inc Alachua, FL | A | $41,407 | paid | THIS PROJECT AIMS TO CRYSTALLIZE A MEMBRANE PROTEIN THAT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN TUMOR FORMATION AND CANCER SURVIVAL AND IS INVOLVED IN THE DISEASE PROGRESSION OF PARKINSONS, ALZHEIMERS, AND TYPE 2 DIABETES, TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TARGETED DRUGS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Lux Labs Inc Cambridge, MA | A | $39,280 | paid | TESTS CONDITIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN OPTICAL MATERIAL WITH THE ABILITY TO CONTROL LIGHT BASED ON THE ANGLE OF PROPAGATION, WHICH HAS APPLICATIONS IN OPTICAL FILMS, SOLAR POWER, AND ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Axosim Technologies LLC New Orleans, LA | A | $35,000 | paid | DEMONSTRATE UTILITY OF A HUMAN NERVE-ON-A-CHIP AS PHYSIOLOGICAL MODEL OF MYELINATION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Il, IL | A | $34,100 | paid | SYNTHESIZES NEW TYPES OF SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTALS ON THE ISS THAT ARE NONTOXIC AND CAN BE GROWN AT A FASTER RATE THAN OTHER SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Eclipse Energy Systems Inc St Petersburg Fl, FL | A | $29,987 | paid | EXAMINES HOW VARIABLE EMISSIVITY DEVICES, WHICH ARE USED AS AN ENERGY-SAVING ROOFING TECHNOLOGY, FUNCTION IN THE HARSH ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Boston University New Yor, NY | A | $28,747 | paid | THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF A FLOW CHEMISTRY CUBELAB PLATFORM ON THE ISS TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF MICROGRAVITY ON A WIDE RANGE OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Visidyne Inc Burlington, MA | A | $26,284 | paid | USES IMAGES OF TROPICAL CYCLONES TAKEN FROM THE ISS TO IMPROVE STORM MODELING AND PROVIDE HIGHER-ACCURACY INTENSITY MEASUREMENTS AND PATH PREDICTIONS OF TROPICAL CYCLONES, TOWARD SAVING LIVES AND MINIMIZING DESTRUCTION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Orbital Sidekick Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | UTILIZES THE NANORACKS EXTERNAL PLATFORM TO VALIDATE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY AND FIDELITY OF OPERATING A COMPACT, COMMERCIAL, HYPERSPECTRAL, REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM IN LOW EARTH ORBIT. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Adcole Maryland Aerospace LLC Marlborough, MA | A | $23,982 | paid | CONTINUES DATA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION FROM THE GLOBAL AIS ON SPACE STATION (GLASS) HARDWARE ONTHE ISS, USED TO MONITOR WORLDWIDE SHIPPING TRAFFIC, AND EXPANDS COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE PAYLOAD. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Houston, TX | A | $19,858 | paid | LEVERAGES THE EXTREME ENVIRONMENT OF SPACE TO TEST THE PERFORMANCE OF FIVE PROPRIETARY CARBON FIBER MATERIALS, INCLUDING FORGED AND 3D-PRONTED CARBON FIBER COMPOSITES, DEVELOPED BY AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | United States Army Center for Environmental Health Fort Detrick, MD | U | $15,000 | paid | IDENTIFIES THE MOLECULAR FOUNDATIONS OF TISSUE HEALING THAT ARE VULNERABLE TO SPACEFLIGHT-INDUCED STRESS, POTENTIALLY REVEALING BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT PATHWAYS FOR WOUND HEALING THERAPIES. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | First the Seed Foundation Alexandria Va, VA | A | $14,550 | paid | INVESTIGATE HOW THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT OF LOW EARTH ORBIT AFFECTS TOMATO SEEDS AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT ABILITY TO GERMINATE INTO PLANTS ON EARTH. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC Cambridge, MA | A | $7,000 | paid | EXPLORES THE EFFECTS OF GRAVITY ON A NOVEL DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS SEPARATION OF IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS THAT COULD BE SCALED UP FOR USE IN CHEMICAL PRODUCTION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | The Bionetics Corporation Yorktown, VA | A | $6,958 | paid | THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE SECOND PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DESIGN, FABRICATION, QUALIFICATION, AND DELIVERY OF MODIFIED MITEGEN IN SITU-1 CRYSTALLIZATION PLATES FOR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County Asbury Park, NJ | A | $5,000 | paid | THIS STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM IMMERSES STUDENTS IN A VIRTUAL MISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Remote Sensing Grants | U | $0 | paid | REMOTE SENSING | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Education | U | $0 | paid | EDUCATION | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Life Science Grants | U | $0 | paid | LIFE SCIENCES | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Physical Science Grants | U | $0 | paid | PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Technology Development Grants | U | $0 | paid | TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Implementation Partners | U | $0 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Facility | D | $0 | paid | FACILITY | 202020379349300642 |
| 2019 | Prior Year Refunds | U | -$15,545 | paid | PRIOR YEAR REFUNDS | 202020379349300642 |
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