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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2010 Members of the Kepler Participating Scientists Program is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2010 solicitation (Funding Opportunity Number NNH10ZDA001N). The opportunity was released on February 12, 2010, under NASA Headquarters and sits within NASA's Science Mission Directorate research portfolio. While the specific element referenced is the Kepler Participating Scientists Program, it is offered within the structure of ROSES, which is NASA's umbrella announcement used to solicit competed research proposals across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. In practical terms, this means proposals tied to Kepler participating scientist activities are handled under the same general rules, systems, and submission mechanics used across ROSES, even though the scientific focus for this element is aligned with Astrophysics and the Kepler mission.

The solicitation is designed to fund both basic and applied research and, depending on the program element, associated technology development. ROSES 2010 describes a wide range of allowable activities, including theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of techniques and instrumentation relevant to future missions; concept studies for future missions; laboratory and field work that supports or validates NASA observations (including work with returned extraterrestrial samples and terrestrial analog samples); and development of models and applied data systems that connect NASA science data to broader societal needs. For the Kepler Participating Scientists portion in particular, the most natural fit is research and analysis that leverages mission data, advances methods for interpreting those data, and strengthens the overall science return of the Kepler mission through focused investigations led by competitively selected participating scientists.

The timeline is structured around rolling program element due dates within an overall ROSES window. Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose were requested for most program elements beginning March 15, 2010, with the NOI window extending through February 9, 2011. Full proposals were due starting April 30, 2010, with deadlines continuing through April 30, 2011 depending on the specific appendix and element. The Grants.gov posting metadata for the Kepler Participating Scientists Program shows a later public posting date (December 27, 2010) and an indicated closing date of February 11, 2011, reflecting the fact that individual ROSES elements can appear or be emphasized at different times within the overall ROSES cycle and may have element specific windows inside the larger solicitation.

Funding levels vary widely across ROSES and are tied to the scope of the work. The announcement notes awards can range from under $100,000 per year for tightly scoped efforts such as targeted data analysis, up to more than $1 million per year for large activities like building significant science hardware. The amount available within any given program element can range from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which in turn affects how many awards NASA can make in that area, from only a few selections to potentially several dozen. The typical period of performance is four years, with some elements allowing shorter or longer durations up to a maximum of five years, depending on the requirements of the specific appendix.

NASA can issue awards using multiple legal instruments depending on the proposing organization and the nature of the work, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary and lists grants and cooperative agreements as primary instrument types for this listing. Importantly, there is no cost sharing or matching requirement identified for this opportunity, meaning proposers are not generally required to bring non-federal match funds as a condition of eligibility, although proposers still need to present a credible, well-justified budget consistent with the proposed scope.

Eligibility under ROSES is broad in terms of organizational types. Domestic and foreign organizations, government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit institutions can submit proposals, and there is no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, NASA's standard policy applies: in general, NASA provides funding only to U.S. institutions. Non-U.S. organizations may participate, but typically on a "no exchange of funds" basis, meaning NASA does not send money to the non-U.S. organization, and participation is supported through non-NASA sources. The solicitation points proposers to the NASA Guidebook for Proposers, including specific sections and Appendix B guidance, for the detailed rules governing non-U.S. participation, joint opportunities, and cases where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel requesting NASA support.

Submission is fully electronic and is built around NASA's NSPIRES system (the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System). Proposals can be submitted through NSPIRES, and in some cases via Grants.gov, but registration in NSPIRES is required regardless. If submitting through Grants.gov, organizations still must be registered in both Grants.gov and NSPIRES. The submission must be made by an authorized organizational representative, and all investigators and key participants (including co-investigators) must have NSPIRES registrations. NASA emphasizes that organizations should register and familiarize themselves with the systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid administrative or technical delays that could prevent timely submission.

Program specifics, including the goals of each solicited element, evaluation details, and program officer points of contact, are provided in the ROSES appendices, with due dates listed in ROSES tables (Tables 2 and 3). NASA also flags that ROSES is frequently amended during its open period, so proposers are expected to monitor the NSPIRES solicitation page and/or subscribe to electronic notifications. Amendments, clarifications, and corrections are also made available via an online archive and RSS feed. For questions about general ROSES policies and procedures, the announcement identifies Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters as a point of contact (sara@nasa.gov; 202-358-0879), while element-specific scientific or programmatic questions are directed to the program officers listed in the relevant appendix.

In short, this opportunity is a competed NASA research funding pathway for scientists to contribute to and expand the scientific return of the Kepler mission under the ROSES 2010 framework. It uses standard ROSES rules: electronic submission through NSPIRES (and sometimes Grants.gov), broad eligibility with U.S. funding norms and special rules for non-U.S. participation, flexible award sizes based on scope, and multi-year projects typically around four years, all governed by the detailed requirements and due dates contained in the ROSES appendices and tables.

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