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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2010 Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT) is part of NASA Headquarters broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2010 solicitation, issued under the NASA Research Announcement (NRA) number NNH10ZDA001N. The ROSES 2010 package was released around February 12, 2010 through NASA's NSPIRES system, and it invites proposals that support NASA Science Mission Directorate priorities across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Within that larger umbrella, the Strategic Astrophysics Technology element focuses on advancing technologies that can enable or significantly improve future astrophysics missions, instruments, and measurements, fitting NASA's longer-term mission planning and capability development needs.

The opportunity is intentionally broad in the kinds of work it will support, spanning both basic and applied research and technology development. Examples of activities across ROSES include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development and maturation of advanced technologies relevant to future missions; creation of new experiment techniques suitable for flight; development of concepts for future space missions; and work connected to suborbital or airborne platforms such as aircraft, balloons, sounding rockets, and potentially commercial reusable rockets. The solicitation also notes laboratory and analytical work that supports interpretation of space-based observations (for instance, determining atomic or compositional parameters needed to analyze observations or sample data), as well as field campaigns and applied information systems in areas tied to NASA's science objectives. The specific scope, goals, and evaluation details for each program element, including SAT, are provided in the ROSES appendices, along with program officer contacts and element-specific instructions.

Funding levels vary widely depending on the ambition and type of effort. ROSES 2010 describes awards that can range from under $100,000 per year for smaller, focused projects such as discrete data analysis, up to more than $1,000,000 per year for large efforts such as development of science experiment hardware. The amount available is not a single pool for the entire NRA; instead, each program element has its own anticipated funding range, typically from less than $1 million to several million dollars, allowing NASA to select from a handful to several dozen proposals per element depending on priorities and the quality of submissions. Most awards are expected to run about four years, though some elements may be shorter or longer, with an overall maximum period of performance generally capped at five years.

ROSES 2010 is open to a wide range of applicants. Organizations of essentially every type may submit proposals, including U.S. and non-U.S. entities, government and private organizations, for-profit and non-profit institutions, and there is no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, NASA's standard policy applies to international participation: investigations involving non-U.S. organizations are typically conducted on a "no exchange of funds" basis, meaning NASA generally does not provide funds directly to non-U.S. organizations, and non-U.S. proposers must follow specific guidance in NASA's NRA Guidebook. The eligibility language also emphasizes that proposers must be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES, and that NASA generally provides funding only to U.S. institutions except under those special international participation rules.

The schedule for ROSES 2010 spans multiple due dates over more than a year. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are requested for most elements, with NOI submissions starting March 15, 2010 and continuing through February 9, 2011. Full proposals are due on a rolling element-by-element schedule starting April 30, 2010 and continuing through April 30, 2011, with exact due dates listed in ROSES Tables 2 and 3 and in the individual program element instructions. The FundingOpportunity.gov record associated with SAT also lists an original and current closing date of March 25, 2011 for that posting, and an archive date of April 24, 2011, reflecting how the opportunity was represented in that system for that specific component.

Submission is electronic and requires advance registration. Proposals may be submitted through NSPIRES or via Grants.gov, but regardless of the submission route, the organization must be registered in NSPIRES. If submitting through Grants.gov, the organization must be registered in both systems. NASA also requires that the submitting individual be an authorized organizational representative, and that all investigators and participants (such as co-investigators) be registered in NSPIRES. Because registration and system familiarity can take time, NASA encourages prospective applicants to begin the process well before the relevant due date.

Finally, ROSES 2010 is designed to evolve during its open period through formal amendments, clarifications, and corrections. Applicants are encouraged to monitor NSPIRES and NASA's ROSES 2010 amendment archive (including an RSS feed) for updates through February 2011, when a subsequent ROSES solicitation was planned. For general policies and procedures, the listed point of contact is Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (email: sara@nasa.gov; phone: 202-358-0879), while element-specific questions are directed to the program officers identified in the appendices for each ROSES program element, including Strategic Astrophysics Technology.

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