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Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund (SEARF) Grant

Status

Closed for now

Watch for new appropriations from the Texas Legislature.

Closed
Amount
Not published

Grants to businesses, nonprofits, governmental entities and higher education involved in space exploration, research or aeronautics, in five areas: emerging technology, research and development, workforce training, materials curation and infrastructure. To date $150 million has been awarded to 24 projects (individual awards range from $250,000 to $15,000,000).

Funder

Texas Space Commission

public · regional

Deadline: Closed — The page states 'All funds from the 2023 state appropriation are committed'. In extraordinary cases the Board may approve a Direct Award under 10 T.A.C. 321.16.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are businesses, nonprofits, governmental entities and higher education institutions involved in the space exploration, research or aeronautics industry in Texas.

How to apply

  1. Review the SEARF program page and Direct Award letter. — link
  2. Contact the Texas Space Commission about any new funding round. — link

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://space.texas.gov/grants

"Established in 2023, the Space Exploration & Aeronautics Research Fund (SEARF) provides grants to businesses, nonprofits, and governmental entities - including institutions of higher education - involved in space exploration, research or aeronautics industry."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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