{"id":61111,"date":"2016-02-25T18:53:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T23:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-379802"},"modified":"2024-04-18T08:54:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:54:03","slug":"early-stage-innovations-esi","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/early-stage-innovations-esi\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Stage Innovations (ESI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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Awards result from successful proposals to the ESI Appendix to the SpaceTech-REDDI NASA Research Announcement. The ESI Appendix is expected to be released annually and will feature specific topics. Accredited U.S. universities are eligible to submit proposals; teaming and collaboration are permitted as specified in the Appendix. Awards are expected to be a maximum of three years, and the total award value may not exceed $750K, and the amount in any one year may not exceed $250K. All amounts must be justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please direct questions about the Early Stage Innovations opportunity to: <a href=\"mailto:hq-esi-call@mail.nasa.gov\">hq-esi-call@mail.nasa.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/early-stage-innovations-esi-2023\/\">ESI 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/esi22\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283908\">ESI 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/esi21\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"96250\">ESI 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/early-stage-innovations-esi-2020\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"462927\">ESI 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/early-stage-innovations-esi-2019\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"462967\">ESI 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/early-stage-innovations-esi-2018\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"462991\">ESI 2018<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/early-stage-innovations-esi-2017\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"463019\">ESI 2017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/early-stage-innovations-esi-2016\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"463040\">ESI 2016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/early-stage-innovations-esi-2015\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"463062\">ESI 2015<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/nasa-2014-space-technology-research-opportunities-for-early-stage-innovations-0\/#.VGzqu0j6ljh\">ESI 2014<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacetech\/strg\/2013_stro_esi_selections.html#.U3EgcCSnw0U\">ESI 2013<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/strg\/2012_stro_esi_selections.html#.U3IgSySnw0U\">ESI 2012<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From STRG<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/stmd.jpg?w=525\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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