March 29, 2011

Steve Cole 
Headquarters, Washington                               
202-358-0918 
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov 

Cynthia M. O'Carroll 
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 
240-684-0821 
cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov 

RELEASE: 11-091

NASA AWARDS EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE STUDIES COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA has awarded a cooperative agreement to the 
University Space Research Association in Columbia, Md., to facilitate 
experimental, analytical and theoretical research in support of 
NASA's strategic Earth and space science objectives. 

The Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) Studies 
and Investigations cooperative agreement has a total value of $95.8 
million, which will be annually funded up to $20 million. This 
agreement runs from May 11 through May 10, 2016, with the ability to 
extend for an additional five years if deemed appropriate. 

The research will be conducted by scientists at NASA's Goddard Space 
Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and other research institutions that 
have been assigned to GESTAR. The GESTAR studies and investigations 
will enhance cooperative relationships among NASA, academia, 
not-for-profit scientific organizations and government experimental 
research programs in concert with Goddard's Sciences and Exploration 
Directorate. 

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov 

	
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