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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2013 Heliophysics Technology and Instrument Development for Science (HTIDS) is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013 announcement (ROSES 2013), funding opportunity number NNH13ZDA001N, managed by NASA Headquarters under CFDA 43.001 (Science). The program sits within NASA's Science Mission Directorate and invites proposals that advance research and technology supporting NASA science goals, with HTIDS specifically aligned to the Heliophysics portfolio and an emphasis on technology and instrument development that enables future heliophysics science measurements. The solicitation is issued as a NASA Research Announcement (NRA), which means it can support a wide span of research and development activity, from early-stage concept work through more substantial development efforts, depending on the specific appendix and program element requirements.

The scope of ROSES 2013 (and therefore the environment HTIDS sits within) is intentionally broad across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. It supports both basic and applied work, including theory, modeling, and analysis of Science Mission Directorate data; development of experiment techniques and measurement approaches for future missions; new mission and investigation concepts; and advanced technologies relevant to NASA space missions. It also includes opportunities tied to suborbital and airborne science (such as aircraft, stratospheric balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable rockets) as pathways for demonstrating or maturing instruments and techniques. While some of those examples are cross-cutting across SMD, the HTIDS framing highlights the development of heliophysics-relevant instrumentation and enabling technologies intended to improve NASA's ability to observe and understand the Sun-Earth system and the broader heliosphere.

The funding details reflect the wide range of project sizes NASA expects. Typical awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts like certain kinds of data analysis or targeted technology studies, and can exceed $1,000,000 per year for larger, more intensive work such as science instrument or hardware development. Available funds vary by the specific program element, ranging from less than $1 million to several million dollars, allowing NASA to select anywhere from a small number of proposals to dozens, depending on objectives and proposal quality. NASA indicates that awards may be made using different legal instruments depending on the proposer and the work being funded, including grants and cooperative agreements (explicitly listed for this opportunity), and potentially contracts or inter/intra-agency transfers where appropriate. Periods of performance are typically four years, with some elements allowing shorter or longer durations up to a five-year maximum.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organizational type: domestic and foreign organizations, government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit organizations can submit proposals, and there is no stated limit on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. However, there are important constraints for non-U.S. participation. NASA's general policy is that projects involving non-U.S. organizations must be conducted on a "no exchange of funds" basis, meaning NASA does not provide funding directly to non-U.S. institutions except under specific circumstances described in NASA's NRA Guidebook. The opportunity notes that, in general, NASA provides funding only to U.S. institutions, and directs non-U.S. proposers to consult Appendix B, Section (l) of the NASA Guidebook for Proposers, along with other cited sections for cases where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested. In practice, this means international participation is possible, but proposers must structure budgets and roles carefully to comply with the policy.

The solicitation timeline and submission mechanics are centered on electronic submission and NASA's online systems. ROSES 2013 became available around February 14, 2013 through the NSPIRES portal (the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) at nspires.nasaprs.com by navigating to open solicitations. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are requested for most program elements, with an early NOI date identified as March 16, 2013. Proposal due dates vary by element and are listed in ROSES tables (Tables 2 and 3), with due dates spanning the ROSES cycle; for the HTIDS listing provided here, the posted date is May 10, 2013 with an original and current closing date of June 14, 2013, and an archive date of July 14, 2013. Proposals must be submitted electronically by an authorized official of the proposing organization, either through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov. Organizations must be registered in NSPIRES, and those submitting via Grants.gov must be registered in both Grants.gov and NSPIRES. NASA stresses that all principal investigators and co-investigators must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of the submission pathway, and strongly encourages teams to complete registrations early and become familiar with the submission systems well before the relevant due date.

Operationally, the program details that matter most to applicants are in the ROSES appendices for each program element, including the Summary of Key Information and the specific technical requirements and evaluation expectations for that element. NASA also notes that ROSES is commonly amended, clarified, or corrected during the open period, so proposers are expected to monitor NSPIRES and/or subscribe to notifications, and consult the amendment archive maintained on NASA's SARA (Solicitations and Awards for Research in Space and Earth Sciences) site. Questions about a specific element are directed to the Program Officers listed in the appendices, while general questions about ROSES policies and procedures are directed to Dr. Max Bernstein (Lead for Research, Science Mission Directorate), with the provided SARA email address (sara@nasa.gov) and phone number (202-358-0879).

In short, ROSES 2013 HTIDS is a competitive NASA funding opportunity supporting heliophysics-focused technology and instrument development activities that enable or enhance future science investigations. It sits within the larger ROSES umbrella that funds a broad spectrum of space and Earth science research and technology, offers flexible award sizes and mechanisms to match project scope, generally supports multi-year efforts (often around four years), and requires electronic submission through NSPIRES or Grants.gov with advance registration and attention to the program-element-specific instructions found in the ROSES appendices.

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