Funder: NASA Headquarters

Due Dates: April 18, 2025 (Step-2 proposal)

Funding Amounts: Up to $10M per award (PI cost, real year dollars) | Up to 5 years duration | ~3 awards expected

Summary: Supports development and flight of stand-alone, landing site-agnostic science payloads for delivery to the lunar surface via NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS).

Key Information: Proposals must be site-agnostic, ≤15 kg (including reserves), and comply with strict technical and cost caps; instrument delivery to NASA is targeted for October 2027.