Federal award (DELIVERY ORDER, fiscal year 2022)
Recipient: THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2019-04-01 to 2024-03-31
Current total value of award: $2128331
Description: RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INPUTS AND ASSESSMENTS TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT THE CENTER LEVEL AS WELL AS STRATEGIC PLANNING, PROJECT FORMULATION, AND PROPULSION TEST NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT THE ENGINEERING AND TEST DIRECTORATE (E&TD) LEVEL.  THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LONG RANGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ENGAGEMENT WITH STATE AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CENTER INITIATIVES FOR BUSINESS CAPTURE.  THE OFFICE OF PROJECT FORMULATION, PLANNING, AND CONTROL (PFPC) FOCUSES ON PROPULSION TEST STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROJECT FORMULATION.  PFPC ALSO PROVIDES PROPULSION TEST NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING NASA, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (OGA), AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.