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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2011 Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples (Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZDA001N) was a NASA Headquarters funding opportunity released as part of the broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 NASA Research Announcement. While the ROSES call spans many topics, this particular listing highlights work tied to laboratory analysis of returned samples, meaning detailed, instrument-based study of extraterrestrial materials brought back by spacecraft, along with terrestrial analog or supporting samples that help interpret and validate measurements made by NASA missions. The overall purpose is to fund research and technology that strengthens NASA Science Mission Directorate goals across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, with returned-sample work fitting most naturally into planetary science and related laboratory and data-analysis efforts.

The solicitation invited proposals for both basic and applied research and for technology development. In practice, that could include laboratory methods for characterizing sample composition and structure, improvements to analytical techniques that will be used on future returned samples, and the determination of fundamental atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret mission data and sample measurements. The ROSES umbrella also covered theory, modeling, and analysis of science data; development of experiment techniques and concepts for future missions; suborbital investigations (aircraft, balloons, rockets, commercial reusable rockets); field campaigns and Earth surface observations supporting missions; integrated Earth system modeling; and applied information systems that translate Earth science research into societal benefits. For sample analysis specifically, NASA was emphasizing work that advances the rigor, calibration, and scientific return of laboratory measurements and their connection to spacecraft observations.

Key dates were structured across the ROSES 2011 cycle rather than a single one-time deadline. The ROSES 2011 NRA was expected to be available on or about February 18, 2011 through NSPIRES (http://nspires.nasaprs.com/) under open solicitations. Notices of Intent (NOIs) were requested for most program elements, with NOIs due starting March 18, 2011 and continuing through February 8, 2012 depending on the specific appendix/program element. Proposal due dates began April 29, 2011 and ran through April 30, 2012, again depending on the program element schedule shown in the ROSES tables. The Grants.gov posting metadata for this LARS entry shows a posted/creation date of March 23, 2011, with an original and current closing date of June 10, 2011, and an archive date of July 10, 2011, reflecting how this specific listing appeared in the Grants.gov system even though ROSES itself operated with multiple appendix-specific deadlines.

NASA indicated a wide range of possible award sizes and activity scales. Typical awards could be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts like data analysis, and could exceed $1,000,000 per year for large, resource-intensive work such as development of science experiment hardware or extensive technology efforts. Funding available within each program element ranged from less than $1 million to several million dollars, allowing NASA to select anywhere from a handful to dozens of proposals depending on objectives and proposal quality. The usual period of performance was about four years, with some programs shorter or longer, up to a five-year maximum.

The opportunity was open broadly in terms of organization type. Domestic and foreign organizations, government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit organizations could submit, and NASA did not restrict the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. That said, NASA policy generally provides funding only to U.S. institutions, and participation by non-U.S. organizations is typically allowed only under a "no exchange of funds" basis (meaning NASA does not send funding to the non-U.S. organization). The announcement points applicants to the NASA NRA Guidebook (including Appendix B and relevant sections) for detailed rules on foreign participation, including special situations where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel requesting NASA support.

Awards could be made using several mechanisms depending on the project and proposer: grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. The FundingInstrumentType listed for this opportunity includes grants and cooperative agreements, and the activity category is science and technology and other research and development under CFDA 43.001 (Science). No cost sharing or matching was required.

Submission and registration requirements were a major administrative emphasis. Electronic submission was required, either through NSPIRES or via Grants.gov, and proposals had to be submitted by an authorized organizational official. Any organization intending to propose needed to be registered in NSPIRES, and organizations submitting through Grants.gov had to be registered in both systems. NSPIRES registration also had to identify the authorized organizational representatives who could submit proposals, and all principal investigators and other participants (such as co-investigators) needed NSPIRES registration regardless of the submission route. Applicants were encouraged to start registration and system familiarization well ahead of deadlines to avoid last-minute issues.

For applicants trying to track program specifics, NASA directed proposers to the ROSES appendices for the detailed descriptions of individual program elements, along with the tables listing the exact due dates by element. NASA also noted that amendments, clarifications, and corrections could be issued through February 2012, and advised researchers to monitor NSPIRES or subscribe to NASA's electronic notification service, as well as consult the ROSES 2011 web archive and RSS feed hosted on NASA science pages.

The main point of contact for general ROSES policies and procedures was Dr. Max Bernstein, Lead for Research in NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, with the solicitation providing an email contact (sara@nasa.gov) and a phone number (202-358-0879). For more technical or program-element-specific questions, NASA directed applicants to the program officers listed within each appendix's summary of key information.

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