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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2013: The GLOBE Implementation Office (Funding Opportunity Number NNH13ZDA001N) is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2013 (ROSES 2013) solicitation issued by NASA Headquarters under CFDA 43.001 (Science). The opportunity is issued as a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) and is meant to fund a wide spectrum of basic and applied research and technology work that supports NASA's Science Mission Directorate. While the listing highlights the GLOBE Implementation Office, it sits within the larger ROSES framework, meaning applicants are expected to target specific ROSES program elements described in the solicitation appendices and follow the standard ROSES proposal rules and timelines.

The core purpose of ROSES 2013 is to solicit competitively reviewed proposals across NASA's major science areas: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. The announcement emphasizes that it is not limited to a narrow topic area. Instead, it covers many kinds of enabling and mission-relevant science and technology activities, including theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of new measurement approaches and experiment techniques that could feed future missions; creation of concepts for future missions; development of advanced technologies relevant to NASA science missions; and work involving aircraft, balloon, suborbital rocket, and commercial reusable rocket investigations. It also includes laboratory analysis of extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret Earth-observing mission data, plus determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret space-based measurements. On the Earth science side, ROSES also supports field campaigns, Earth surface observations, integrated Earth system modeling, and development of applied systems that translate Earth science research data into societal or decision-support benefits.

Funding levels vary substantially depending on the program element and scope. The solicitation notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts like discrete data analysis projects, and can exceed $1,000,000 per year for larger-scale activities such as development of science experiment hardware. NASA indicates that funding availability is managed by individual program elements, with budgets ranging from less than $1 million to several million dollars per element, which in practice means some elements might only support a handful of awards while others may support dozens, depending on proposal quality, program priorities, and available funds. Awards may be made using different instruments, including grants and cooperative agreements (and in some cases contracts or interagency transfers), based on the nature of the work and the proposing organization.

The typical period of performance is four years, with some program elements allowing shorter or longer durations, up to a five-year maximum. Cost sharing is not required for this opportunity. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary and falls under science and technology and other research and development.

Eligibility is intentionally broad in terms of organizational type: domestic and foreign entities, government and private organizations, for-profit and nonprofit organizations can submit, and there is no stated cap on the number of proposals or team arrangements an organization may pursue. That said, the solicitation also states a key NASA policy constraint: NASA generally provides funding only to U.S. institutions, and participation by non-U.S. organizations is typically allowed only on a "no exchange of funds" basis (meaning NASA funds are not provided to the non-U.S. entity). The announcement points applicants to the NASA NRA Guidebook for Proposers, including the sections and appendix language that describe how non-U.S. organizations can participate and what to do in cases where a non-U.S. proposal involves U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested.

Operationally, the opportunity is managed through NASA's electronic proposal systems. Proposals must be submitted electronically, either through NSPIRES (the NASA proposal data system) or through Grants.gov, but regardless of which submission path is used, the proposing organization must be registered in NSPIRES. If submitting through Grants.gov, the organization must also be registered with Grants.gov. NASA also requires that the submission be made by an authorized organizational representative, and all key participants (including principal investigators and co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES. The solicitation strongly encourages teams to complete registrations and become familiar with the submission systems well before the due dates to avoid administrative problems.

Key dates in the listing reflect the ROSES structure where different program elements have different due dates. For ROSES 2013 overall, the notice states that Notices of Intent (NOIs) are requested for most program elements, with early NOI due dates beginning March 16, 2013, and proposal due dates beginning May 4, 2013 (with additional due dates continuing across the ROSES schedule depending on the element). In the specific grants.gov style metadata provided for this entry, the opportunity shows a posted date of April 30, 2013, an original closing date of July 19, 2013, and a current closing date of August 9, 2013, with an archive date of September 8, 2013. Because ROSES has multiple program elements and rolling deadlines, applicants are expected to rely on the ROSES tables and appendices (Tables 2 and 3, plus the element summaries) for the most precise due date tied to the program element they are targeting, as well as any amendments that may shift timelines.

Finally, the announcement stresses that ROSES is frequently amended and that applicants should monitor NSPIRES for updates or subscribe to notifications. It also references a NASA web archive and RSS feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections specific to ROSES 2013. For program-specific questions, applicants are directed to the individual Program Officers listed within each program element's appendix section. For general ROSES policy and procedure questions, the point of contact named is Dr. Max Bernstein (Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters), with the provided email sara@nasa.gov and telephone number 202-358-0879.

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