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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2011 Earth Science Applications: Water Resources (Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZDA001N, WATER) is a NASA Headquarters grant and cooperative agreement opportunity released under the broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 NASA Research Announcement. It was released on or about February 18, 2011, and posted to the NASA proposal portal NSPIRES, with the ROSES 2011 solicitation covering a wide set of research and technology areas across NASA Science Mission Directorate programs, including Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. The specific Water Resources focus sits within Earth Science Applications, emphasizing the practical use of NASA Earth observations and related science to support real-world water decision-making and management needs.

The core purpose of this opportunity is to fund basic and applied research, plus enabling technology work, that leverages NASA science data and capabilities. Within the ROSES umbrella, NASA sought proposals spanning theory, modeling, and data analysis; development of Earth system models; field campaigns and Earth surface observations that support NASA missions; and the creation of systems that translate Earth science results into societal benefits. For the Water Resources area in particular, the intent is to support efforts that turn Earth-observing data products (and the methods used to analyze them) into usable information for water-related applications such as water availability, hydrologic extremes, watershed and reservoir management, drought and flood assessment, and broader water resource planning. While the announcement text is written broadly, the repeated emphasis on "applying Earth science research data to societal needs" signals that proposals were expected to move beyond purely academic analysis and demonstrate a credible pathway to operational or stakeholder-relevant use.

NASA indicated a wide range of potential award sizes depending on scope. Smaller, focused projects (for example, targeted data analysis studies) could be funded at under $100,000 per year, while larger, more complex efforts (such as technology development or major instrumentation-related activities within other ROSES elements) could exceed $1 million per year. Funding availability varies by program element, ranging from less than one million to several million dollars total, which in practice means NASA could select only a handful of proposals in some elements or several dozen in others, based on quality, program priorities, and available funds. Awards could be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter/intra-agency transfers, depending on the proposing organization type and the specific program requirements. Typical performance periods were described as four years, with some elements allowing shorter or longer terms up to a maximum of five years.

The timeline was structured as a rolling set of due dates across the ROSES appendices. Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose were requested for most program elements, with NOIs due beginning March 18, 2011 and continuing through February 8, 2012. Full proposals were due starting April 29, 2011 and continuing through April 30, 2012, with exact due dates depending on the specific program element and listed in ROSES Tables 2 and 3. For the Grants.gov record associated with WATER, key administrative dates included a posted date of July 18, 2011, an original closing date of October 12, 2011, and a then-current closing date of September 30, 2011, with an archive date of November 11, 2011. These dates reflect the way the opportunity was represented on Grants.gov for that component, while the overarching ROSES solicitation remained active across multiple deadlines.

Eligibility was broadly inclusive in terms of organization types: government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and domestic and foreign organizations could submit proposals, with no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, NASA noted that it generally provides funding only to U.S. institutions. Non-U.S. organizations could participate under NASA's long-standing policy of "no exchange of funds," meaning NASA would not typically send award money to the non-U.S. institution; instead, international partners would need to support their portion through their own resources, unless a jointly issued solicitation or special guideline applied. The announcement also referenced the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for detailed rules, including special instructions for cases where a non-U.S. organization’s proposal involves U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested.

Submission was electronic and required advance registration. All proposing organizations had to be registered in NSPIRES, and if submitting through Grants.gov they also needed Grants.gov registration in addition to NSPIRES. The Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) had to submit the proposal, and all principal investigators and co-investigators needed NSPIRES registration regardless of submission pathway. NASA explicitly encouraged teams to register and familiarize themselves with the systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid administrative problems. Because ROSES is updated through amendments, new program elements, and clarifications, proposers were directed to monitor NSPIRES or subscribe to notifications, and to consult the ROSES 2011 amendment archive and RSS feed hosted on NASA's science website for corrections and updates through the solicitation period.

For applicants looking for practical direction, the announcement points to the ROSES appendices as the definitive place to find the scope, expected deliverables, evaluation considerations, and program officer contacts for each element, including the Earth Science Applications Water Resources call. General questions about ROSES policies and procedures were directed to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (email: sara@nasa.gov; phone: 202-358-0879), while element-specific questions were to be addressed to the program officers listed within each appendix section.

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