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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2011 Planetary Astronomy (Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZDA001N) is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 solicitation, a NASA Research Announcement managed by NASA Headquarters under CFDA 43.001 (Science). The opportunity was released around February 18, 2011, and it invited proposals that advance NASA Science Mission Directorate goals across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. While this listing is labeled "Planetary Astronomy," it sits within the umbrella ROSES structure, meaning the specific scientific scope and requirements for Planetary Astronomy proposals are defined in the relevant ROSES appendix and associated tables of due dates rather than only in the short synopsis.

The solicitation was designed to fund both basic and applied research and also technology development that supports NASA science objectives. Examples of the types of work NASA was looking to support include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of new measurement or experiment techniques for future missions; concept development for future space missions; maturation of advanced technologies relevant to spaceflight missions; laboratory studies and analytical work tied to extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial analog samples used to interpret mission observations; determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret remote sensing or in situ measurements; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA missions; development of integrated system models (especially on the Earth science side); and applied systems that translate research data into practical societal uses. In other words, ROSES 2011 functioned as a wide gateway for many kinds of research and enabling technology, from purely analytical studies to hands-on development of instruments and hardware.

Funding levels were intentionally flexible to match the scale of the work proposed. The announcement notes that awards could be under $100,000 per year for smaller, focused efforts such as data analysis, and could exceed $1 million per year for large, complex activities such as building or advancing science experiment hardware. The amount of money available varied by program element, generally ranging from less than a million to several million dollars, which typically translates into selecting anywhere from only a few proposals to several dozen, depending on the element's objectives and the quality and volume of proposals received.

NASA indicated that it could issue awards using multiple legal instruments depending on the proposer and the nature of the work, including grants and cooperative agreements (and in some cases contracts or inter/intra-agency transfers). The listing identifies the primary funding instruments as grants and cooperative agreements. A typical period of performance was about four years, with some elements allowing shorter or longer durations up to a maximum of five years, which is common for research programs that need time to produce publishable results, mature methods, or deliver mission-relevant products.

The timeline followed the standard ROSES model. Notices of Intent (NOIs) were requested for most program elements, with NOI due dates running from March 18, 2011 through February 8, 2012. Proposal due dates began April 29, 2011 and extended through April 30, 2012, reflecting that different ROSES program elements have different deadlines. The specific entry you provided also includes Grants.gov-style dates (Posted March 25, 2011; Original and Current Closing Date June 3, 2011; Archive July 3, 2011), which generally reflect the administrative window for that posting, but within ROSES the real controlling deadlines are the element-by-element dates listed in ROSES tables and appendices.

Eligibility was broad in terms of organization type. NASA allowed proposals from domestic and foreign organizations, government and private entities, and both for-profit and non-profit institutions, with no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. The practical funding rule, however, is that NASA generally funds U.S. institutions, and participation by non-U.S. organizations is typically allowed only under a "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning NASA does not send funds to the non-U.S. partner. The notice points proposers to the NASA NRA Guidebook (including Appendix B and specific sections on non-U.S. participation) for detailed rules, and it notes that some solicitations may have special arrangements when jointly issued with non-U.S. partners (for example, certain guest observing programs), in which case additional guidelines apply.

Submission was entirely electronic and required advance registration. Proposals had to be submitted by an authorized organizational official and could be filed through NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or through Grants.gov, with the important caveat that any organization using Grants.gov still had to be registered in NSPIRES as well. All principal investigators and other named participants (such as co-investigators) needed NSPIRES registration regardless of the submission path. NASA emphasized that prospective applicants should register and familiarize themselves with the systems well before the deadline to avoid last-minute administrative problems.

Finally, the announcement made clear that ROSES is dynamic: new program elements can be added and existing ones can be amended over the life of the solicitation. Applicants were encouraged to monitor NSPIRES or subscribe to NASA's electronic notifications for updates through February 2012, when the next ROSES release was expected. For additional details, proposers were directed to the specific program officers listed in each program element's appendix, and general policy or procedural questions could be sent to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (sara@nasa.gov, 202-358-0879).

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