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ROSES 2008 Planetary Mission Data Analysis (PMDAP) is a funding opportunity released under NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008 (ROSES 2008), a broad NASA Research Announcement (NRA) identified by the solicitation number NNH08ZDA001N. The overall ROSES 2008 solicitation invites proposals that support basic and applied research and technology across NASA Science Mission Directorate priorities, spanning Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Within that umbrella, the Planetary Mission Data Analysis component emphasizes research that uses existing mission data sets to produce new scientific results, typically through analysis, modeling, and interpretation rather than building major new flight hardware.

The solicitation is intentionally wide in scope and is designed to fund many kinds of supporting research activities connected to NASA science missions. Examples of the kinds of work described include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of experimental and measurement techniques that could enable future missions; early mission concept development; advanced technology development relevant to future SMD missions; laboratory techniques and analyses for extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial analog samples used to validate or interpret mission observations; determination of atomic or compositional parameters needed to interpret space-based measurements and sample analyses; field campaigns and surface observations that support SMD science goals; integrated Earth system modeling; and applied systems that translate Earth science research data into societal or decision-support uses. Even though PMDAP itself is centered on planetary mission data analysis, it sits inside this larger ROSES framework and follows the same general rules, infrastructure, and timelines.

Funding levels vary substantially depending on the specific program element and the scale of the proposed work. The announcement notes that awards can be under 100,000 dollars per year for tightly focused efforts such as discrete data analysis tasks, while larger efforts (for example, technology or hardware development in other ROSES elements) can exceed 1 million dollars per year. For any given program element, NASA indicates that the available budget may range from less than 1 million to several million dollars total, which typically translates into selecting anywhere from a handful to several dozen meritorious proposals, depending on objectives and the quality and volume of submissions. The typical period of performance is four years, though some elements can specify shorter or longer durations.

Awards may be made through several different mechanisms depending on the proposer and the nature of the work, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. Eligibility is broadly open and essentially unrestricted across organization types: universities, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other government agencies can participate, and both domestic and foreign organizations may be involved. A key limitation is NASA policy regarding non-U.S. organizations: projects involving non-U.S. entities must generally be carried out on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA does not transfer award money to the non-U.S. participant.

The solicitation was made available through NASA’s NSPIRES system (the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System). The ROSES 2008 NRA was expected to be accessible around February 15, 2008 via the NASA Research Opportunities homepage, with program elements also searchable through Grants.gov using the funding opportunity number NNH08ZDA001N. The posted record for the PMDAP element lists a Posted Date of May 9, 2008, an Original Closing Date of August 8, 2008, and a Current Closing Date of August 15, 2008, with an Archive Date of September 7, 2008. Across ROSES 2008 more broadly, proposal due dates began on May 9, 2008 and extended through March 27, 2009 depending on the specific element, and Notices of Intent were requested for most elements, with an early NOI date of March 14, 2008.

Applications had to be submitted electronically, and submission had to be completed by an authorized organizational representative. Proposers could submit through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov, but organizations were required to register in NSPIRES in all cases, and those using Grants.gov also needed Grants.gov registration. NASA emphasized that principal investigators and other named participants (such as co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES, and that organizations should register and familiarize themselves with the systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid last-minute administrative problems.

For guidance on specific requirements for a given element, NASA directed applicants to the program officers listed in each program element’s Summary of Key Information. Questions about general ROSES/NRA policies and procedures were directed to Dr. Yvonne Pendleton, Senior Advisor for Research and Analysis at NASA Headquarters, with the contact details provided in the announcement (email: sara@nasa.gov; phone: 202-358-1182).

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