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ROSES 2009 Advancing Collaborative Connections for Earth System Science (funding opportunity number NNH09ZDA001N) is a NASA Headquarters Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2009 (ROSES 2009) NASA Research Announcement that invites proposals for a wide range of basic and applied research and technology work aligned with NASA Science Mission Directorate priorities. While the title highlights advancing collaborative connections for Earth system science, the solicitation itself spans multiple NASA research programs, including Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, and supports efforts that strengthen the science return from current and future missions as well as the broader use of NASA data and capabilities.

The opportunity is designed to fund many types of activities across space and Earth sciences. Examples explicitly included in the announcement range from theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data to aircraft, stratospheric balloon, and suborbital rocket investigations. It also covers developing new experiment techniques suitable for future space missions, proposing concepts for future missions, and advancing technologies relevant to mission needs. On the Earth system science side, it includes Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA missions, development of integrated Earth system models, and building systems that translate Earth science research data into societal applications and applied information systems aligned with SMD objectives and datasets. It further allows laboratory work to analyze extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples used to support or validate Earth-observing mission measurements, along with determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret space-based observations and samples.

Funding levels and award structures are intentionally flexible to match the scale of the proposed work. Typical awards can be under 100,000 dollars per year for narrow, focused efforts such as data analysis, and can exceed 1 million dollars per year for large activities like developing science experiment hardware. The total funds available vary by program element, from less than one million dollars to several million dollars, enabling NASA to select anywhere from a handful to several dozen proposals depending on the objectives and the number of high-quality submissions. Awards may be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, with the specific instrument depending on the proposer organization and the program’s requirements. The usual period of performance is four years, though some elements may be shorter or longer, with a stated maximum of five years.

Eligibility is broad in organizational type and allows participation by domestic and foreign entities, including government and private organizations, for-profit and nonprofit, and with no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, the announcement emphasizes NASA’s general policy of providing funding primarily to US institutions, and notes that non-US organizations typically participate under a no-exchange-of-funds policy. Non-US participants are directed to consult the NASA NRA Guidebook (including Appendix B and relevant sections) for specific instructions, particularly for cases involving US personnel where NASA support is being requested.

Submission is electronic only, and NASA strongly encourages applicants to use NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) due to technical issues associated with Grants.gov. Proposals can be submitted through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov, but organizations must be registered in NSPIRES in all cases; if submitting via Grants.gov, they must also be registered there. The authorized organizational representative must submit the final application, and all principal investigators and co-investigators must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of the chosen submission portal. Because registration and data entry can take time, the solicitation advises prospective applicants to start early and become familiar with the system well before deadlines.

Key dates in the opportunity run across much of 2009 and 2010. ROSES 2009 was expected to be available around February 13, 2009 via the NASA Research Opportunities page in NSPIRES. Notices of Intent are requested for most program elements, with the first NOI due March 13, 2009. Proposal due dates begin May 1, 2009 and continue through April 30, 2010, reflecting that different program elements have different deadlines. In the summarized opportunity metadata, the posting date is listed as March 17, 2009, with an original and current closing date of June 26, 2009, and an archive date of July 26, 2009, which likely corresponds to a particular element or the Grants.gov listing window rather than the full range of ROSES element-specific due dates.

For guidance, applicants are directed to the program officers listed in the Summary of Key Information for each program element within the ROSES NRA. General questions about NRA policies and procedures are directed to Dr. Max Bernstein, Lead for Research in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters (contact details provided in the announcement).

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