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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2011 Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA), Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZDA001N, is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 NASA Research Announcement. The ROSES umbrella solicitation was released on or about February 18, 2011, and it invites proposals that support NASA Science Mission Directorate goals across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Within that larger structure, APRA sits in the Astrophysics portfolio and is intended to fund research and technology work that strengthens NASA's astrophysics missions and the scientific return from NASA data and investigations.

The opportunity is designed to cover a wide range of research modes, from basic science through applied research and enabling technologies. Activities called out under ROSES include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development and use of airborne and suborbital platforms such as aircraft, stratospheric balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable rockets; development of new experimental techniques and instrumentation suitable for future space missions; early-stage mission concept development; and development of advanced technologies relevant to NASA missions. The broader ROSES text also highlights laboratory and analytical work tied to returned extraterrestrial samples and terrestrial samples that help validate NASA Earth system observations, along with field campaigns, integrated Earth system modeling, and applied information systems that translate research data into societal benefits. In the APRA context, this translates into funding for astrophysics-focused data analysis, theoretical and computational work, instrument and detector development, suborbital investigations, and other efforts that enable or enhance astrophysics science outcomes.

Funding levels and award sizes are intentionally flexible to match the scope of proposed work. The solicitation notes that awards can range from under $100,000 per year for narrowly scoped efforts like data analysis to more than $1 million per year for large, complex activities such as development of science experiment hardware. The amount available within each program element (including those within Astrophysics) can range from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which means NASA may select anywhere from a handful to several dozen proposals depending on the element's objectives and the quality and volume of submissions. Awards may be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the proposer type and the specific needs of the program. Periods of performance are typically four years, with some elements allowing shorter or longer durations up to a maximum of five years.

Eligibility is broadly open by organization type, with important practical constraints tied to NASA funding policy. Domestic and foreign organizations, governmental and private entities, and both for-profit and nonprofit institutions may submit proposals, with no stated restriction on number of submissions or teaming arrangements. However, NASA generally provides funding only to U.S. institutions, and participation by non-U.S. organizations is normally required to be on a "no exchange of funds" basis. The announcement points proposers to the NASA NRA Guidebook and specific sections and appendices for detailed requirements that apply to non-U.S. involvement, including cases where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested, or where a solicitation is jointly issued with a non-U.S. partner organization.

The timeline is structured as a rolling set of due dates across the many ROSES program elements. For ROSES 2011 overall, Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose were requested for most elements, with NOI due dates running from March 18, 2011 through February 8, 2012. Full proposals were due on element-specific dates beginning April 29, 2011 and extending through April 30, 2012. The APRA listing also shows later system-posted dates (Posted/Creation date January 5, 2012) and an Original/Current Closing Date of March 23, 2012, with an Archive Date of April 22, 2012, reflecting how the opportunity appeared in federal postings and how specific elements may have been tracked administratively within the broader ROSES window.

Submission is electronic and requires early registration and coordination with an organization-level authorized representative. Proposals had to be submitted electronically through NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) or via Grants.gov, depending on the element and organizational preference, but all organizations intending to propose needed NSPIRES registration. Organizations submitting through Grants.gov also needed Grants.gov registration, and registrations had to identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who would submit the proposal. All principal investigators and other key participants, such as co-investigators, were required to be registered in NSPIRES regardless of the submission pathway. NASA emphasized that prospective applicants should access and set up these accounts well in advance of deadlines to avoid administrative delays.

Key guidance, due dates, and program-specific requirements were organized in the ROSES appendices and tables. The appendices described each solicited program element and listed the Program Officers responsible for those elements, while Tables 2 and 3 provided the due date schedule. NASA also advised applicants to monitor the NSPIRES solicitation page and to subscribe to notifications for amendments, clarifications, and corrections through February 2012, when a subsequent ROSES NRA was expected. An archive and RSS feed for ROSES 2011 amendments was provided through NASA's SARA (Solicitation and Award Reporting Area) site.

Administrative details for the APRA posting identify NASA Headquarters as the issuing agency, list the CFDA number as 43.001 (Science), and specify that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The listed contact for general ROSES policies and procedures was Dr. Max Bernstein, Lead for Research in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, with questions directed to the SARA email address (sara@nasa.gov) and the provided telephone number. For applicants, the practical takeaway is that ROSES 2011 APRA was a major NASA astrophysics funding pathway for data analysis, theory, suborbital investigations, and technology development, with variable award sizes, multi-year performance periods, broad applicant eligibility subject to NASA funding rules, and strict electronic submission and registration requirements through NSPIRES (and sometimes Grants.gov).

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