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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2013 Physical Oceanography is a funding opportunity released under NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013 (ROSES 2013) umbrella solicitation, listed as Funding Opportunity Number NNH13ZDA001N. It is a NASA Research Announcement managed by NASA Headquarters that invites proposals for basic and applied research and related technology work across NASA's Science Mission Directorate. While this particular listing highlights Physical Oceanography, it sits within a much larger ROSES structure that spans multiple NASA research programs, including Earth Science (where physical oceanography is primarily situated), as well as Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. The solicitation is intended to support work that strengthens NASA science return from existing and future missions, especially through research that uses, interprets, or enables NASA Earth and space observations.

The scope described for ROSES 2013 is broad and includes many types of activities that can apply to physical oceanography work when tied to NASA objectives and data. Examples of solicited work include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA Science Mission Directorate datasets; development of integrated Earth system models; and research using Earth surface observations and field campaigns that help support or validate NASA mission observations. The solicitation also covers enabling and technology-oriented efforts, such as developing techniques suitable for future missions, advancing mission-relevant technologies, and building concepts for future space missions. In addition, ROSES accommodates work involving airborne and suborbital platforms (aircraft, stratospheric balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable rockets) where those investigations support NASA science goals. For Earth science applications, it also emphasizes pathways for applying research outputs to societal needs and building applied information systems that make NASA data more usable for decision-making.

Funding levels are flexible and depend on the specific program element and the nature of the proposed work. The announcement notes that awards can range from under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts such as data analysis, to more than $1,000,000 per year for larger, more complex activities like the development of science experiment hardware. The total funds available vary by program element, from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which means NASA may select anywhere from a few proposals to several dozen depending on the priorities and the quality and quantity of submissions. The typical period of performance is four years, though some elements may be shorter or longer, with an overall maximum generally capped at five years.

NASA indicates it can issue awards using several different funding instruments depending on the applicant type and the work being supported. These include grants and cooperative agreements (explicitly listed in the opportunity summary), and the broader ROSES text also references contracts as well as interagency or intraagency transfers when appropriate. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary and supports science and technology and other research and development activities. No cost sharing or matching is required.

Eligibility is intentionally broad across organization types, with participation open to government and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and domestic and foreign institutions. At the same time, NASA policy and the specific eligibility language emphasize that NASA generally provides funding only to US institutions. Non-US organizations may participate under a "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning NASA funding is typically not provided to the non-US entity, and those proposers are directed to consult the ROSES NRA Guidebook (including Appendix B and relevant sections) for details and any special conditions, particularly in cases where a non-US proposal involves US personnel for whom NASA support is requested.

Submission is electronic and tied to NASA's NSPIRES system, with Grants.gov also permitted as a submission pathway. Registration requirements are a key operational detail: any organization planning to submit must be registered in NSPIRES, and organizations submitting through Grants.gov must be registered in both Grants.gov and NSPIRES. The registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the proposal, and all principal investigators and co-investigators must have NSPIRES registrations regardless of which electronic submission system is used. The solicitation strongly encourages applicants to begin the registration and familiarization process well ahead of deadlines to avoid last-minute access or validation issues.

The timeline presented in the listing reflects the rolling, program-element-specific nature of ROSES deadlines. The solicitation was posted March 1, 2013, with an original and current closing date of June 28, 2013, and an archive date of July 28, 2013. In the broader ROSES description, Notices of Intent (NOIs) are requested for most program elements, with early NOI due dates beginning around mid-March 2013, and proposal due dates varying by appendix and program element, starting in early May 2013 and extending into later dates depending on the specific call. Applicants are directed to the ROSES appendices and the tables of due dates for the definitive schedule for each program element, since the Physical Oceanography element would follow the specific instructions and deadlines set out in the relevant appendix.

For applicants trying to understand what to propose and who to contact, the solicitation points to the appendices for detailed descriptions of the solicited program elements and identifies that each element includes a "Summary of Key Information" naming the responsible Program Officer. For general policies and procedures governing ROSES, questions are routed to the SMD research leadership contact listed in the announcement (Max Bernstein) through the provided NASA email and telephone contact. Applicants are also advised to monitor the NSPIRES solicitation page and the NASA SARA ROSES 2013 web archive (including an RSS feed) for amendments, clarifications, and corrections, since ROSES opportunities are often updated during the open period.

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