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Opportunity Summary:

The ROSES 2008 Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) opportunity is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008 (ROSES 2008) solicitation, issued as NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH08ZDA001N by NASA Headquarters under the Science Mission Directorate (SMD). Through this solicitation, NASA seeks proposals that support a wide spectrum of basic and applied research and technology development tied to NASA's major science programs in Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. While AIST is one program element within ROSES, the overall announcement frames NASA's intent to fund work that advances the science return and mission capabilities across these domains, including applied information systems and data-focused technologies that help NASA meet SMD objectives.

The technical scope described in the ROSES 2008 text is intentionally broad and covers many categories of research and development activity. It includes theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; investigations using aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital rockets; development of experimental techniques and instrument or mission concepts for future space missions; and development of advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions. It also includes laboratory and analytical work on returned extraterrestrial samples as well as terrestrial samples that help validate Earth-observing mission measurements, plus foundational atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret observations and samples. Additional supported areas include Earth surface observations and field campaigns, integrated Earth system model development, and systems that translate Earth science research results into societal applications. Within this landscape, the AIST focus is reflected in the solicitation's explicit inclusion of "applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data," pointing to projects that improve how NASA science data are processed, managed, analyzed, integrated, discovered, or used for mission and science outcomes.

Funding levels and award size vary significantly depending on the specific ROSES program element and the nature of the work proposed. The announcement notes that awards can range from under 100,000 dollars per year for narrowly scoped efforts such as focused data analysis, to more than 1 million dollars per year for larger, more complex activities such as development of science experiment hardware. NASA indicates that each program element has its own funding availability, ranging from less than one million to several million dollars, which in practice could support anywhere from a handful to several dozen selections depending on program priorities and proposal quality. Most awards are planned with a typical period of performance of about four years, though some program elements may specify shorter or longer timeframes.

The solicitation is open with very few restrictions on who may apply. Eligible applicants include domestic and foreign organizations across categories such as universities, industry, nonprofit institutions, NASA centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other government agencies, and there is no stated limit on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. One key policy note is that NASA states investigations involving non-US organizations must be conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning international participation may be allowed but NASA funding generally would not be transferred to the non-US partner.

NASA expects proposals to be submitted electronically and places strong emphasis on early registration and compliance with submission systems. Submissions may be made through NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or via Grants.gov, but organizations must be registered in NSPIRES, and if submitting through Grants.gov they must also be registered there. Registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) responsible for submission, and all principal investigators and other key participants (including co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES. For most program elements, NASA also requests an electronic Notice of Intent (NOI) in advance of the full proposal, with the earliest NOI date cited as March 14, 2008. Proposal due dates span a long window, starting May 9, 2008 and running through March 27, 2009 depending on the program element, with the AIST posting showing an original and current closing date of August 29, 2008 and an archive date of September 28, 2008.

To find and apply to specific ROSES program elements such as AIST, applicants are directed to search within Grants.gov using the funding opportunity number NNH08ZDA001N with a trailing character as instructed in the solicitation, which returns a list of posted program elements; applicants then select the relevant element to download the correct application package. Program-element-specific details, including objectives, evaluation criteria, and any unique requirements, are provided in each element's Summary of Key Information and through the listed Program Officers. General questions about ROSES policies and procedures are directed to Dr. Yvonne Pendleton at NASA Headquarters (with contact information provided in the announcement). The funding instrument types indicated for the AIST listing include grants and cooperative agreements, with the broader ROSES text also noting that contracts and inter- or intra-agency transfers may be used depending on the proposing organization and program requirements, reinforcing that NASA may choose the appropriate mechanism based on the nature of the work and the applicant.

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