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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2010 Planetary Atmospheres (Funding Opportunity Number NNH10ZDA001N, PATM) is part of NASA Headquarters broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2010 solicitation. Released around February 12, 2010 (and posted in grant listings March 25, 2010), the announcement invites proposals that support NASA Science Mission Directorate objectives across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, with the Planetary Atmospheres element sitting within that larger umbrella. The overall purpose is to fund basic and applied research and related technology development that helps NASA interpret existing science data, improve models and theory, mature instruments and techniques, and strengthen the scientific foundation for future missions. In practical terms, the opportunity is meant to move planetary science forward by supporting the kinds of investigations that explain atmospheric composition, structure, chemistry, dynamics, energetics, and evolution for planets and other bodies, typically through data analysis, modeling, laboratory work, and mission-supporting technology and methods.

The ROSES 2010 scope is intentionally broad and covers many kinds of work that can apply to Planetary Atmospheres proposals. Examples of activities explicitly within scope include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of experiment techniques relevant to future space missions; early concept work for future missions; development of advanced technologies tied to SMD mission needs; laboratory analysis and measurement work that supports interpretation of spacecraft observations (including atomic and molecular parameters needed to analyze remote sensing data); and other supporting research tasks that strengthen the science return of past, current, and planned missions. While ROSES is not limited to any single platform, it also recognizes investigations that use aircraft, balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable rockets when those approaches support NASA science goals. The Planetary Atmospheres program element is therefore positioned as a place to propose focused research or more ambitious integrated efforts that connect observations, models, and lab constraints to answer key questions about planetary atmospheres.

Funding levels and award structure are flexible. The announcement notes that typical awards can range from under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts such as targeted data analysis, to more than $1 million per year for large efforts such as development of science experiment hardware or other extensive activities. Total funds available vary by program element, from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which means selection rates and the number of awards can differ substantially depending on program priorities and the quality and volume of proposals received. NASA indicates that awards may be made using several mechanisms, including grants and cooperative agreements (and in some cases contracts or agency transfers), with the chosen instrument depending on the proposing organization and the nature of the work. Periods of performance are typically four years, though some elements may allow shorter or longer durations, with a stated maximum of five years.

Key dates are spread across an extended submission window. For ROSES 2010 overall, Notices of Intent (NOIs) were requested for most program elements, with NOI due dates beginning March 15, 2010 and continuing through February 9, 2011. Proposal due dates began April 30, 2010 and continued through April 30, 2011, depending on the specific appendix/program element schedule. In the grant listing metadata for the PATM entry, an original and current closing date of June 18, 2010 is also shown, reflecting how individual elements or postings may have specific deadline milestones within the larger ROSES timeline. Proposers were expected to consult the ROSES tables and the relevant appendix for the Planetary Atmospheres element to confirm the exact due date that applied to their submission.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organization types but constrained by NASA funding policy. The solicitation states that organizations of every type may submit proposals, including universities, nonprofits, for-profit entities, and government organizations, and that there is no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, NASA generally provides funding only to US institutions. Non-US organizations can participate, but typically only under a "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning NASA does not transfer money to the non-US entity. The announcement points proposers to the NASA NRA Guidebook for specific rules affecting non-US participation and special cases where a solicitation might be jointly issued with a non-US organization (for example, certain guest observing opportunities). Anyone proposing is required to be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES, and all investigators and participants must be registered in the system.

Submission is electronic and requires early registration. Proposals had to be submitted by an authorized organizational representative, and NASA accepted electronic submission through NSPIRES or Grants.gov. Even if a proposal was submitted via Grants.gov, the organization still needed to be registered in NSPIRES, and investigators needed NSPIRES registration as well. The announcement emphasizes that teams should access the systems well before deadlines to avoid last-minute registration or submission problems, and that proposers should monitor the NSPIRES ROSES page (and NASA amendment notices and RSS feed) for updates, amendments, clarifications, or corrections issued through February 2011. For questions, the announcement directs general ROSES policy and procedure inquiries to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters, with additional program-element-specific questions to be handled by the relevant program officers listed in the ROSES appendices.

In short, ROSES 2010 Planetary Atmospheres is a NASA discretionary research funding opportunity supporting science and technology work that advances understanding of planetary atmospheres and strengthens NASA mission science. It offers multiple award instruments (most commonly grants and cooperative agreements), typically multi-year performance periods, a wide range of budget scales tied to the scope of the work, broad organizational eligibility with important restrictions on funding non-US entities, and a structured electronic submission process through NSPIRES and/or Grants.gov with rolling program-element deadlines during the 2010 to 2011 ROSES cycle.

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