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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2008 Geospace Science (Funding Opportunity Number NNH08ZDA001N) is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008 solicitation, commonly referred to as ROSES 2008. Issued by NASA Headquarters under the Science Mission Directorate, this NASA Research Announcement invites proposals that support a wide spectrum of basic and applied research and technology development connected to NASA science goals. While this entry is labeled for Geospace Science, it sits within a larger umbrella that spans major NASA research programs in Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, meaning the opportunity is designed to fund research that advances understanding of Earth and space environments and improves the tools and technologies used to study them.

The solicitation emphasizes that it is seeking work across essentially the full research pipeline, from fundamental theory through applied studies and enabling technology. Examples of supported activities include theoretical and computational research, modeling efforts, and analysis of existing NASA Science Mission Directorate data sets. It also supports observational and experimental investigations using platforms such as aircraft, stratospheric balloons, and suborbital rockets, along with the development of experimental methods and instrumentation suitable for future NASA missions. In addition, ROSES 2008 highlights mission-oriented planning and capability building, including development of concepts for future space missions, advancement of new technologies relevant to NASA missions, and laboratory techniques for analyzing extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples used to validate and interpret mission observations. The scope extends to Earth-focused efforts as well, such as Earth surface observations, field campaigns that support NASA missions, development of integrated Earth system models, and creation of systems that translate Earth science research data into practical societal applications and applied information products.

Funding levels vary widely depending on the nature and scale of the proposed work. The announcement indicates that smaller, focused efforts like specific data analysis projects may be funded at under $100,000 per year, while large and complex activities, such as development of science experiment hardware, can exceed $1 million per year. NASA notes that the funding available within each specific program element (the individual topical areas inside ROSES) ranges from less than $1 million to several million dollars. That structure means the number of awards can differ substantially by element, from only a few selections to several dozen, depending on program priorities and the volume of meritorious submissions.

Awards may be issued using several different legal mechanisms depending on the proposing organization and the program's needs, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and interagency or intra-agency transfers. The typical performance period is described as four years, though some program elements may specify shorter or longer durations. No cost sharing or matching is required under the posted opportunity information.

Eligibility is broadly open and described as unrestricted, covering domestic and foreign organizations, including universities, industry, nonprofits, NASA centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other government agencies. Teaming arrangements are not limited. One important policy limitation is that NASA states investigations involving non-US organizations must be conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA funding is not provided to the non-US partner even if the collaboration itself is permitted.

The solicitation is managed electronically, with proposals required to be submitted through NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or through Grants.gov, depending on the program element and applicant approach. Any organization intending to apply must be registered in NSPIRES, and if submitting via Grants.gov it must also be registered there, with authorized organizational representatives identified to submit proposals. All principal investigators and other named participants, such as co-investigators, also must be registered in NSPIRES. NASA strongly encourages applicants to complete registrations and become familiar with the submission systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid administrative problems close to due dates.

In terms of timing, ROSES 2008 was expected to be available around February 15, 2008 through the NASA Research Opportunities homepage, and proposal due dates were scheduled on a rolling basis beginning May 9, 2008 and extending through March 27, 2009, depending on the specific program element. Many elements also requested a Notice of Intent, with early NOI dates beginning March 14, 2008. For the specific Grants.gov listing associated with this entry, the posted date is May 9, 2008, with a closing date of July 18, 2008, and an archive date of August 17, 2008, reflecting the lifecycle of the posted funding opportunity record.

Applicants were directed to locate individual program elements either within the ROSES announcement materials or through Grants.gov advanced search by entering the funding opportunity number (NNH08ZDA001N) to pull up the list of associated elements and then selecting the element-specific package. Questions about particular scientific program elements were to be addressed to the program officers identified in each element's summary of key information, while general solicitation policy and procedure questions were directed to Dr. Yvonne Pendleton, Senior Advisor for Research and Analysis in NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters.

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