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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2011 Kepler Guest Observer Cycle 4 is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 solicitation, released under Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZDA001N. The announcement was issued by NASA Headquarters and made available around February 18, 2011 through NASA's NSPIRES system. While the specific title highlights the Kepler Guest Observer program (Cycle 4), it sits within a much larger annual NASA Research Announcement (NRA) that invites proposals across NASA's Science Mission Directorate research areas, including Astrophysics (where Kepler-related work belongs), as well as Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Planetary Science.

The opportunity is designed to fund a wide range of science and technology efforts that support NASA space and Earth science missions. The ROSES 2011 umbrella covers basic and applied research such as theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of new measurement or experiment techniques that could be used on future missions; early mission concept work; and advanced technologies relevant to NASA missions. It also includes laboratory and analytical work tied to extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, supporting measurements for interpreting space-based observations, Earth surface observations and field campaigns that complement NASA Earth missions, integrated Earth system model development, and applied systems that translate Earth science research data into societal or decision-support uses. In practice, for the Kepler Guest Observer area, the emphasis is typically on proposing scientific investigations that make use of mission data and observation opportunities, aligned with the astrophysics science goals NASA sets for Kepler-era research.

Funding levels and award structures vary widely depending on the scope of the proposed work and the specific program element. The solicitation notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for focused efforts such as limited data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for large, extensive activities such as hardware development. Program-by-program funding pools range from less than $1 million to several million dollars, meaning NASA might select only a handful of proposals in some areas or several dozen in others, depending on merit, alignment with objectives, and available resources. NASA indicates it may issue awards as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the proposing organization and the nature of the work. A typical period of performance is about four years, although some elements may allow shorter or longer periods up to a five-year maximum.

Key timelines are spread across much of 2011 and 2012 because ROSES includes many distinct program elements with different due dates. For ROSES 2011 overall, Notices of Intent (NOIs) were requested for most program elements, with NOI due dates running from March 18, 2011 through February 8, 2012. Full proposal due dates began April 29, 2011 and extended through April 30, 2012, again depending on the specific appendix/program element. In the Grants.gov listing information tied to the Kepler item, additional administrative dates are shown, including a posting date of September 30, 2011, an original closing date of December 16, 2011, a current closing date of January 20, 2012, and an archive date of February 19, 2012, reflecting how the opportunity was managed and tracked in that system.

Eligibility is broad in organizational type but bounded by NASA's funding policies. In general, organizations of every type may submit proposals, including government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit, and both domestic and foreign organizations, with no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, NASA typically provides funding only to U.S. institutions. Non-U.S. organizations may participate only under a "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning NASA will not transfer funds to the non-U.S. organization; special instructions and exceptions are described in NASA's NRA Guidebook for Proposers and may apply in cases of jointly issued NRAs with non-U.S. partners. The listing also notes that proposers must be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES, and that all principal investigators and other proposal participants must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of whether the submission is made through NSPIRES or Grants.gov.

Submission is electronic and requires early attention to registrations and authorized representatives. Proposals must be submitted by an authorized organizational official by the relevant due date. Submissions can be made via NSPIRES or via Grants.gov, but any organization using Grants.gov must still be registered in NSPIRES as well, and must identify authorized organizational representative(s) who can submit on the institution's behalf. NASA explicitly encourages prospective applicants to access the submission systems well before deadlines to avoid delays and to ensure all required organizational and participant information is properly entered.

Administrative guidance and program specifics are located in the ROSES 2011 appendices and in the due-date tables within the full NRA. NASA also points applicants to monitor the NSPIRES ROSES page or subscribe to notifications for amendments, additions, clarifications, or corrections through February 2012, when the next ROSES release was anticipated. General questions about ROSES policies and procedures were directed to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (Science Mission Directorate), with contact provided via the SARA email address (sara@nasa.gov) and a telephone number.

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