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

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