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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2011 Origins of Solar Systems (Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZDA001N) is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 solicitation, released around February 18, 2011 by NASA Headquarters. It is structured as a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) that invites proposals supporting both basic and applied research, as well as technology development, across NASA Science Mission Directorate priorities. While the specific topic label here is "Origins of Solar Systems," the opportunity sits within a much larger ROSES umbrella that spans Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics program elements, with details and requirements defined in the ROSES appendices and accompanying tables of due dates.

The solicitation is intentionally broad about the kinds of work it supports. It includes theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development and use of experimental techniques that could enable future NASA missions; new concepts for future space missions; and development of advanced technologies relevant to those missions. It also covers laboratory-based and analytical work tied to samples, including laboratory analysis of extraterrestrial materials returned by spacecraft and terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret NASA observations. Additional eligible activities include determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret space-based measurements, Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA science missions, development of integrated Earth system models, and applied systems that translate Earth science research data into societal or operational benefits. In practice, "Origins of Solar Systems" proposals would generally align with the Planetary Science thrust of ROSES and focus on questions and methods related to how solar systems form and evolve, but the authoritative scope and evaluation criteria are defined by the specific program element description in the ROSES appendices.

The timeline uses a rolling structure with multiple deadlines depending on the specific program element. Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose are requested for most elements, with NOI due dates running from March 18, 2011 through February 8, 2012. Full proposals are due across a longer window, beginning April 29, 2011 and continuing through April 30, 2012, again depending on the specific element. Applicants are expected to check the ROSES tables (Tables 2 and 3) and the program appendices for the exact due date that applies to their chosen element, because different elements have different submission dates and sometimes different procedural requirements.

Funding levels vary widely depending on the scope of work. The announcement indicates awards can be under $100,000 per year for tightly focused efforts such as discrete data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for larger, more complex efforts such as building or maturing science instrument hardware. The amount available within each program element ranges from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which means selection rates and number of awards can differ substantially by element, based on NASA priorities and the volume and quality of proposals received. The typical period of performance is four years, though some elements may allow shorter or longer periods, with a maximum generally capped at five years.

NASA may issue awards using several mechanisms depending on the nature of the work and the proposing organization, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. This flexibility reflects that some projects are standard academic-style research efforts, while others may involve hardware development, closer NASA involvement, or partnerships that require different administrative structures.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organizational types: domestic and foreign organizations, government and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations may submit proposals, and there is no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, the funding policy is important: in general NASA funding is primarily provided to US institutions, and participation by non-US organizations is typically conducted on a "no exchange of funds" basis (meaning NASA does not send award money to the non-US entity). The solicitation points proposers to the NASA NRA Guidebook (including Appendix B and other referenced sections) for the specific rules covering foreign participation, including special cases where non-US proposals involve US personnel who request NASA support.

Submission is electronic and tied to NASA's NSPIRES system. Organizations must be registered in NSPIRES, and proposals must be submitted electronically by an authorized organizational representative. Proposers may submit through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov, but if using Grants.gov they still must be registered with NSPIRES in addition to Grants.gov. Individual principal investigators and other named participants (including co-investigators) must also be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal is used. NASA strongly encourages potential applicants to register and familiarize themselves with the systems well before the relevant due date to avoid last-minute administrative or access problems.

Finally, the solicitation emphasizes that ROSES is updated through amendments and new program elements during the open period, and applicants are expected to monitor NSPIRES or subscribe to notifications for updates through February 2012, when a subsequent ROSES solicitation was planned. Amendments, clarifications, and corrections were also to be archived on NASA's SARA (Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System-related) web pages for ROSES 2011. For questions, the notice directs general policy and procedure inquiries to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (sara@nasa.gov, 202-358-0879), while element-specific questions should be directed to the Program Officers listed in the appendices for each program element.

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