NJIT Implementation of Recent Executive Orders
MUREP Aeronautics Community & Environmental Impact Research (ACEIR)
Funding Agency:
- NASA
NASA URL: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do?solId={E1B8616D-4ECA-4C6D-50AF-A0FC2D1EEC25}&path=open
The NASA Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement (OSTEM) Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Aeronautics Community & Environmental Impact Research (ACEIR) activity is an opportunity for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to conduct interdisciplinary research into the environmental and societal impacts of future air transportation technology and infrastructure on overburdened communities through development of new practices and radical innovation. MSIs will research how future air transportation technologies impact communities and the environment, and develop equitable, safe, affordable, and accessible approaches to the future of aviation. By applying their unique perspectives, experiences, approaches, and community relationships to this area of local, regional, and national interest, MSIs will contribute to creating more equitable access and impacts across communities as well as a more equitable future of aviation for all. By engaging their faculty and students in this research, MSIs will build capacity at their institutions and contribute to increasing the diversity of the STEM workforce.
MUREP and ARMD seek partnerships with MSIs to build these Institutes. These Institutes shall be collaborative, led by the MSI, working together with community organizations, students, faculty and other partners as determined by the lead MSI. They will research how future air transportation technologies might impact communities and the environment, and seek to develop equitable, safe, affordable, and accessible approaches to the future of aviation that improve opportunities while also reducing burden on communities, contributing to increased research capacity at the MSI and diversity of the future STEM workforce. The Institutes will contribute to the integration of future air transportation technologies that will become a part of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) initiatives nationwide. NASA ARMD is working with others in the aviation and aeronautics community to help build air technology systems and infrastructure to make soaring over traffic in air taxis, providing publicgood missions in the form of medical and emergency response by drone, receiving packages faster, participating in a sustainable and safe mode of air transportation that is integrated into an alreadyexisting airspace a reality. NASA ARMD’s AAM Playbook highlights that AAM is not a single technology, but rather a collection of new and emerging technologies being applied to the aviation transportation system. As part of their proposal, applicants shall select at least one AAM focus area from the list below to be addressed by their research. Definition, videos and other information explaining each term can be found in the ARMD AAM Playbook. (Note that the Playbook lists twelve (12) focus areas, however this NOFO is limited to only the seven (7) areas listed below.) • Emergency Response • Healthcare • Environmental Impacts including Noise • Infrastructure • Safety • Accessibility • Vertiport
- Three optional pre-proposal webinars will be held prior to the proposal submission due date to provide potential applicants with the opportunity to ask questions and address problems. The dates of the webinars are: January 7, 2025, January 30, 2025, and February 18, 2025. The webinars will begin at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. Any changes to this webinar will be posted in NSPIRES. Information on how to join the webinars will be posted here, prior to the call.
Up to $250,000 per year, per award for 3 years
Up to $4.5 million
March 03, 2025
Keya Briscoe, Acting MUREP Manager Mary W. Jackson - NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW. Washington, DC 20546 Bonnie Murray, MUREP ACEIR Activity Manager NASA Langley Research Center Email: NASAACEIR@nasaprs.com