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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2008 Astronomy and Physics Research and Analysis (APRA) is part of NASA Headquarters broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008 solicitation (ROSES 2008), issued as a NASA Research Announcement under funding opportunity number NNH08ZDA001N. The purpose of the ROSES framework is to support a wide spectrum of basic and applied research and technology development that advances NASA Science Mission Directorate objectives. While APRA is the named program element in the listing, the umbrella solicitation spans multiple NASA research programs, including Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, and it is structured as many separate program elements, each with its own focus and due date, all posted and managed under the same overarching ROSES announcement.

The scientific and technical scope is intentionally broad and covers the kinds of work that turn NASA missions and datasets into new knowledge and future capability. This includes theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of new experimental and measurement techniques intended to mature into future missions; and concept studies for future space missions. It also includes development of advanced technologies relevant to upcoming missions, suborbital investigations such as aircraft, high altitude balloon, and sounding rocket projects, and laboratory and analytical work tied to samples. That sample related work can involve analysis of extraterrestrial material returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret Earth observing measurements. The solicitation also calls out the need for atomic, molecular, and compositional parameters that are necessary to interpret spacecraft and laboratory data, plus Earth surface observations and field campaigns that directly support NASA Earth system science missions. On the Earth science applications side, it includes integrated Earth system modeling and the creation of systems that translate Earth science research data into societal benefits, including applied information systems aligned with NASA data and objectives.

Funding levels and award sizes vary widely depending on the program element and the scale of the proposed activity. Typical awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts like data analysis, but can exceed $1 million per year for larger, more resource intensive work such as the development of science instrument hardware or other major technology efforts. NASA notes that each individual program element has its own available budget, ranging from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which in practice means a given element might fund only a handful of proposals or, in other cases, several dozen, depending on priorities and the quality and quantity of submissions.

The solicitation supports multiple award instruments, reflecting the different kinds of organizations and work NASA expects to fund. Awards may be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or through inter- or intra-agency transfers, with the selection of instrument depending on the proposing organization and specific program requirements. The typical performance period is about four years, though certain program elements may specify a shorter or longer duration. Cost sharing is not required.

Eligibility is open and flexible in terms of organization type and teaming. NASA allows proposals from a wide range of domestic and international entities, including universities, industry, nonprofits, NASA centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other government agencies, and there are no blanket restrictions on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, NASA emphasizes a key policy for non-U.S. participation: 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. institutions. The announcement directs non-U.S. proposers to the NASA NRA Guidebook for detailed instructions and special cases, including situations where non-U.S. organizations collaborate with U.S. personnel for whom NASA funding is requested.

Operationally, proposals are managed electronically through NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) and, for some submissions, Grants.gov. Organizations must be registered in NSPIRES to submit, and those using Grants.gov must be registered there as well, with authorized organizational representatives identified to transmit proposals. Principal investigators and other listed participants such as co-investigators must also be registered in NSPIRES. NASA strongly encourages teams to complete registrations and become familiar with the systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid administrative delays.

Key dates in the ROSES 2008 cycle start with Notices of Intent requested for many program elements, with an early NOI date of March 14, 2008. Proposal due dates begin May 9, 2008 and run through March 27, 2009, reflecting the staggered schedule of the different program elements under the umbrella NRA. The ROSES 2008 announcement is accessed via the NASA Research Opportunities homepage through the Open Solicitations listings, and specific program elements can also be found on Grants.gov by searching the funding opportunity number NNH08ZDA001N and selecting the relevant posted element to download its application package. For program-specific questions, NASA directs applicants to the program officers listed in each element summary, while general policies and procedures questions are directed to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (Science Mission Directorate) using the contact information provided in the announcement.

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