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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2012 Planetary Astronomy is part of NASA Headquarters broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2012 (ROSES 2012) solicitation, issued under Funding Opportunity Number NNH12ZDA001N. The announcement is a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) designed to fund basic and applied research and technology that supports NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) priorities across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Within that umbrella, the Planetary Astronomy component sits among many program elements described in the ROSES appendices, and it generally targets scientific investigations and enabling work that improve understanding of planetary bodies and related phenomena through astronomical observations, data analysis, modeling, laboratory work, and development of techniques and concepts that feed future missions and instruments.

The scope of work NASA says it will consider is intentionally broad and covers both science and technology that help NASA missions succeed. Examples of activities explicitly called out include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; investigations using aircraft, stratospheric balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable rocket platforms; development of experimental techniques and instrument or measurement approaches suitable for future space missions; early-stage concepts for future SMD missions; and advanced technologies relevant to SMD mission needs. The solicitation also highlights laboratory and analytical work tied to samples, including analysis of extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft and terrestrial samples used to support or validate mission observations, as well as the determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret space-based data and returned samples. Although ROSES also emphasizes Earth-focused modeling and applied information systems in other program areas, the key takeaway for Planetary Astronomy is that NASA is willing to fund everything from pure scientific analysis through mission-enabling technology development, provided it aligns to the specific program element requirements described in the ROSES appendices.

Funding levels vary widely depending on what is being proposed and what the specific program element allows. NASA indicates awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly scoped efforts such as focused data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for large, complex activities like building or developing science experiment hardware. The amount available is not a single fixed pool for the entire ROSES package; instead, each program element has its own funding range, from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which means NASA might select only a handful of proposals in one area and dozens in another, depending on program objectives and the quality and volume of submissions.

Awards may be issued using several different legal instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. Which instrument is used depends on the nature of the work and the proposing organization, as well as any specific program requirements. The typical period of performance is four years, though some elements may allow shorter or longer projects up to a maximum of five years.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organization type: government or private, for-profit or nonprofit, domestic or foreign, and there is no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. That said, NASA notes an important policy constraint for non-U.S. organizations: investigations involving non-U.S. entities are generally conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA typically does not transfer funds to foreign institutions. The listing also emphasizes that, in general, NASA provides funding only to U.S. institutions, and it points non-U.S. proposers to the NASA NRA Guidebook (including Appendix B and relevant sections) for the specific rules and exceptions, including special instructions for cases where a non-U.S. proposal involves U.S. personnel for whom NASA funding is requested.

The process is centered on electronic submission and early preparation. Most program elements request a Notice of Intent (NOI) to propose, with the first NOI due date noted as March 16, 2012. Proposal due dates vary by program element, beginning May 4, 2012 and extending through March 22, 2013, with specific due dates published in ROSES Tables 2 and 3 and the detailed program descriptions in the appendices. Proposals must be submitted electronically by an authorized organizational representative, either through NSPIRES (the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) or through Grants.gov, depending on the program element instructions. Any organization intending to submit must be registered in NSPIRES, and if submitting through Grants.gov it must also be registered there. In all cases, principal investigators and all other proposal participants (such as co-investigators) must be individually registered in NSPIRES. NASA strongly encourages organizations to start registrations and system familiarization well ahead of deadlines to avoid last-minute access and submission problems.

Key administrative details from the posting include that it is categorized as a discretionary opportunity in science and technology and other research and development, with CFDA number 43.001 (Science), and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The posting dates in the listing show a Posted Date of March 20, 2012, an Original and Current Closing Date of June 1, 2012 for this particular listing entry, and an Archive Date of July 1, 2012, while the broader ROSES schedule spans multiple program element deadlines through March 2013.

For updates, amendments, clarifications, and corrections, NASA directs applicants to monitor the NSPIRES solicitation page and/or subscribe to NSPIRES notifications, since ROSES is commonly amended as new program elements are added or guidance is refined. NASA also references a web archive (with an RSS feed) for ROSES 2012 amendments. Program-specific questions are meant to go to the Program Officers listed in the appendices for each element, while general ROSES policy and procedure questions are directed to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (sara@nasa.gov; 202-358-0879).

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