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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2013 IceBridge Science Definition Team is a funding opportunity issued under NASA Headquarters' broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013 (ROSES 2013) solicitation, Funding Opportunity Number NNH13ZDA001N (tagged as ICEBST). It sits within NASA's Science Mission Directorate research portfolio and is part of a large umbrella NASA Research Announcement that invites proposals spanning Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. While this specific listing is labeled for IceBridge Science Definition Team, the notice provided describes the overall ROSES 2013 framework: NASA is seeking basic and applied research and technology work that supports NASA science goals, including analysis of NASA data, modeling and theory, field and aircraft campaigns, development of instruments and techniques for future missions, and related activities that strengthen NASA's ability to collect, interpret, and apply Earth and space science observations.

The scope of work described for ROSES 2013 is intentionally broad, covering everything from traditional research activities (data analysis, theoretical studies, and model development) to more hands-on technology and mission-enabling efforts (advanced technology development, experiment hardware, suborbital investigations using aircraft/balloons/rockets, and concepts for future missions). It also explicitly includes laboratory analysis of samples (both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft and terrestrial samples used to validate Earth observations), work to determine atomic and compositional parameters needed for interpreting observations, and development of systems that translate Earth science data into societal applications and usable information products. In practical terms, NASA is signaling that proposals can range from focused science questions using existing datasets all the way to larger, more complex projects that build tools, instruments, or operational approaches that make future science possible.

Funding levels vary widely depending on the specific program element and the scale of the proposed work. The announcement notes awards can be under $100,000 per year for limited efforts such as discrete data analyses, and can exceed $1 million per year for extensive efforts such as developing science experiment hardware. Total funding available differs by program element, generally ranging from under $1 million to several million dollars, which means each element may fund only a few proposals or potentially dozens, depending on priorities and proposal quality. Awards may be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- and intra-agency transfers, with the mechanism depending on the proposing organization and NASA's programmatic needs. The typical performance period is four years, though some elements may be shorter or longer, up to a maximum of five years.

Eligibility is described as broad in terms of organization type: government or private entities, for-profit or nonprofit organizations, and domestic or foreign organizations may apply, with no stated limit on the number of submissions or teaming arrangements. That said, the practical funding rule is that NASA generally funds U.S. institutions. Non-U.S. organizations may participate under NASA's "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning they can collaborate but should not expect NASA to transfer funds to them; the solicitation directs non-U.S. proposers to consult the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for detailed conditions and special cases (including cases where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel requesting NASA support). All applicants must be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system).

The application process is electronic and relies on registration and compliance steps that can take time. Proposals must be submitted electronically by an authorized organizational representative, either through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov (with the added requirement that Grants.gov submitters must still be registered in NSPIRES). All investigators and participants, including co-investigators, must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal is used. NASA also requests Notices of Intent for most program elements, with the first NOI due date listed as March 16, 2013. Because ROSES is a multi-appendix solicitation with many separate program elements, the specific due date for a given element is controlled by the tables and appendix entries in the ROSES NRA; for this IceBridge-related listing, the key dates in the opportunity record show it was posted March 1, 2013, with an original and current closing date of May 17, 2013, and an archive date of June 16, 2013.

Administratively, the solicitation directs applicants to the ROSES appendices for the detailed requirements of each program element (including objectives, evaluation criteria, and element-specific instructions) and to the ROSES tables for the exact due dates. It also encourages applicants to monitor NSPIRES for amendments, clarifications, and corrections, and references an online archive and RSS feed where updates to ROSES 2013 would be posted. For questions, the general point of contact listed is Max Bernstein, Lead for Research in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, with the solicitation-provided email (sara@nasa.gov) and phone number (202-358-0879). The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, tied to CFDA 43.001 (Science), and indicates no cost-sharing or matching requirement.

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