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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2012 Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples (funding opportunity number NNH12ZDA001N, LARS) is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2012 (ROSES 2012) announcement run by NASA Headquarters under CFDA 43.001 (Science). The opportunity invites proposals that support basic and applied research and technology development across NASA's Science Mission Directorate, spanning Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. While ROSES covers many research areas, this specific element emphasizes methods and laboratory work tied to analyzing returned samples, including extraterrestrial materials brought back by spacecraft and terrestrial samples used to validate or strengthen Earth-observing mission results. In practice, it targets the kinds of lab measurements, protocols, calibration work, and supporting experimental approaches that help translate raw sample properties into defensible scientific conclusions that can be compared to remote sensing and in situ spacecraft observations.

The scope described for ROSES 2012 is intentionally broad and can include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of experiment techniques for future missions; technology maturation relevant to SMD missions; and determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret space-based data and returned samples. It also covers related supporting work such as field campaigns for Earth surface observations, development of integrated Earth system models, and applied information systems that use Earth science research outputs for societal needs. The key unifying idea is that NASA is seeking research that directly strengthens NASA science objectives and mission pipelines, whether through analysis of existing data and samples or through development of methods and technologies that enable future measurements.

Funding levels vary widely depending on the size and ambition of the proposed work. The announcement notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for focused efforts like limited data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for large, complex activities such as science hardware development. Budgets available within each program element range from less than $1 million to several million dollars, meaning NASA may select anywhere from a small handful to dozens of projects depending on the element's goals and the quality and relevance of submissions. Awards may be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- or intra-agency transfers, with the mechanism depending on the nature of the work and the proposing organization. The typical performance period is four years, though some elements may be shorter or longer, up to a five-year maximum.

Eligibility is broad by organization type: government and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, domestic and foreign, can submit proposals, and there is no stated limit on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, NASA generally funds U.S. institutions, and proposals involving non-U.S. organizations are typically handled under NASA's no-exchange-of-funds policy, meaning NASA does not transfer funds to the non-U.S. partner. Non-U.S. participation rules and special cases are addressed in NASA's NRA Guidebook (including the sections referenced in the announcement), and some jointly issued NRAs can include additional guidelines for international involvement.

ROSES 2012 was expected to be available around February 14, 2012 through NASA's NSPIRES site (http://nspires.nasaprs.com/) under Open Solicitations. Notices of Intent (NOIs) were requested for most program elements, with early NOI due dates beginning March 16, 2012. Proposal due dates across ROSES start May 4, 2012 and extend through March 22, 2013, but this specific listing shows an original and current closing date of June 8, 2012, with an archive date of July 8, 2012. Proposals must be submitted electronically by an authorized organizational representative, either through NSPIRES or via Grants.gov, and all proposing organizations must be registered in NSPIRES (and in Grants.gov as well if submitting there). Principal investigators and other participants (such as co-investigators) must also be registered in NSPIRES regardless of the submission route, and NASA advises teams to complete registrations and familiarize themselves with the systems well before the deadline.

Administrative details and program specifics are organized within the ROSES appendices, with program element descriptions and key information (including program officer contacts) provided there, and proposal due dates summarized in ROSES tables. NASA also planned ongoing amendments or additions to ROSES 2012 through about February 2013, with updates posted on NSPIRES and via an online archive and RSS feed hosted on NASA's science website. General questions about ROSES policies and procedures were directed to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (sara@nasa.gov, 202-358-0879), with element-specific questions routed to the program officers listed in the appendices.

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