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NASA Headquarters funding opportunity NNH13ZDA001N, known as ROSES 2013 (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013), is a broad NASA Research Announcement designed to fund basic and applied research and technology development across NASA's Science Mission Directorate. Although the listing you provided is labeled "ROSES 2013 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science," the opportunity itself is part of the larger ROSES 2013 omnibus solicitation that spans Earth Science as well as Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. The solicitation is intended to support work that directly advances NASA science objectives, strengthens the value of NASA mission data, and helps mature new ideas and technologies for future missions and applications.

The scope of work is intentionally wide. ROSES 2013 invites proposals for activities such as theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of integrated Earth system models; and Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support or validate NASA Earth system missions. It also covers airborne and suborbital investigations (aircraft, stratospheric balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable rockets), along with the development of experiment techniques and instrument or mission concepts that could fly on future NASA missions. On the laboratory side, it includes methods and analyses for extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft and for terrestrial samples that help interpret, calibrate, or verify space-based observations. The solicitation also explicitly encourages work that translates Earth science research into societal benefit, including applied information systems that make NASA Earth observations more usable for decision-making and public needs.

Funding size and project scale vary by program element and by the type of work proposed. Smaller, tightly focused efforts such as discrete data analysis projects may be funded at under $100,000 per year, while large, complex efforts like developing science hardware can exceed $1 million per year. Overall funding available is described at the program-element level, ranging from less than $1 million to several million dollars per element, which means NASA may select anywhere from a handful to several dozen awards in a given area depending on budgets, priorities, and proposal quality. Awards may be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or interagency transfers, with the instrument choice depending on the nature of the work and the proposing organization.

The typical period of performance is four years, though some elements may require shorter or longer project periods, up to a maximum of five years. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed. Eligibility is broad in terms of organizational types: domestic and foreign entities, government or private, for-profit or nonprofit, may submit proposals, and there is no stated restriction on the number of submissions or teaming arrangements. However, NASA policy generally limits NASA funding to U.S. institutions; non-U.S. organizations can participate under a "no exchange of funds" approach (meaning NASA does not transfer money to the non-U.S. entity), with additional guidance referenced in NASA's NRA guidebook and specific appendices for ROSES.

Operationally, ROSES 2013 is managed through NASA's NSPIRES system, with proposals submitted electronically either via NSPIRES or through Grants.gov (with NSPIRES registration still required). Each proposing organization must be registered in NSPIRES, and if using Grants.gov, must also be registered there. Submissions must be made by an authorized organizational representative, and all principal investigators and co-investigators must have NSPIRES accounts regardless of the submission pathway. NASA also requests Notices of Intent for most program elements, with dates that vary by appendix and element, and encourages proposers to start registration and system familiarization well before deadlines.

Key dates in the opportunity indicate a posting date of April 2, 2013, with an original and current closing date of March 31, 2014, and an archive date of April 30, 2014. The detailed program content, specific due dates, and element-by-element requirements are provided in ROSES appendices and due-date tables referenced in the announcement (Tables 2 and 3). Because ROSES is frequently amended during its open period, applicants are expected to monitor the NSPIRES ROSES page and NASA's ROSES 2013 web archive (including the RSS feed) for updates, clarifications, and corrections.

For help interpreting the solicitation or navigating general ROSES policies and procedures, the point of contact listed is Max Bernstein at NASA Headquarters (Science Mission Directorate), reachable via sara@nasa.gov and by phone at 202-358-0879. Questions about specific program elements are directed to the individual program officers named in the appendices for each element, since requirements and evaluation considerations can differ substantially across the many components of ROSES 2013.

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