Science & Research · Active
Exploration Systems Research and Development · NASA · Active NOFO · mid band
Exploration Systems Research and Development (CFDA 43.003) - federal assistance administered by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $100K–$2M
- Typical award range
- 7
- Indexed opportunities
- 0
- Open now
- NASA
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Exploration Systems Research and Development ranks #57 of 504, #4 of 6 within NASA, and #28 of 44 among Science & Research programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 43.003 is an active Science & Research program with 7 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 20 most recent listings shown here, 0 are open for application.
- $100K–$2M
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- -
- next application deadline
- $1.2 million
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 9%
- of the catalog is Science & Research
Exploration Systems Research and Development · lower-band active desk (#368/502 by ceiling)
Exploration Systems Research and Development sits below most listed ceilings (27th percentile among 502 active programs), a floor-band Assistance Listing card, not a mega solicitation.
Exploration Systems Research and Development vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$2,000,000 Top 73% higher than 27% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2022-12-01
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 43.003 · NASA VOL-STEADY · #57/504
VOL-STEADY · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · NOFO-CLOSED · CEIL-MILLION · ELIG-MIX · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-STEADY 7 indexed
- UPPER-Q #57/504
- PHOTO-FINISH Economic Development… · 11.302
- NOFO-CLOSED 0 open of 20 listed
- CEIL-MILLION $100K–$2M
- ELIG-MIX 2 eligible desks
- BOOK-FULL 20 listed / 7 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Nearest Grants.gov-volume peer outside Science & Research: Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 11.302) (±0 indexed rows)
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 43.003
VOL-STEADY · #57/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±0 row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestEconomic Adjustment… · nearHealth Care Facilit… · nearTrade Adjustment As… · nearEconomic Developmen… · nearExploration Systems… · this listingPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
Steady solicitations at mid-scale funding
Mid-range ceiling ($100,000 to $2.0 million) plus an active Grants.gov book (7 indexed rows) for Exploration Systems Research and Development. Open share on the recent slice: 0% (0/20). This is a working competition desk, not a dormant catalog stub.
Assistance Listing text · NASA
R&D supporting NASA's exploration systems including advanced propulsion, life support, and habitation.
Market-open applicant set · 2 printed doors
The Assistance Listing for Exploration Systems Research and Development includes a for-profit small-business door among 2 printed types (Educational Institution, Small Business (For-Profit)). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes.
Award instrument mix · CFDA 43.003
Across 76 indexed Grants.gov listings under CFDA 43.003, no single funding instrument dominates: 30 grant, 7 cooperative-agreement, and 37 procurement-contract listings. 7% of the indexed listings require applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $2.6 million across 2 listings (avg $1.3 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 296 across 47 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 43.003, not the 10 listings shown below; a listing missing a field is excluded from that field's total, not counted as zero.
Archived NOFO book · CFDA 43.003
None of the 76 indexed Grants.gov listings under CFDA 43.003 are open on the current extract. Reported award ceilings swing from $75,000 to $1.8 million (24×); treat any single listing's ceiling as a local bound, not the program's typical award. 96% of listings carry the Science and Technology / R&D (ST) funding-activity code.
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 0 open · 76 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $300,000 (39 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Science and Technology / R&D (ST)
Open counts use the same posted+close_date rule as the rest of PlainGrants; funding-activity codes are the Grants.gov category_of_funding field (first code when several are joined). Ceiling median is over positive reported ceilings only.
NASA · administering agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space science, aeronautics research, STEM education, and technology development grants.
Grants.gov opportunities · CFDA 43.003
HERO Appendix E: Space Radiobiology and Human Health Countermeasures Topics
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE IN SPACE EXPLORATION MISSIONS
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE IN SPACE EXPLORATION MISSIONS
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE BIOLOGY
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN COMPLEX FLUIDS AND MACROMOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS IN SPACE BIOLOGY
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE BIOLOGY
2023 Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) Overview
2023 HERO Appendix A: NASA Human Research Program Omnibus Opportunity
2021 Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO)
Showing 10 of the 20 most recent listings (7 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 43.003: 7 indexed opportunities · 0 open on the recent slice.
- No open Grants.gov rows on the recent slice, watch this CFDA for the next NOFO drop. How to apply
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administers 6 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
- Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Promotion of the Humanities — Federal/State P… (45.129). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
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