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Opportunity Summary:

NASA Headquarters released the ROSES 2011 Moon and Mars Analog Missions Activities opportunity under the broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 solicitation, Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZDA001N (MMAMA). The solicitation was posted around February 18, 2011 (with the Grants.gov record created and posted May 26, 2011) and is structured as a NASA Research Announcement intended to fund a wide range of basic and applied research and technology work that supports NASA Science Mission Directorate priorities. While the specific MMAMA element sits within ROSES, the overarching announcement emphasizes research that advances Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics through activities such as data analysis, theory and modeling, development of new measurement and experiment techniques, and technology maturation that can feed future missions.

The scope described for ROSES 2011 is deliberately broad and includes, among other areas, analysis of NASA science data; investigations using aircraft, balloons, suborbital rockets, and emerging commercial reusable rocket platforms; development of instruments and experiment approaches suitable for later flight missions; mission concept development; advanced technologies relevant to science missions; laboratory work and sample analysis for both extraterrestrial returned samples and Earth analog samples that help interpret mission observations; determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed for interpreting space-based measurements; field campaigns and Earth surface observations supporting NASA objectives; integrated Earth system modeling; and applied systems that translate Earth science research results into societal benefit and usable information products. Funding levels vary substantially by program element and project type, ranging from under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts (like targeted data analysis) to over $1,000,000 per year for large, resource-intensive work (such as building and demonstrating science hardware). NASA indicates that the available funding for each program element typically ranges from less than $1 million to several million dollars, with the number of awards dependent on program priorities and the quality and quantity of proposals received.

Awards may be issued in multiple legal forms depending on the nature of the work and the proposing organization, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. The typical period of performance is about four years, though some elements may be shorter or extend up to a maximum of five years. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed for this opportunity.

The solicitation sets a rolling schedule across ROSES elements rather than a single due date. For ROSES 2011, Notices of Intent (NOIs) were requested for most program elements, with NOI due dates beginning March 18, 2011 and continuing through February 8, 2012. Proposal due dates began April 29, 2011 and ran through April 30, 2012, with the specific due date determined by the relevant program element appendix and the tables in the NRA. In the Grants.gov record for this particular listing, the original and current closing date shown is August 24, 2011, with an archive date of September 23, 2011, reflecting how the opportunity was tracked on that platform even though the broader ROSES solicitation operated across multiple appendices and deadlines.

Submission is electronic and must be made by an authorized organizational official. Proposals could be submitted through NSPIRES (NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) or through Grants.gov, but in either case organizations must be registered in NSPIRES, and Grants.gov submission also requires Grants.gov registration. NASA emphasizes early registration and system familiarization because NSPIRES requires the organization to designate authorized representatives, and all key personnel (including principal investigators and co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of the submission path.

Eligibility is broadly open to organizations of many types, including government and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit, and domestic and foreign organizations, with no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, NASA notes a key policy constraint: NASA funding is generally provided only to U.S. institutions, and participation by non-U.S. organizations is typically allowed only on a no-exchange-of-funds basis (meaning NASA does not transfer funds to the non-U.S. entity). The announcement points proposers to the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for the detailed rules affecting non-U.S. participation, including special cases where a solicitation is jointly issued with an international partner and situations where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested.

Administrative details and updates were handled through NSPIRES, and NASA encouraged proposers to monitor the ROSES page for amendments, clarifications, and corrections through February 2012, when a subsequent ROSES NRA was planned. Program-specific requirements, contacts, and evaluation details were located in the ROSES appendices, with program officers listed for each element. For general ROSES policy and procedure questions, the solicitation provides a headquarters contact (Dr. Max Bernstein) along with the central SARA email address (sara@nasa.gov) and phone number for assistance.

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