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Grants paid by Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc, tax year 2021
EIN 27-5410763 · Merritt Island, FL · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE U05
In tax year 2021, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc (EIN 27-5410763) reported 45 grants paid totaling $3,278,487. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Regents of the University of Colorado Denver, CO | A | $280,173 | paid | THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS INVESTIGATOR ACCESS TO BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS FROM A RODENT RESEARCH REFERENCE MISSION FOR FUNDAMENTAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ON THE ISS NATIONAL LAB. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | A | $276,195 | paid | STUDIES HOW EXPOSURE TO MICROGRAVITY DISRUPTS THE CIRCATIDAL CLOCK, THE 12-HOUR OSCILLATION OF GENES INVOLVED IN METABOLISM, TO EXPLORE THE ROLE OF REGULATORY GENES IN METABOLIC DISORDERS SUCH AS LIVER DISEASE, DIABETES, AND OTHER ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | A | $226,189 | 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. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Made in Space Inc Jacksonville, FL | A | $206,674 | paid | DEVELOP AND FLIGHT TEST AN AUTOMATED SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH CHAMBER FOR MICROGRAVITY PRODUCT MANUFACTURING AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN THE INDUSTRIAL CRYSTALLIZATION FACILITY (ICF) | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Tec-Masters Inc Huntsville, AL | A | $167,183 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT PROJECTS | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $167,001 | paid | EVALUATES POTENTIAL THERAPIES TO TREAT AND PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS AND OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS VIA A MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM THAT MODELS HUMAN TISSUE. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Zin Technologies Inc Middleheights, OH | A | $164,967 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT PROJECTS | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Space Tango Inc Lexington, KY | A | $142,710 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT PROJECTS | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Techshot Inc Greenville, IN | A | $140,878 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER TO SUPPORT PRINICIPAL INVESTIGTOR IN MISSION INTEGRATIONS & OPS | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc Pittsburgh, PA | A | $136,830 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT PROJECTS | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | A | $135,800 | paid | EXAMINES GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS IN COTTON PLANT TISSUES IN SPACEFLIGHT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN PLANT REGENERATION. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc Watertown, MA | A | $119,954 | paid | SYNTHESIZES SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS ON THE ISS FOR USE IN RADIATION DETECTION DEVICES, PRIMARILY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY APPLICATIONS. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Boston University New Yor, NY | A | $100,439 | 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. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Encapsulate LLC Farmington, CT | A | $98,800 | paid | PRECLININCALLY VALIDATE AN AUTOMATED TUMOR-ON-A-CHIP SYSTEM THAT CAN GROW PATIENT-DERIVED CANCER CELLS EX VIVO, FOR USE IN TESTING CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Masschallenge Inc Boston, MA | A | $90,000 | paid | MASS CHALLENGE STARTUP ACCELERATOR PROGRAM | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne Fl, FL | A | $85,758 | paid | TESTS HOW THE HARSH SPACE ENVIRONMENT AFFECTS A NOVEL CHARGE INJECTION DEVICE SENSOR FOR EARTH AND SPACE IMAGING THAT READS LIGHT FROM EACH PIXEL INDEPENDENTLY, ALLOWING THE DIRECT IMAGING OF FAINT OBJECTS NEXT TO BRIGHT OBJECTS WITHIN THE SAME FRAME. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Silver Spring, MD | A | $71,664 | paid | STUDIES THE EFFECTS OF MICROGRAVITY ON WOUND HEALING AND OBSERVES POST-MICROGRAVITY WOUND CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE WOUND HEALING TREATMENTS ON EARTH. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Colgate Palmolive Company Piscataway Nj, NJ | A | $69,825 | 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). | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Launchspace Technologies Boca Raton, FL | A | $68,640 | paid | CONDUCT A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION OF A MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE TO BE INSTALLED OUTSIDE THE ISS FOR CAPTURING SMALL DEBRIS OBJECTS. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Revbio Inc Lowell, MA | A | $51,079 | paid | EXPLORES THE EFFECTS OF A SYNTHETIC BONE MATERIAL THAT ACCELERATES BONE REPAIR ON OSTEOBLASTS (BONE CELLS THAT RENEW BONES) IN MICROGRAVITY CONDITIONS, WHICH AFFECT BONE CELL GROWTH AND HEALING AND LEAD TO SYMPTOMS THAT MIMIC THOSE OF OSTEOPOROSIS. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System Milwaukee, WI | A | $50,632 | paid | EXAMINES EFFECTS ON 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. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | A | $49,905 | paid | STUDIES MICROGRAVITY'S EFFECTS ON THE GENERATION OF SPECIALIZED HEART MUSCLE CELLS DEVELOPED FROM ADULT CELLS THAT WERE ALTERED TO REINSTATE CHARACTERISTICS OF STEM CELLS. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | A | $45,114 | paid | STUDIES THE EFFECTS OF SPACEFLIGHT ON MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE BIOLOGY USING A TISSUE-ON-A-CHIP CARTILAGE-BONE-SYNOVIUM JOINT MODEL. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Nanoracks LLC Webster, TX | A | $45,000 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER FOR MULTIPLE FLIGHT PROJECTS | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Axonis Therapeutics Inc North Cambridge, MA | A | $31,228 | paid | DEVELOP A ROBUST TRANSLATABLE MODELS FOR TESTING NOVEL GENE THERAPIES FOR DEBILITATING NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Stanford University Stanford Ca, CA | A | $30,593 | paid | 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 | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation Kensington, MD | A | $30,000 | paid | EDUCATES STUDENTS THROUGH RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Kernal Biologics Inc Cambridge, MA | A | $28,709 | 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. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Lux Labs Inc Cambridge, MA | A | $27,501 | 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. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems Inc Houston, TX | A | $26,315 | paid | EVALUATES PROTEIN STABILITY TO IMPROVE BIOPHARMACEUTICAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND THE TREATMENT OF HUMAN DISEASES. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance LLC Houston, TX | A | $24,800 | paid | TEST THE ACCELERATED AGING EFFECTS OF SPACE TEMPERATURES AND RADIATION ON THERMOGRAPHIC PHOSPHOR POWDERS AND PHOSPHOR COMPOSITES. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $22,379 | 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. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Kbr Wyle Services LLC Houston, TX | A | $18,097 | paid | 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). | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | First the Seed Foundation Alexandria Va, VA | A | $14,370 | paid | INVESTIGATE HOW THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT OF LOW EARTH ORBIT AFFECTS TOMATO SEEDS AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT ABILITY TO GERMINATE INTO PLANTS ON EARTH. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Orbital Sidekick Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $13,750 | 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. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Upstream Pbc Inc Alameda, CA | A | $11,889 | 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. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | University of Alaska Anchorage, AK | A | $6,079 | paid | EXAMINES GENETICALLY ENGINEERED E. COLI IN MICROGRAVITY TO UNDERSTAND METABOLIC PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN BACTERIAL PRODUCTION OF ISOBUTENE, USED IN PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | 1drop Diagnostics US Inc Boston, MA | A | $5,000 | paid | TESTS THE EFFECTS OF CAPILLARY FLOW ON FLUIDS, TOWARD IMPROVING THE DESIGN OF MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS USED IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS THAT COULD LEAD TO TIME AND COST SAVINGS. | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Remote Sensing Grants | U | $0 | paid | REMOTE SENSING | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Life Science Grants | U | $0 | paid | LIFE SCIENCES | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Physical Science Grants | U | $0 | paid | PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Implementation Partners | U | $0 | paid | IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Technology Development Grants | U | $0 | paid | TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Education | U | $0 | paid | EDUCATION | 202210549349301556 |
| 2021 | Net Grant Refunds | U | -$3,633 | paid | NET GRANT REFUNDS ARE INCLUDED TO RECONCILE SCHEDULE I TO THE GRANT EXPENDITURES SHOWN IN PARTS III AND IX OF THE FORM 990. | 202210549349301556 |
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