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ISRU and regolith

Using lunar soil, water and volatiles: excavation, oxygen, construction.

  • Awards whose description mentions the Moon together with regolith, in-situ resource utilization, water ice or volatiles. Mars-only regolith work is excluded.
Obligated
$299M
to date
Awards
232
123 recipients

The 24 largest awards, by period of performance

Bars run from start to current end date; the amount is obligated to date. Click a bar to open the award on USAspending.

2006200820102012201420162018202020222024202620282030Arizona State Univers…NNG07EK00C$93MArizona State University · NNG07EK00C 2006-12-15 → 2026-01-31 · $93M obligated THE ROBOTIC LUNAR EXPLORATIONLUNAR PRECURSOR ROBOTIC PROGRAM (RLEPLPRP) CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF ROBOTIC LUNAR EXPLORATION MISSIONS TO PREPARE FOR AND TO SUPPORTThe Johns Hopkins Uni…NNA14AB02A$5.6MThe Johns Hopkins University · NNA14AB02A 2014-03-20 → 2021-02-14 · $5.6M obligated FPDS BASE DESCRIPTION MULTIPLE YEAR AWARD&INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR YEARS ONE TO FIVE. THIS PROPOSAL IS ENTITLED VOLATILES REGOLITH AND THERMAL INVESTIGATIONS CONMorehead State Univer…NNH16CO86C$7.4MMorehead State University · NNH16CO86C 2015-11-05 → 2024-12-20 · $7.4M obligated IGF::OT::IGF NASA BAA AWARD THIS IS AN AWARD UNDER THE NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS (NEXTSTEP) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA). THE ULTIAerojet RocketdyneNNH16CP17C$6.4MAerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. · NNH16CP17C 2016-01-15 → 2019-06-30 · $6.4M obligated IGF::OT::IGF NASA HQ NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS (NEXTSTEP) FOR ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS. THIS UMBRELLA BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BArizona State Univers…NNH17CG00C$20MArizona State University · NNH17CG00C 2017-06-15 → 2026-03-31 · $20M obligated IGF::OT::IGF NASA IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FOR SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS THAT MIGHT REVEAL ANSWERS ABOUT LUNAR RESOURCES THAT COULD SUPPORT THE AGENCY'S JOURNEY TO Southwest Research In…80ARC017M0008$5.6MSouthwest Research Institute · 80ARC017M0008 2017-08-17 → 2024-05-31 · $5.6M obligated MULTIPLE YEAR AWARD WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR YEARS ONE TO FIVE. THIS PROPOSAL IS ENTITLED "PROJECT ESPRESSO: EXPLORATION SCIENCE PATHFINDER RESEARCH FOR ENHPlanetary Science Ins…80ARC017M0005$5.5MPlanetary Science Institute · 80ARC017M0005 2017-08-17 → 2025-12-31 · $5.5M obligated MULTIPLE YEAR AWARD WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR YEARS ONE TO FIVE. THIS PROPOSAL IS ENTITLED "TREX: TOOLBOX FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION." THIS IS AWARDED IN RGeorgia Tech Research80ARC017M0007$5.9MGeorgia Tech Research Corp · 80ARC017M0007 2017-08-18 → ? · $5.9M obligated MULTIPLE YEAR AWARD WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR YEARS ONE TO FIVE. THIS PROPOSAL IS ENTITLED RADIATION EFFECTS ON VOLATILES AND EXPLORATION OF ASTEROIDS AND LUThe Regents of the Un…80NSSC19K0765$3.0MThe Regents of the University of Colorado · 80NSSC19K0765 2019-04-08 → 2023-04-07 · $3.0M obligated THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE THE FLIGHT READINESS OF THE ELECTROSTATIC DUST ANALYZER (EDA) FOR EXPLORING ELECTROSTATIC DUST TRANSPORT PHENOMENA ON THUniversity of Arizona80NSSC19K0763$2.7MUniversity of Arizona · 80NSSC19K0763 2019-04-08 → 2025-04-07 · $2.7M obligated SEISMIC STUDIES PROVIDE DEFINITIVE KNOWLEDGE OF INTERNAL PLANETARY STRUCTURE. REEXAMINATION OF SEISMIC DATA FROM THE MOON HAS PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT GLIMPSE OF IBrimrose Technology80NSSC19C0057$3.3MBrimrose Technology Corp · 80NSSC19C0057 2019-05-09 → 2025-09-01 · $3.3M obligated NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WITH BRIMROSE TO DEVELOP A SMALL, LOW-POWER POINT SPECTROMETER TO BE INCLUDED INTO THE NEAR INFRARED VOLATILES Seti Institute80NSSC19M0163$3.0MSeti Institute · 80NSSC19M0163 2019-07-01 → 2027-06-30 · $3.0M obligated THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL REGOLITH ANALYZER (XTRA) WILL PROVIDE QUANTITATIVE MINERALOGY AND.ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF AS-RECEIVED LUNAR SOIL. XTRA IS SUITABLE FOR A SUniversity of Marylan…80NSSC19M0216$6.5MUniversity of Maryland, College Park · 80NSSC19M0216 2019-10-01 → 2027-06-30 · $6.5M obligated THE MOON NEAR EARTH ASTEROIDS (NEAS) AND THE MARTIAN MOONS PHOBOS AND DEIMOS ARE ALL SSERVI TARGET BODIES AS THEY PRESENT A WIDE VARIETY OF NATURAL WONDERS AND Honeybee Robotics80MSFC20C0007$6.3MHoneybee Robotics LLC · 80MSFC20C0007 2019-11-19 → 2025-09-30 · $6.3M obligated THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY FOR ACQUIRING AND TRANSFERRING REGOLITH FROM THE LUNAR SURFACE TO INSTRUMENTS AND SAMPLE RETURN CONTAINERSLanteris Space80MSFC20C0026$8.1MLanteris Space LLC · 80MSFC20C0026 2020-01-10 → 2029-04-30 · $8.1M obligated SAMPLR: SAMPLE ACQUISITION, MORPHOLOGY FILTERING, AND PROBING OF LUNAR REGOLITH SELECTED UNDER THE NASA RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSEWashington University80NSSC20M0027$6.8MWashington University · 80NSSC20M0027 2020-01-22 → 2027-01-14 · $6.8M obligated THE REGOLITH IS THE UPPER BOUNDARY OF THE LUNAR CRUST THE LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER OF THE TENUOUS LUNAR ATMOSPHERE AND CONSTITUTES BOTH A SOURCE AND A SINK FOR EXOSSouthwest Research In…80NSSC20K0770$3.0MSouthwest Research Institute · 80NSSC20K0770 2020-03-09 → 2026-03-08 · $3.0M obligated THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO ADAPT THE NOVEL LOW RESOURCE HIGH CAPABILITY LASER ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER FOR VOLATILES AND EVOLVED GAS (LASVEGAS) TO THE LUNAR SURFACE Sierra Nevada Company80JSC021P0017$4.4MSierra Nevada Company, LLC · 80JSC021P0017 2021-03-08 → 2024-12-31 · $4.4M obligated VOLATILES INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER VIPER LUNAR ROVER SOLAR ARRAYBay Area Environmenta…80NSSC22M0106$3.6MBay Area Environmental Research Institute · 80NSSC22M0106 2022-03-14 → 2026-07-01 · $3.6M obligated PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES THE LUNAR REGOLITH AND MINOR PLANET SCIENCEProtoinnovations80NSSC22CA229$4.6MProtoinnovations, LLC · 80NSSC22CA229 2022-08-12 → 2025-02-11 · $4.6M obligated EO14042 FY22 SBIR PHASE II LUNAR SEQUENTIAL - MULTI-PLATFORM, SCALABLE, AND MODULAR ROVER FLIGHT SOFTWARE CONTROL ALGORITHMS AND ARCHITECTURES FOR AUTONOMOUS ISGeorgia Tech Research80NSSC23M0229$4.8MGeorgia Tech Research Corp · 80NSSC23M0229 2023-08-08 → 2028-08-07 · $4.8M obligated CENTER FOR LUNAR ENVIRONMENT AND VOLATILE EXPLORATION RESEARCH (CLEVER)University System of …2328383$3.0MUniversity System of New Hampshire · 2328383 2023-10-01 → 2027-09-30 · $3.0M obligated FMRG: ECO: GOALI: CAS: UNDERSTANDING THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR CONVERGENT IN-SPACE MANUFACTURING -WITH THE DEMOCRATIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACEOpto-knowledge Systems80NSSC24K0698$2.4MOpto-knowledge Systems Inc · 80NSSC24K0698 2024-02-22 → 2027-02-21 · $2.4M obligated ULTRA LOW SAMPLE VOLUME CAPILLARY ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER CAS FOR LUNAR VOLATILES AND WATER ISOTOPE ANALYSISUniversity of Arizona80MSFC26C0008$4.5MUniversity of Arizona · 80MSFC26C0008 2026-07-13 → 2030-07-31 · $4.5M obligated EMILIA 3-D DEVELOPS A LUNAR SURFACE IMAGING PAYLOAD INTEGRATING THERMAL AND STEREO CAMERAS TO MAP REGOLITH PROPERTIES, SURFACE ROUGHNESS, HEAT FLOW, AND EXPLORAtoday

Who has won it

  1. 1Arizona State University$113M
  2. 2Southwest Research Institute$11M
  3. 3Georgia Tech Research$11M
  4. 4Planetary Science Institute$10M
  5. 5University of Arizona$9.7M
  6. 6The Johns Hopkins University$8.4M
  7. 7University of Maryland, College Park$8.2M
  8. 8Lanteris Space$8.1M
  9. 9Honeybee Robotics$7.5M
  10. 10Morehead State University$7.4M

Who they subcontract to

Subawards primes reported under their ISRU and regolith awards.

Other programs

Moon BaseCLPS and CLPS 2.0Human Landing SystemLunar Terrain VehicleGatewayArtemis transportLunar science and tech

Source: USAspending.gov prime award and subaward data (public domain), refreshed daily; last refreshed 2026-10-19 06:18 UTC.

Amounts are obligated to date, not contract ceilings. An award counts as lunar when its published description is about the Moon, and programs are tagged from that text; repeated or impossible subaward reports are shown but not summed. Subawards are only as complete as primes report them.