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NASA Center Innovation Fund

NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate program that distributes annual funding to NASA centers for emerging technology development and center initiatives, including the Early Career Initiative. Centers run competitive reviews, periodically review project status, and report annual accomplishments to NASA Headquarters; the portfolio has generated technology-transfer outputs and transitions promising capabilities into other NASA programs, industry, and government use.

NASA Center Innovation Fund
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Aliases
NASA Center Innovation FundCenter Innovation FundCIFNASA Early Career Initiative
Domains
spaceflight
Name
NASA Center Innovation Fund
Status
active
Types
researchdevelopmentoperations

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Description
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate program that distributes annual funding to NASA centers for emerging technology development and center initiatives, including the Early Career Initiative. Centers run competitive reviews, periodically review project status, and report annual accomplishments to NASA Headquarters; the portfolio has generated technology-transfer outputs and transitions promising capabilities into other NASA programs, industry, and government use.
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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 04:38:35 UTC
Updated Time
August 21, 2026 at 14:07:08 UTC
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Official Urls
https://www.nasa.gov/center-innovation-fund/https://www.nasa.gov/stmd-program-leadership/https://www.nasa.gov/space-technology-mission-directorate/
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