Closed · NNH26ZHA001C · CFDA 43.008 · Discretionary

Next Gen STEM (NGS) NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs (NAS_Hub)

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 20, 2026
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

Next Gen STEM (NGS) NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs (NAS_Hub) is a closed discretionary listing from National Aeronautics and Space Administration that offered Up to $1,500,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 80 other opportunities from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

up to $1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
43.008
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on March 20, 2026. Watch CFDA 43.008 (Aeronautics Research) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was Up to $1,500,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 20, 2026

Posted Feb 6 Closes Mar 20

Est. Total Funding

$12,000,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs (NAS_Hub) funding opportunity. This cooperative agreement solicitation seeks proposals to establish state or regionally focused hubs that address critical shortages in the aerospace skilled technical workforce and strengthen alignment between education, workforce systems, industry, and NASA missions.NAS_Hubs will serve as strategic centers that coordinate aerospace employers, career and technical education (CTE) programs at community colleges and high schools, state or regional workforce development boards, economic development agencies, and NASA Centers or facilities. The initiative focuses on developing clear pathways for students and jobseekers into high-demand, entry-level aerospace technical careers that do not require a bachelor’s degree.Approximately $12 million is anticipated to be available over a three-year period, with an expected eight awards of approximately $1.5 million each (up to $500,000 annually). Cost sharing is not required. Eligible applicants include government entities, institutions of higher education, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and small businesses. Awards will be made as cooperative agreements and evaluated based on relevance to NASA, intrinsic merit, and budget reasonableness. Proposals must be submitted electronically through NASA’s NSPIRES system by the published deadline.

Wide-open applicant board · 13 Grants.gov doors

Next Gen STEM prints 13 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +9 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). Inside National Aeronautics and Space Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Maria Arredondo, Program Manager

What to do next

Next Gen STEM is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 43.008 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Aeronautics Research indexes 8 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration lists 80 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants