Closed · OFOP0003546 · CFDA 19.017 · Discretionary

Project Constellation: Building a Constellation of Outer Space Partners at the UN

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to the International Organizations, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$4.8M-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 4, 2026
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Project Constellation: Building a Constellation of Outer Space Partners at the UN is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to the International Organizations that offered $4,750,000 -- $5,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to the International Organizations.

$4.8M-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.017
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on September 4, 2026. CFDA 19.017 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $4,750,000 -- $5,000,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 4, 2026

Posted Aug 5 Closes Sep 4

Est. Total Funding

$5,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

As the home of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Vienna provides a unique multilateral platform for fostering these partnerships. Building upon the successful inaugural U.S. Space Forum in 2025, the U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna (UNVIE) is launching Project Constellation: Building a Constellation of Outer Space Partners at the United Nations as a long-term international partnership platform that strengthens collaboration among governments, industry, academia, entrepreneurs, and international organizations while supporting capacity building in emerging space economies that advances practical implementation of international obligations and non-binding guidelines and best practices adopted through COPUOS.Consistent with the objectives of Economic Support Funds (ESF), Project Constellation seeks to strengthen innovation ecosystems, promote entrepreneurship and commercial engagement, build institutional and workforce capacity, and expand economic opportunities through sustainable international partnerships.To be considered for funding under this opportunity, applicant SHALL:- Have demonstrated previous experience designing and delivering international training, capacity building, workforce development, educational exchanges, or public diplomacy programming on U.S. civil and/or commercial space activities. This should be addressed withing the project narrative section of your application. - The capacity to complete grant signing by September 31, 2026 and begin supporting the 2026 U.S. Space Forum (October 15-16).

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

Project Constellation: Building a Constellati… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Inside U.S. Mission to the International Organizations's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
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

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.

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Agency Contact

U.S. Mission to UN Organizations in Vienna Grants Team

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