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This grant program aims to support research into the economic, social, and political elements of sustainable lunar development, recognizing this as a nascent but crucial area of study. By collaborating with selected teams and experts from universities, industries, and research non-profits, NASA intends to broaden the scientific and technical efforts towards establishing a sustainable presence on the lunar surface. The focus is on interdisciplinary research that can provide insights into creating new models for assessing sustainability, which will be instrumental in mission planning, policy creation, and strategic decision-making in the context of lunar exploration.