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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2013 Earth Science Applications: Water Resources (Funding Opportunity Number NNH13ZDA001N) is a NASA Headquarters funding opportunity released under the broader umbrella solicitation called Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013 (ROSES 2013). Through this NASA Research Announcement (NRA), NASA invites proposals that support both basic and applied research and related technology development aligned with NASA Science Mission Directorate priorities. While ROSES spans Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, this particular opportunity sits within the Earth Science Applications area with a focus on water resources, meaning projects are expected to connect Earth-observing capabilities and scientific results to real-world water management and decision-making needs.

The solicitation is designed to fund a wide spectrum of work, ranging from traditional research activities to more mission-enabling technology and systems. Proposed efforts may include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; the development and improvement of methods for using Earth observation data; building or refining integrated Earth system models; and creating systems that translate Earth science research into practical tools and information products that benefit society. ROSES also describes support for field campaigns and surface observations that complement NASA missions, along with the maturation of concepts and techniques that could feed into future spaceflight investigations. Although not every program element uses every mechanism, ROSES as a whole also allows for aircraft, balloon, suborbital rocket, and related investigations, as well as the development of advanced technologies relevant to NASA missions. For the Water Resources applications focus, the emphasis is typically on applied outcomes such as datasets, decision-support capabilities, and information systems that help address water availability, monitoring, forecasting, and management challenges.

Funding levels vary widely depending on the scale of the proposed work. NASA notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for smaller, focused efforts like data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for large, complex activities such as substantial technology or hardware development. The amount available depends on the specific program element within ROSES, with program element budgets ranging from less than $1 million to several million dollars, supporting anything from a handful to dozens of awards based on merit, program priorities, and the volume of high-quality submissions. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement indicated for this opportunity.

NASA anticipates making awards using several possible funding instruments, including grants and cooperative agreements (and in some cases contracts or interagency/intraagency transfers), depending on the proposing organization type and the nature of the work. The typical performance period is about four years, although some elements may allow shorter or longer periods up to a maximum of five years. This structure is meant to give teams enough time to develop, validate, and transition research products into usable application outcomes, which is especially relevant for water resources projects that may involve stakeholder engagement, iterative product development, or multi-year evaluation.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organization type: domestic and foreign organizations, government and private entities, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations may submit, with no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, NASA generally funds only U.S. institutions, and non-U.S. organizations are typically expected to participate under NASA's "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning they contribute without receiving NASA funding. The solicitation also points proposers to NASA's NRA Guidebook for detailed rules and special instructions, particularly for proposals involving non-U.S. organizations or situations where non-U.S. institutions collaborate with U.S. personnel requesting NASA support.

Applications must be submitted electronically, either through NASA's NSPIRES system or via Grants.gov, and organizational registration in NSPIRES is required regardless of the submission pathway. If submitting through Grants.gov, applicants must be registered there as well. NASA also requires that principal investigators and other participants (such as co-investigators) be registered in NSPIRES. Many program elements request an electronic Notice of Intent (NOI) in advance of the full proposal, and proposers are encouraged to start registrations and system familiarization early to avoid last-minute submission issues.

Key timing information in the provided listing includes a posting/creation date of January 16, 2014, and a current closing date of April 30, 2014, with an archive date of May 30, 2014, reflecting the Grants.gov record for this Water Resources application element under the ROSES 2013 umbrella. The ROSES announcement itself notes that due dates vary by program element and are published in the ROSES tables and appendices, and that amendments and updates may be issued, with NASA encouraging proposers to monitor NSPIRES and the ROSES solicitation page for changes.

For guidance and official details, the solicitation directs applicants to the ROSES 2013 appendices, which contain the program-element-specific requirements, points of contact, and submission instructions. General questions about ROSES policies and procedures are directed to Dr. Max Bernstein at NASA (sara@nasa.gov), while element-specific questions are handled by the program officers listed in the appendices.

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