The space-grant colleges are institutions that are members of a network of 52 consortia formed for the purpose of outer space-related research. Each consortium is based in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and each consists of multiple independent space-grant institutions, with one of the institutions acting as the lead.
The U.S. Congress established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program in 1988. NASA administers the program, and first took that role in 1989.
Similar programs include land-grant colleges (instituted in 1862), sea-grant colleges (instituted in 1966), and sun-grant colleges (instituted in 2003). Unlike in the land-grant program, no economic rights to outer space have been granted in the space-grant program, only money.
The program claims the following objectives:
Establish and maintain a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics, outer space, and related fields;
Encourage cooperative programs among universities, the aerospace industry, and federal, state, and local governments;
Encourage interdisciplinary training, research, and public service programs related to aerospace;
Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and,
Promote a strong science, mathematics, and technology education base from elementary through secondary levels.
As of 2002, there are over 850 participating institutions.
Alabama Space Grant Consortium
Auburn University
University of Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of South Alabama
Alabama A&M University
Tuskegee University
Alaska Space Grant Consortium
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Arizona Space Grant ConsortiumArizona State University
Northern Arizona University
University of Arizona
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Arkansas Space Grant ConsortiumUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock, Lead Institution
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
Harding University, Searcy
Henderson State University, Arkadelphia
Hendrix College, Conway
Lyon College, Batesville
Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
University of Arkansas at Monticello
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Central Arkansas, Conway
University of the Ozarks, Clarksville
California Space Grant ConsortiumUniversity of California, San Diego - Headquarters
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, San Bernardino
Grossmont–Cuyamaca Community College District
San Diego State University
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Southern California
Colorado Space Grant ConsortiumUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado State University
Colorado School of Mines
University of Denver
University of Northern Colorado
Adams State College
Fort Lewis College
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Pikes Peak Community College
Western State Colorado University
Connecticut Space Grant Consortium University of Hartford, Lead Institution
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut Health Center
Trinity College
University of New Haven
Eastern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University
University of Bridgeport
Fairfield University
Wesleyan University
Yale University
Connecticut Community Colleges
Delaware Space Grant Consortium
University of Delaware
Florida Space Grant ConsortiumAstronauts Memorial Foundation
Bethune-Cookman University
Brevard Community College
Eckerd College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida A&M University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Polytechnic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida International University
Florida Southern College
Florida State University
Higher Education Consortium
Kennedy Space Center
Space Florida Authority
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of North Florida
University of South Florida
University of West Florida
Georgia Space Grant Consortium
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Georgia
Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Idaho Space Grant ConsortiumUniversity of Idaho
Illinois Space Grant Consortium
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Institute of Technology
Indiana Space Grant ConsortiumBall State University
Indiana University
Indiana State University
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Purdue University
Purdue University Calumet
Purdue University College of Technology at Columbus/Greensburg
Taylor University
University of Evansville
University of Southern Indiana
Valparaiso University
Iowa Space Grant Consortium
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Drake University
Kansas Space Grant Consortium
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
Wichita State University
Kentucky Space Grant ConsortiumWestern Kentucky University
Louisiana Space Grant Consortium
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Tech University
Maine Space Grant ConsortiumUniversity of Maine
University of New England
University of Southern Maine
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Bates College
Bowdoin College
Colby College
Southern Maine Community College
York County Community College
Maine Maritime Academy
College of the Atlantic
Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Lockheed Martin
Challenger Learning Center of Maine
Applied Thermal Sciences
Maryland Space Grant ConsortiumThe Johns Hopkins University, Lead Institution
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Morgan State University
The Space Telescope Science Institute
Towson University
Hagerstown Community College
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, College Park
United States Naval Academy
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Michigan Space Grant Consortium
University of Michigan
Minnesota Space Grant Consortium
University of Minnesota
Mississippi Space Grant ConsortiumAlcorn State University
Coahoma Community College
Delta State University
Hinds Community College
Itawamba Community College
Jackson State University
Mississippi State University
Pearl River Community College
Meridian Community College
Mississippi Delta Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Mississippi University for Women
Mississippi Valley State University
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Missouri Space Grant ConsortiumMissouri University of Science and Technology, Lead Institution
University of Missouri Columbia
University of Missouri–Kansas City
University of Missouri–St. Louis
Missouri State University
Washington University in St. Louis
Lincoln University (Missouri) (Consortium Associate)
St Louis University (Consortium Associate)
Truman State University (Consortium Associate)
William Jewell College (Consortium Associate)
Montana Space Grant Consortium
Aaniiih Nakoda College
Blackfeet Community College
Carroll College
Chief Dull Knife College
Dawson Community College
Flathead Valley Community College
Fort Peck Community College
Little Big Horn College
Miles Community College
Montana State University - Billings
Montana State University - Bozeman
Montana State University - Northern
Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Rocky Mountain College
Salish Kootenai College
Stone Child College
University of Great Falls
University of Montana - Missoula
University of Montana - Western
Nebraska Space Grant Consortium
University of Nebraska Omaha
Nevada Space Grant Consortium
University and Community College System of Nevada
New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium
University of New Hampshire
New Jersey Space Grant ConsortiumBloomfield College
Georgian Court University
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Liberty Science Center
Medgar Evers College
New Jersey City University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Ramapo College
Rowan University
Rutgers University-Camden
Rutgers University-Newark
Rutgers University - New Brunswick, Lead Institution
Seton Hall University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Union County College
New Mexico Space Grant ConsortiumNew Mexico State University
New York Space Grant ConsortiumCornell University, Lead Institution
Alfred University
Barnard College
City College of New York
Clarkson University
Colgate University
Columbia University
Lockheed Martin
Medgar Evers College
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Sciencenter
Binghamton University
University at Buffalo
SUNY Geneseo
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Union College
University of Rochester
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
York College
North Carolina Space Grant Consortium
North Carolina State University
North Dakota Space Grant Consortium
University of North Dakota
Ohio Space Grant ConsortiumOhio Aerospace Institute
Air Force Institute of Technology
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland State University
Ohio University
The Ohio State University
The University of Akron
University of Toledo
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
Wright State University
Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium
University of Oklahoma
Oregon Space Grant Consortium
Oregon State University
Eastern Oregon University
George Fox University
Lane Community College
Linn Benton Community College
Oregon Institute of Technology
Pacific University
Portland Community College
Portland State University
Southern Oregon University
University of Oregon
University of Portland
Western Oregon University
Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium
Pennsylvania State University
Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium
University of Puerto Rico
Rhode Island Space Grant ConsortiumBrown University
South Carolina Space Grant Consortium
College of Charleston
South Dakota Space Grant Consortium
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
South Dakota State University
Tennessee Space Grant Consortium
Vanderbilt University
Texas Space Grant Consortium
Angelo State University
Texas A&M University
University of Texas at Austin
Lamar University
Rice University
Utah Space Grant ConsortiumBrigham Young University
University of Utah
Utah State University
Vermont Space Grant Consortium
University of Vermont
Virginia Space Grant Consortium
College of William & Mary
Hampton University
Old Dominion University
University of Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Washington D.C. NASA Space Grant Consortium
American University
Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium
University of Washington
West Virginia Space Grant Consortium
West Virginia University
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium
University of Wyoming
