SEARF Grant Awards

To date, the Texas Space Commission has awarded $126 million for 22 projects. A $24 million balance remains available in the Space Exploration & Aeronautics Research Fund (SEARF) for future awards.

Listing of Grant Recipients
Award Date Eligible Entity Amount Location
1/24/2025 The Borderplex Alliance up to $19,758,376 El Paso, TX
1/24/2025 El Paso County up to $800,000 El Paso, TX
1/24/2025 Concho Valley Council of Governments up to $500,000 San Angelo, TX
1/24/2025 South Plains Assoc. of Governments up to $500,000 Lubbock, TX
2/10/2025 Blue Origin up to $7,000,000 Van Horn, TX
2/10/2025 Firefly Aerospace up to $8,200,000 Cedar Park, TX
2/10/2025 Intuitive Machines up to $10,000,000 Houston, TX
2/10/2025 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. up to $7,500,000 Brownsville, TX
2/10/2025 Starlab Space up to $15,000,000 Houston, TX
4/16/2025 Aegis Aerospace, Inc. up to $10,000,000 Houston, TX
4/16/2025 ICON Technology, Inc. up to $694,350 Austin, TX
4/16/2025 Interlune Corporation up to $4,840,000 Houston, TX
4/16/2025 KULR Technology Group, Inc. up to $6,703,500 Webster, TX
4/16/2025 Venus Aerospace Corporation up to $3,900,000 Houston, TX
5/22/2025 West Central Texas Council of Governments up to $175,000 Abilene, TX
5/22/2025 FluxWorks, Inc. up to $347,196 Conroe, TX
5/22/2025 Axiom Space, Inc. up to $5,500,000 Houston, TX
5/22/2025 CesiumAstro Inc. up to $10,000,000 Austin, TX
5/22/2025 Aldrin Family Foundation of Texas up to $4,707,457 Southlake, TX
7/25/2025 SylLab Systems, Inc. up to $250,000 Plano, TX
7/25/2025 ILC Aerospace up to $4,494,354 Houston, TX
7/25/2025 City of Midland up to $5,000,000 Midland, TX

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