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Opportunity Summary:

NASA Headquarters released a broad, agency-wide research solicitation called Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2009 (ROSES 2009), officially listed as funding opportunity NNH09ZDA001N. It is a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) run through the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and was expected to appear around February 13, 2009 on the NSPIRES site (the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) under the open solicitations listings. The core purpose of ROSES 2009 is to invite proposals that advance basic and applied research, as well as technology development, across a wide span of NASA science priorities. The work supported under this umbrella is meant to align with one or more of four major NASA research programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics.

The solicitation is intentionally wide-ranging and is designed to cover many different kinds of scientific and technical activities that underpin NASA missions or make better use of mission data. Examples called out in the announcement include theory and modeling work, analysis of SMD science data, and observational investigations that can be carried out using aircraft, stratospheric balloons, or suborbital rockets. It also includes the development of experimental techniques that could be used on future space missions, early-stage concept development for future SMD missions, and the advancement of enabling technologies relevant to those missions. On the laboratory side, ROSES 2009 explicitly supports methods and analyses for extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, along with terrestrial sample analyses that help validate or interpret observations from Earth system science missions. The scope also extends to determining atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret space-based datasets and samples, conducting Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA science missions, building integrated Earth system models, and creating applied systems that translate Earth science research data into societal or decision-support value.

Funding levels and project scales are described as highly variable, reflecting the fact that ROSES includes many program elements with different goals. Typical awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts such as data analysis, while large, complex activities such as developing science experiment hardware can exceed $1,000,000 per year. NASA notes that the funds available within each specific program element range from less than one million to several million dollars, which means some elements might fund only a handful of projects while others could support several dozen, depending on priorities and the quality and relevance of submissions.

The award mechanisms are also flexible. Depending on the proposing organization and the program’s needs, NASA may issue grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- and intra-agency transfers. The typical performance period is stated as four years, although some program elements may require shorter timelines or allow longer durations, up to a maximum of five years.

Eligibility is broadly open. The opportunity allows organizations of essentially every type to submit, including domestic and foreign entities, government and private institutions, for-profit and non-profit organizations, with no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. One important condition is highlighted for international participation: NASA’s policy is that investigations involving non-U.S. organizations must be conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA generally does not transfer funds to non-U.S. partners under such arrangements.

The timeline for submissions spans an extended window. Proposal due dates begin May 1, 2009 and run through April 30, 2010, with specific deadlines varying by program element. For most elements, NASA requests an electronic Notice of Intent (NOI) to propose, and the first NOI due date listed is March 13, 2009. Proposals themselves must be submitted electronically by an authorized organizational official, and submissions can be made through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov. NASA emphasizes that organizations must be registered in NSPIRES to submit, and if using Grants.gov they must be registered there as well (in addition to NSPIRES). Registrations must identify the organization’s authorized representative(s), and all principal investigators and other participants (such as co-investigators) must have NSPIRES registrations regardless of the submission route. Because registration and system familiarization can take time, applicants are urged to start early rather than waiting until close to the due dates.

For help navigating the solicitation, NASA points applicants to two levels of contact. Program-element-specific questions should go to the individual Program Officers listed in each element’s “Summary of Key Information.” For general NASA NRA policy and procedure questions, the announcement lists Dr. Max Bernstein, Lead for Research in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at Headquarters (Washington, DC), with contact information including the email address sara@nasa.gov and phone number 202-358-0879. Technical or access issues related to the electronic announcement are also routed through NASA support contacts (including NAIS Support at nais.support@nasa.gov).

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