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ROSES 2009 HyspIRI Preparatory Activities Using Existing Imagery is a NASA Headquarters funding opportunity released under the broader NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH09ZDA001N, titled Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2009 (ROSES 2009). This particular call sits within NASA Science Mission Directorate research and is meant to support preparatory work connected to the HyspIRI concept, with an emphasis on using existing imagery and related data sources to get the community ready for future hyperspectral and thermal infrared mission capabilities. Like other ROSES elements, it is positioned as research and development support that can include both basic and applied work, especially studies that help define, test, and demonstrate methods, algorithms, science approaches, and applications that can be advanced using currently available airborne or spaceborne data.

Administratively, NASA required that proposals be submitted electronically and strongly encouraged the use of NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) rather than Grants.gov, citing technical issues that could affect submissions through Grants.gov. ROSES 2009 was made available through the NASA Research Opportunities homepage within NSPIRES, where applicants would navigate to the open solicitations list to find the NRA and its individual program elements. Notices of Intent were requested for many ROSES program elements, and applicants were expected to pay close attention to the specific due dates associated with the element they were targeting.

The scope of ROSES 2009 is broad across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, and it explicitly supports a wide range of activities. These include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; aircraft, balloon, and suborbital investigations; development of experimental techniques for future missions; new mission concepts; advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions; laboratory techniques and analysis for extraterrestrial samples and terrestrial analogs that support NASA observations; determination of atomic or compositional parameters needed to interpret measurements; Earth surface observations and field campaigns; development of integrated Earth system models; and applied systems that translate Earth science research into societal benefits. The HyspIRI preparatory activity call should be understood as one slice of this larger ROSES umbrella, with its focus on advancing readiness by exploiting existing imagery to simulate, prototype, and validate approaches that a HyspIRI-like mission would later use at scale.

Funding and award structure followed standard ROSES patterns. Annual award sizes could range from under $100,000 per year for narrowly scoped efforts such as focused data analysis to more than $1,000,000 per year for large, complex activities such as the development of science hardware or extensive technical efforts. Total available funding varied by program element, from less than a million dollars to several million dollars, enabling NASA to select anywhere from a few proposals to several dozen depending on program priorities and proposal quality. NASA indicated that awards could be made using several mechanisms, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the proposing organization and the needs of the program. Typical performance periods were about four years, although some elements could be shorter or extend up to a maximum of five years.

Eligibility was broadly open in terms of organization types: domestic and foreign, government and private, for-profit and non-profit, with no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, NASA emphasized its policy constraints for non-US participation: investigations involving non-US organizations are generally carried out under a no exchange of funds policy, meaning NASA funds are typically not provided directly to non-US institutions. Proposers were required to be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES, and NASA generally funds US institutions. Non-US organizations were directed to consult the NASA NRA Guidebook (including Appendix B and relevant sections) for detailed rules, especially in situations where non-US proposals involve US personnel for whom NASA funding is requested.

Key dates associated with the ROSES 2009 cycle included proposal due dates beginning May 1, 2009 and extending through April 30, 2010 for different program elements, while this specific HyspIRI preparatory opportunity listing shows a closing date of May 7, 2009 (posted February 26, 2009; archived June 6, 2009). Prospective applicants were advised to register early, confirm their Authorized Organizational Representative information, and ensure that all principal investigators and co-investigators were individually registered in NSPIRES regardless of whether the submission pathway was NSPIRES or Grants.gov.

For questions, NASA directed proposers to program officers listed within the ROSES documentation for each element, and for general NRA policy and procedural questions referenced the Lead for Research in NASA SMD at Headquarters (with contact details provided in the announcement). Overall, the opportunity functioned as a time-bounded ROSES 2009 element designed to stimulate well-scoped, electronically submitted research proposals that use existing imagery to reduce risk and increase scientific and technical readiness for a future HyspIRI-class Earth observing mission.

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