RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES 2012 | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

NASA Headquarters funding opportunity NNH12ZDA001N, titled Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2012 (ROSES 2012), is a wide-ranging NASA Research Announcement designed to fund basic and applied research and technology development that supports NASA's Science Mission Directorate. The solicitation is organized around NASA's major science research programs in Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, and it functions as an umbrella announcement with many individual program elements described in appendices. ROSES is essentially NASA's main annual mechanism for soliciting competed research proposals across these disciplines, with topics and requirements varying by the specific program element.

The scope of work is intentionally broad and covers most of the supporting research and technology NASA needs to plan, interpret, and enable Earth and space science missions. It includes traditional research areas like theory, modeling, and analysis of existing SMD science data, as well as hands-on investigation opportunities using aircraft, stratospheric balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable rocket platforms. It also supports development of experiment techniques for future missions, new mission concepts, and advanced technologies relevant to future SMD missions. In addition, ROSES 2012 explicitly calls out laboratory and analytical work on samples, including both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft and terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret Earth observation data. Other eligible work includes determining atomic and compositional parameters needed to analyze remote sensing and in situ space data, conducting Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD missions, building and improving integrated Earth system models, and creating applied information systems that translate Earth science research data into societal benefits.

Funding levels and award sizes vary widely depending on the program element and the type of work proposed. The announcement notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts such as data analysis, while large, complex projects like building science experiment hardware can exceed $1 million per year. At the program-element level, available funding ranges from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which typically means NASA may select anywhere from only a few proposals to several dozen for a given element, depending on objectives, proposal quality, and the number of meritorious submissions. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement.

NASA indicates it may issue awards through several mechanisms depending on what is being proposed and who is proposing it, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. The typical performance period is four years, though some elements may specify different durations, with an overall maximum performance period of five years.

Eligibility is broad and essentially unrestricted: organizations of every type may apply, including domestic and foreign entities, government and private organizations, for-profit and nonprofit institutions, and there is no stated limit on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements an organization may pursue. A key constraint for international participation is NASA's policy that investigations involving non-U.S. organizations are conducted on a "no exchange of funds" basis, meaning NASA generally does not transfer funding to non-U.S. partners even if they participate scientifically.

ROSES 2012 is released on or about February 14, 2012, through the NASA NSPIRES portal (http://nspires.nasaprs.com/) under the Open Solicitations menu. Proposal activity spans most of a year: Notices of Intent (NOIs) are requested for most program elements, with the first NOI deadline on March 16, 2012, and additional NOI dates continuing through January 25, 2013. Full proposal due dates begin May 4, 2012, and extend through March 22, 2013, reflecting that different program elements have different deadlines. Applicants are directed to the ROSES document tables (Tables 2 and 3) and the appendices for the specific due dates, requirements, and points of contact for each program element.

Submission is electronic and must be made by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Proposals can be submitted through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov, but in either case the organization must be registered in NSPIRES. If submitting via Grants.gov, organizations must also be registered with Grants.gov, and registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s). All principal investigators and other participants, including co-investigators, must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission system is used. NASA emphasizes registering early and getting familiar with the systems well before the applicable deadline to avoid administrative delays.

Because ROSES is frequently updated during its open period, proposers are encouraged to monitor NSPIRES or subscribe to its notification services for new program elements and amendments through February 2013, when the next ROSES release is expected. NASA also provides an archive (with RSS feed) for amendments, clarifications, and corrections on the SARA grant solicitations site for ROSES 2012. For questions, the announcement points researchers to the specific Program Officers listed in each appendix for program-element details, while general policy and procedural questions are directed to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (sara@nasa.gov, 202-358-0879). Technical access issues can be routed through NASA's NAIS Support (nais.support@nasa.gov).

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