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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $19,890 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Nov 14, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $21,071 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Aug 27, 2024 | Aug 28, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $8,860 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Apr 1, 2024 | May 1, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $19,268 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Mar 25, 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $22,416 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Aug 29, 2023 | Aug 29, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $8,581 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Aug 7, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $18,657 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Jan 11, 2023 | Jan 11, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $27,566 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Jul 13, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $8,273 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Jun 27, 2022 | Jun 22, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $28,456 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Aug 23, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | ||
| WE SEEK FUNDING TO CREATE EASILY EXTENSIBLE, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY ASTEROIDS AND OTHER TRANSIENT/VARIABLE OBJECTS IN IMAGE SETS. NAMED TRANSIENT TRACKER, THIS SOFTWARE WILL PROVIDE (FOR IMAGES WITH SUFFICIENT COMPARISON STARS): ASTROMETRIC AND PHOTOMETRIC SOLUTIONS, IDENTIFICATION OF MOVING OBJECTS, IDENTIFICATION OF VARIABLE OBJECTS, AND IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSIENT OBJECTS. SOFTWARE OUTPUT WILL BE CONFIGURED TO ALLOW DATA TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE MINOR PLANET CENTER, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STARS ASSOCIATION, AND THE IAU CENTRAL BUREAU FOR ASTRONOMICAL TELEGRAMS. THE UNDERLYING GOAL OF TRANSIENT TRACKER IS TO CREATE EASY TO USE AND EASY TO EXTEND SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS AMATUER ASTRONOMERS AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES (CLASSROOMS AND AFTERSCHOOL GROUPS) TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCOVERING NEW OBJECTS AND EXTENDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THINGS THAT FLICKER, FLARE, AND MOVE IN THE NIGHT. IN CREATING TRANSIENT TRACKER, WE TAKE INSPIRATION FROM 5 DIFFERENT PIECES OF SOFTWARE: ASTROMETRICA, VPHOT (FORMERLY PHOTOMETRICA), SALSA-J, ASTRONOMETRY.NET, AND IRAF. EACH OF THESE CODEBASES IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF VERY DIFFERENT AUDIENCES WHILE ACCOMPLISHING OVERLAPPING TASKS IN LINE WITH THIS GRANT. FROM THE OPEN SOURCE, PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE IRAF, WE CAN TAKE LESSONS ON THE NEED TO SUPPORT DIVERSE SOLUTION TECHNIQUES IN A WAY THAT CAN BE EASILY ADDED TO, WHILE ALSO LEARNING HOW NOT TO CREATE AN INTERFACE. PUT SIMPLY, IRAF IS AMAZINGLY POWERFUL SOFTWARE THAT HAS BENEFITED FROM GENERATIONS OF PROFESSIONALS ADDING SUPPORT FOR DIFFERENT ASTROMETRIC AND PHOTOMETRIC ALGORITHMS (AND MUCH MORE), BUT IT HAS AN INTERFACE THAT ROUTINELY MAKES STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS CRY. AT THE OTHER EXTREME, SALSA-J AND ASTROMETRY.NET MAKE IT CLEAR THAT SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC NEED SUPPORT FOR ALL IMAGE FORMATS AND ALL COMPUTER PLATFORMS, AND THEY NEED AN INTERFACE THAT GOES FROM IMAGE UPLOAD TO INFORMATION OUTPUT WITH MINIMAL USER INTERVENTION. ASTROMETRICA AND VPHOT IDENTIFY THE NEED TO CREATE SOFTWARE THAT CAN PIPELINE THE OUTPUT OF STANDARD CAMERAS AND COMMON WEB-BASED TELESCOPES INTO OUTPUT DATA RESULTS THAT ARE IN FORMATS THAT ALLOW DISCOVERIES TO BE READILY SUBMITTED TO RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS. TAKING THESE LESSONS LEARNED INTO CONSIDERATION, TRANSIENT TRACKER WILL BE DESIGNED IN JAVA WITH A CODE BASE THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THROUGH GITHUB, AND AN API THAT EASILY ALLOWS NEW MODULES TO BE ADDED. IT WILL BE WRAPPED FOR USE IN A BROWSER, BUT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO RUN STANDALONE AS WELL. IT WILL HAVE A TWO-MODE INTERFACE; A SIMPLE INTERFACE THAT USES DEFAULT VALUES FOR SETTINGS (E.G. APERTURE, UNITS, OUTPUTS), AND CATALOGUE SELECTIONS (E.G. USAC 4 FOR ASTROMETRY SOLUTIONS) TO PROCESS THE IMAGE SET, AND AN ADVANCED SETUP THAT PAIRS AND EASY TO USE SETTINGS TOOL WITH RICH DOCUMENTATION. IN ORDER TO BUILD A DIVERSE USER/CONTRIBUTOR COMMUNITY, WE WILL HOST SEVERAL COMMUNITY HACKATHONS. OUR SOFTWARE WILL ALSO HAVE AN ACCOMPANYING CODEX THAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY THIS GRANT'S TEAM, BUT WILL BE COMMUNITY EDITABLE/EXTENSIBLE IN THE SAME WAY WIKIPEDIA AND OTHER WIKIS ARE. WE WILL ALSO WORK WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY NEEDS THAT MAY NOT BE CURRENTLY MET THAT OUR SOFTWARE CAN ADDRESS. | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $27,347 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | May 5, 2016 | Apr 25, 2016 | May 1, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $18,386 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Mar 18, 2016 | May 1, 2016 | Jul 31, 2016 | ||
| AROUND THE NATION, NASA'S FACILITIES SERVE AS CENTERS FOR RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNERS. THIS LATTER ROLE MAKES NASAS CENTERS PLACES WHERE K-16 EDUCATORS AND THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN ABOUT NASA STEM ACHIEVEMENT, AND IN SOME CASES EVEN PARTICIPATE THROUGH INTERNSHIPS AND ACADEMIES. RECOGNIZING THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS THE CAPACITY TO VISIT A NASA CENTER, NASA AMBASSADORS ASSOCIATED WITH A MYRIAD OF CENTERS, MISSIONS, AND PROGRAMS REGULARLY GO INTO THE FIELD TO ENGAGE PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY, FINANCIAL AND MANPOWER CONSTRAINTS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THESE ENCOUNTERS TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH EXPERIENCES TO TRULY MASSIVE AUDIENCES. WITH THIS PROPOSAL, WE SEEK TO SOLVE THIS CAPACITY PROBLEM THROUGH ONLINE EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE FULLY-SCALABLE COSMOQUEST VIRTUAL RESEARCH FACILITY FOR THE PUBLIC. COSMOQUEST WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING, NASA-FUNDED SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND HUMAN NETWORKS TO EXPAND NASA'S CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES WITHIN AN EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK THAT ENGAGES LIFELONG LEARNERS, AND EDUCATORS IN FORMAL AND PLANETARIUM SETTINGS. COSMOQUEST WAS LAUNCHED IN 2011, AND IN 3 SHORT YEARS HAS BECOME THE MOST TRAFFICKED CITIZEN SCIENCE ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY ON THE INTERNET. CURRENTLY, COSMOQUEST PROVIDES SCIENCE-QUALITY MAPPING DATA TO PROFESSIONAL TEAMS USING NASA DATA TO STUDY THE MOON (LRO) MERCURY (MESSENGER), AND VESTA (DAWN). OUR CITIZEN SCIENCE BUILDER SOFTWARE HAS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ENABLED CITIZEN SCIENTISTS TO CREATE USABLE CRATER MAPS OF OTHER WORLDS. WHILE WE ARE THE YOUNGEST SUCH PROJECT (LAUNCHING AFTER NASA CLICKWORKERS, MOON ZOO, AND BE A MARTIAN), WE ARE THE ONLY PROJECT WITH PUBLISHED, PEER-REVIEWED RESULTS (ROBBINS ET AL. 2014. ICARUS 234, 109). THIS SCIENCE IS ENABLED THROUGH OUR IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE, CITIZEN SCIENCE BUILDER (LEAD ARCHITECT, CORY LEHAN). THIS VERSATILE SOFTWARE FACILITATES THE CATEGORIZATION AND ANNOTATION OF BOTH IMAGE- AND VIDEO-BASED DATA. WITH THE PROPER STAFFING, WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF UP TO SIX NEW NASA CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS PER YEAR, WHILE KEEPING THE SOFTWARE UP-TO-DATE AS BROWSERS AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE PLANS (FUNDING WILLING) TO WORK WITH BOTH OSIRIS-REX AND DAWN AT CERES, AND THROUGH THIS CAN WE WILL WORK WITH ALL MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL CITIZEN SCIENCE NEEDS ACROSS ALL SCIENCE DIVISIONS. SOFTWARE ALONE DOESN T ENABLE ACCURATE RESEARCH. AT THE CORE OF OUR SCIENCE SUCCESS HAS BEEN A DEDICATION TO BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF COLLABORATION AND LEARNING. LEARNING SUPPORT IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH: THE COSMOACADEMY ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS SHORT COURSES TAUGHT BY EARLY NASA CAREER SCIENTISTS (WHO ARE IN TURN TRAINED TO BE BETTER EDUCATORS); THE EDUCATORS ZONE WHERE INSTRUCTORS FOR GRADES 6-12 FIND LESSON PLANS AND PD TO MATCH THE CITIZEN SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES; AND THROUGH THE SCIENCE ON THE HALFSPHERE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS PLANETARIUMS BRINGING CITIZEN SCIENCE UNDER THE DOME. PROFESSIONALLY, SINGLE-AUTHOR PAPERS MAY EXIST, BUT ALL SCIENCE IS ADVANCED THROUGH DIALOGUE, PEER REVIEW, AND COMMENTARY. COSMOQUESTS COMMUNITY OF COLLABORATION IS CREATED THROUGH OUR FORUMS (THE LARGEST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ASTRONOMY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET), SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AND INTERACTIVE VIDEO SHOWS RECORDED THROUGH THE USE OF GOOGLE HANGOUTS ON AIR. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LEVERAGED TO ENHANCE LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE POST-PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO EDUCATORS. COSMOQUEST IS READY TO SERVE AS A FACILITY THAT ENABLES NASA SCIENCE TO ENTER EVERY COMPUTER AND SMART DEVICE IN AN INTERACTIVE WAY, ALLOWING THE MASSES TO NOT JUST LEARN THROUGH CLASSES AND WEB CONTENT, BUT TO ALSO ADVANCE SCIENCE THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE. IF FUNDED, THIS FULLY-SCALABLE FACILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL NASA SCIENCE PROGRAMS. | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $1,432,339 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Jan 25, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 | Jan 11, 2018 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $16,979 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Dec 11, 2015 | Dec 11, 2015 | May 31, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF : FY15: NIH PAIN CONSORTIUM CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN PAIN EDUCATION. PURPOSE: TO FULLY FUND THE BASE YEAR: SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 - SEPTEMBER 17, 2016. N01DA-15-4422. | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $1,096,622 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | — | 541712 | AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH | Sep 17, 2015 | Sep 17, 2015 | Sep 17, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $17,242 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Jul 6, 2015 | Jul 6, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $7,541 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Apr 22, 2015 | Apr 20, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $16,680 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Feb 4, 2015 | Feb 4, 2015 | May 31, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $17,154 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Jul 25, 2014 | Jul 25, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $7,572 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Mar 21, 2014 | Mar 21, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $16,950 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Dec 18, 2013 | Dec 20, 2013 | May 31, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $0 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 27, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $0 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | May 9, 2013 | May 9, 2013 | Jul 31, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF LICENSE RENEWAL FOR JIM CONLEY CERTIFIED OPERATOR #058-105008 BACKFLOW DEVICE INSPECTION LICENSE. | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $15 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Mar 26, 2013 | May 1, 2013 | May 30, 2013 | ||
| TUITION AND FEES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | $16,345 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 923110Administration of Education Programs | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Jan 11, 2013 | Jan 11, 2013 | May 31, 2013 |