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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2008 Biodiversity is part of NASA Headquarters broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008 (ROSES 2008) solicitation, issued under funding opportunity number NNH08ZDA001N. It is a discretionary research and development opportunity that supports both basic and applied work aligned with NASA Science Mission Directorate programs, spanning Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Within that umbrella, the Biodiversity element sits in NASA Earth science related priorities and is intended to fund research that strengthens the scientific return and practical value of NASA data and mission capabilities as they relate to understanding Earth systems, including living systems, ecosystems, and related environmental dynamics.

The solicitation is broad in scope and is designed to fund many different types of research activities rather than a single narrow project type. NASA is looking for proposals that can include theory development, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; field and Earth surface observations and campaigns that directly support NASA science missions; and the development of integrated Earth system models. The opportunity also supports more technology oriented work when it is clearly tied to NASA mission needs, such as developing concepts for future missions, advancing technologies relevant to future missions, and creating or improving experimental techniques. It also allows for aircraft, stratospheric balloon, and suborbital rocket investigations, which can be especially relevant for collecting targeted measurements that complement satellite observations. Additionally, the ROSES framework includes laboratory analysis of samples, including extraterrestrial returned samples and terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret remote sensing observations, as well as the determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to analyze mission data.

A key feature of ROSES 2008 is that it is organized into multiple program elements, each with its own specifics, budget availability, and due dates. While the overall ROSES solicitation describes the general rules and expectations, applicants are expected to identify and apply to the specific program element that matches their work (in this case, the Biodiversity element under the ROSES 2008 umbrella). Budgets and selection rates vary by element; NASA notes that available funding for individual elements can range from less than one million dollars to several million dollars total, which means an element might fund only a handful of awards or several dozen, depending on the size and merit of proposals received.

Award sizes are flexible and depend on the scale of the work proposed. NASA indicates that awards can be under $100,000 per year for focused efforts such as data analysis, but can exceed $1 million per year for larger, more complex activities such as developing science experiment hardware. The typical period of performance is about four years, though some program elements may allow or require shorter or longer timeframes depending on their objectives. Funding instruments may include grants and cooperative agreements (and in some cases contracts or interagency transfers), chosen based on the nature of the work and the proposing organization.

Eligibility is intentionally broad. Participation is open to essentially all organization types, domestic and foreign, including universities, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other government agencies, with no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements unless a specific program element states otherwise. One important constraint is NASA policy for non-US organizations: projects involving non-US entities must be conducted on a no exchange of funds basis, meaning NASA generally does not transfer funds to foreign organizations, even though they may participate in collaborations.

The timeline reflects ROSES being a rolling, multi-deadline solicitation. ROSES 2008 was expected to be available around February 15, 2008 through the NSPIRES portal, with proposal due dates starting May 9, 2008 and continuing through March 27, 2009 depending on the specific program element. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are requested for most elements, with an early NOI date of March 14, 2008. For the Biodiversity listing itself, the posting date is March 27, 2008, with an original and current closing date of June 26, 2008, and an archive date of July 26, 2008.

Applications must be submitted electronically, and submission must be completed by an authorized organizational official rather than solely by the principal investigator. Proposals can be submitted through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov, but in all cases the organization must be registered in NSPIRES, and if using Grants.gov, the organization must also be registered there. NASA emphasizes that principal investigators and all other participants (such as co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES, and applicants are encouraged to start registrations and system familiarization well ahead of deadlines to avoid administrative delays.

For locating the correct application package on Grants.gov, NASA directs applicants to use the Advanced Search and enter the funding opportunity number NNH08ZDA001N (followed by additional identifiers when applicable) to pull up the list of ROSES program elements, then select the specific element and its associated package. Program element details and scientific guidance are handled by the Program Officers listed in each element's summary of key information, while general solicitation policy questions are directed to Dr. Yvonne Pendleton, Senior Advisor for Research and Analysis, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters (sara@nasa.gov, 202-358-1182).

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