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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2013 Astrophysics Data Analysis (ADAP) is part of NASA Headquarters broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013 solicitation (ROSES 2013), released under NASA Research Announcement (NRA) number NNH13ZDA001N. Through this call, NASA seeks proposals that support basic and applied research and technology tied to NASA Science Mission Directorate priorities, spanning Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Within that umbrella, the Astrophysics Data Analysis focus is geared toward getting new science out of existing or soon-to-be available astrophysics data sets through rigorous analysis, interpretation, and related supporting work. In practice, the opportunity sits inside a much larger ROSES framework that also funds theory and modeling, development of new analysis methods, and a wide range of enabling activities that help maximize the scientific return of NASA missions.

The solicitation is intentionally broad about the kinds of work it will consider. It covers research that uses or supports NASA science data, including theory, modeling, and data analysis; investigations using aircraft, balloons, suborbital rockets, or commercial reusable rockets; development of experimental techniques relevant to future missions; early-stage concepts for future SMD space missions; and advanced technologies that could feed into upcoming NASA missions. It also includes laboratory and analytical techniques for studying extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples that help validate or interpret remote observations, plus the determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to analyze space-based measurements and returned samples. On the Earth-facing side of ROSES (even if not central to ADAP itself), the NRA also mentions Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA science missions, integrated Earth system modeling, and systems that translate Earth science research data into societal and applied information products.

Funding levels depend heavily on scope. NASA indicates that small, tightly focused efforts such as data analysis projects may come in under $100,000 per year, while large, complex efforts such as major technology development or hardware-intensive activities can exceed $1 million per year. Budgets available within individual ROSES program elements range from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which means a program element might fund only a handful of projects or, in other cases, dozens, depending on priorities and proposal quality. NASA may issue awards as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- and intra-agency transfers, with the instrument choice driven by the type of organization proposing and the specific requirements of the work. The typical performance period is four years, though some elements may be shorter or longer, with a maximum generally capped at five years.

Eligibility is open in terms of organizational type: government and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and domestic or foreign institutions may submit, and there is no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, NASA emphasizes its standard policy for international participation: investigations involving non-U.S. organizations are generally conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA typically will not send money directly to the non-U.S. partner. The listing also notes that proposers must be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES, and that NASA funding is generally provided only to U.S. institutions, with non-U.S. participation governed by specific guidance in NASA’s NRA guidebook (including special instructions for cases where a non-U.S. proposal involves U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested).

The solicitation is administered electronically. Proposals must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization, and electronic submission is required through NSPIRES and/or Grants.gov. Any organization intending to apply must be registered in NSPIRES, and if submitting through Grants.gov it must be registered there as well in addition to NSPIRES. Authorized Organizational Representatives must be identified in the registration, and all PIs and co-investigators must have NSPIRES registrations regardless of which submission portal is used. NASA strongly advises applicants to start registration and system familiarization early to avoid last-minute submission problems.

Key dates for ROSES 2013 are spread across program elements, with notices of intent requested for many elements and early NOI due dates beginning in mid-March 2013. Proposal due dates vary by appendix/program element, with due dates provided in the ROSES tables; for this specific ADAP funding opportunity listing, the posted date is March 22, 2013, and the closing date is May 17, 2013, with an archive date of June 16, 2013. Because ROSES is often amended during its open period, applicants are directed to monitor the NSPIRES ROSES page and/or subscribe to updates, and to consult the ROSES 2013 web archive for amendments, clarifications, and corrections.

For applicants trying to navigate the opportunity, the most important practical point is that the detailed requirements are not all in the summary text itself; they live in the ROSES appendices for each program element, where NASA lists the specific scope, goals, evaluation criteria, and the program officer contacts. General questions about ROSES policies and procedures are directed to the SMD research contact identified in the announcement (Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters, reachable via sara@nasa.gov and the listed phone number), while program-element questions are handled by the program officers named in the appendix summaries.

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