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The ROSES 2010 Venus Climate Orbiter Participating Scientist Program (VCOPSP) was offered under NASA Headquarters Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2010, a broad NASA Research Announcement (NRA) identified as NNH10ZDA001N. The ROSES 2010 solicitation was released around February 12, 2010 and served as an umbrella announcement spanning many research areas across NASA Science Mission Directorate programs, including Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Within that larger ROSES framework, VCOPSP was a specific participating scientist opportunity tied to Venus climate-orbiter related science, meaning it was designed to bring additional researchers onto a mission science effort to strengthen scientific return through focused investigations, data analysis, modeling, and related supporting work.

ROSES 2010, including this participating scientist element, solicited both basic and applied research and technology activities connected to NASA space and Earth science objectives. The announcement described a wide range of allowable work, such as theory and modeling; analysis of NASA science data; development of experiment techniques relevant to future missions; concept development for future missions; advanced technology development; laboratory analysis supporting interpretation of spacecraft data (including work relevant to extraterrestrial samples and terrestrial analog samples); field campaigns and observations supporting mission science; integrated modeling efforts; and development of applied systems that translate Earth science research into societal benefits. While VCOPSP is framed as a mission-participation program rather than a hardware build program, it sits inside this larger ROSES structure and uses the same submission systems, policies, and general award framework.

Key schedule information emphasized that ROSES 2010 operated on a rolling set of due dates depending on the specific program element. Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose were requested for most program elements starting March 15, 2010, with NOIs accepted through February 9, 2011. Proposal due dates began April 30, 2010 and extended through April 30, 2011 for the ROSES umbrella. For the VCOPSP listing as posted on grants.gov, the posted date and creation date were May 19, 2010, with an original and current closing date of August 6, 2010, and an archive date of September 5, 2010. Applicants therefore had to pay close attention to the specific appendix and table entries in ROSES 2010 that governed the Venus Climate Orbiter Participating Scientist Program deadlines and any amendments.

Funding and award structure were described at the ROSES level rather than as a single fixed amount for VCOPSP. Typical awards across ROSES ranged from under $100,000 per year for narrow efforts like focused data analysis to more than $1 million per year for large, extensive efforts like development of science experiment hardware, with the funds available in each program element ranging from less than $1 million to several million dollars. Awards could be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the proposing organization and program needs. Periods of performance were typically four years, though some elements allowed shorter or longer terms with a stated maximum of five years.

Eligibility was broad in principle but constrained by NASA funding policy. Organizations of many types could submit proposals, including government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit institutions, and both domestic and foreign organizations, with no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, proposers had to be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES (the NASA proposal system), and NASA funding generally goes to U.S. institutions. Non-U.S. organizations could participate under NASA's "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning NASA would not transfer funds to the non-U.S. entity; those proposers were directed to consult the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for the detailed rules, including special cases where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested.

Submission requirements were fully electronic. Proposals had to be submitted by an authorized organizational representative by the applicable due date, using NSPIRES or Grants.gov. Every proposing organization needed to be registered in NSPIRES, and organizations submitting via Grants.gov also needed Grants.gov registration. In addition, all principal investigators and any other named participants (such as co-investigators) had to be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal was used. The announcement strongly encouraged applicants to register and familiarize themselves with the systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid administrative delays.

Administrative details and points of contact were also spelled out. The full program descriptions, including the specific requirements for each element like VCOPSP, were contained in the ROSES 2010 appendices, with proposal due dates summarized in the ROSES tables. Applicants were encouraged to monitor NSPIRES for amendments and to subscribe to NASA's notification services, including an RSS feed archive for corrections and clarifications. For general ROSES policies and procedures, the listed contact was Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (Science Mission Directorate), with contact through sara@nasa.gov and a phone number provided in the announcement.

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