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Opportunity Summary:

NASA Headquarters, through its Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD), announced its planned release of the FY 2015 NASA Research Announcement (NRA) called Research Opportunities in Aeronautics (ROA), funding opportunity number NNH15ZEA001N. In practical terms, this ROA serves as NASA ARMDs umbrella solicitation for aeronautics research proposals, with the actual topics, instructions, and deadlines spelled out in separate appendices that are released over time. Instead of a single one-time call with one deadline, the ROA is structured so that ARMD can add or update research areas during the year through amendments, and applicants are expected to track and respond to the specific appendix that best fits their work.

A key point of the announcement is that the detailed requirements are not all in the initial posting. Proposal due dates, evaluation details, and points of contact are provided inside the appendices tied to individual thrust areas or program elements. The initial FY 2015 release included one specific solicitation in Appendix A.5, identified as ACP1 for the Advanced Composites Project. Additional appendices were expected to be added later as NASA refined needs and priorities across the year, with those new appendices posted as amendments to the ROA.

The research scope under this ROA is broad and spans both foundational research and more integrated, system-level work across four major ARMD programs. The Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) focuses on forward-leaning concepts and technologies that could enable major advances across many types of aircraft, aiming for innovations that can change what air vehicles can do. The Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP) targets the National Airspace System, emphasizing concepts, algorithms, and technologies that improve throughput and efficiency while maintaining or improving safety. The Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP) is oriented toward pulling promising ideas together at the system level, then assessing and demonstrating benefits in environments that are relevant to real aviation operations. The Transformative Aeronautics Concepts (TAC) Program is the most explicitly high-risk/high-reward of the set, intended to cultivate multidisciplinary, potentially revolutionary ideas and to bring in enabling approaches from outside traditional aeronautics, with the stated goal of breaking technical barriers and feeding successful concepts into ARMDs broader strategic thrusts.

Applicants are expected to submit proposals to the program element that most directly matches their research, and those program elements are defined in the appendices. Each appendix is also where NASA identifies any special submission instructions, particular evaluation criteria (if any differ by topic), and the specific NASA program officers and contracting points of contact associated with that element. Because the appendices can be added throughout the year, the announcement effectively tells prospective proposers to monitor the ROA listing and its amendments rather than assuming all opportunities are visible on day one.

Eligibility is broadly open with a notable limitation: participation is open to most organization types, including universities, industry, and nonprofit organizations, but government organizations and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) are treated as exceptions and are not included in the open participation statement. The funding instrument types listed include grants and cooperative agreements, and the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding for science and technology and other research and development under CFDA 43.002 (Aeronautics). The posting also makes clear there is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for the opportunity.

On the logistics side, proposals must be submitted electronically through NASAs NSPIRES system or via Grants.gov, but NSPIRES plays a central role. Organizations intending to submit are required to be registered in NSPIRES, and that registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who can submit proposals on the organizations behalf. The announcement stresses early registration and early familiarity with the electronic systems because principal investigators and other team members (such as co-investigators) often need their own accounts and role assignments before submission is possible. Electronic proposals must ultimately be transmitted by an authorized official, not just drafted by the research team.

In terms of timing, the overall ROA window allowed detailed proposals with topic-specific due dates to be submitted through March 31, 2016, but applicants were expected to follow the deadlines contained in the relevant tables and appendices for their chosen program area. The opportunity was posted February 12, 2015, and the announcement emphasizes that deadlines and requirements vary depending on which appendix or amendment a proposer responds to.

Finally, the announcement characterizes the ROA as a broad agency announcement under FAR 35.016 and NASA FAR Supplement 1835.016, which signals that the agency is seeking proposals for research and development rather than procuring a defined end item. NASA also explicitly reserves the right to choose the most appropriate award instrument for any selected proposal, regardless of whether the opportunity is visible on FedBizOpps or Grants.gov. For general policy and procedure questions, the listed point of contact is Susan Minor at NASA Headquarters (email: NASA_roa@nasa.gov), with NAIS/NSPIRES support available at nais.support@nasa.gov for technical access issues.

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