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Opportunity Summary:

The ROSES 2014 Astrophysics Explorer U.S. Participating Investigator opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NNH14ZDA001N, element APEXUSPI) is part of NASA Headquarters' broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2014 omnibus solicitation. Its purpose is to fund basic and applied research that supports NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), with the Astrophysics Explorer focus aimed at enabling or enhancing science return from relevant astrophysics missions and investigations. Like other ROSES program elements, it supports a wide spectrum of work, ranging from purely scientific efforts such as theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data, to more applied activities such as developing instrumentation, experiment techniques, and advanced technologies that could feed into future space missions. The solicitation also notes that eligible research may involve a variety of platforms and environments used by SMD, including aircraft, scientific balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles, as well as laboratory work and sample analyses when those efforts are needed to interpret space-based observations.

Funding levels are flexible and depend on the scale and ambition of the proposed work. Smaller, narrowly scoped projects (for example, focused data analysis) may be funded at under $100,000 per year, while large, complex efforts (such as the development of science experiment hardware) can exceed $1 million per year. NASA indicates that the total funding available within each ROSES program element generally ranges from under $1 million to several million dollars, meaning that NASA may select anywhere from a small handful to several dozen proposals depending on the program goals, proposal pressure, and the overall merit of submissions. Awards can be issued using different legal instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, with the specific mechanism depending on the proposing organization and the program's requirements. The typical performance period for awards under ROSES is about four years, though some elements may allow shorter or longer periods, with an upper limit of five years.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organizational type. NASA allows proposals from organizations of every kind, including domestic and foreign entities, government or private organizations, and both for-profit and nonprofit institutions, and it does not restrict the number of proposals or teaming arrangements an organization can pursue. At the same time, the solicitation emphasizes NASA's standard policy on international participation: in general, NASA funds only U.S. institutions, and participation by non-U.S. organizations is typically allowed only on a "no exchange of funds" basis (meaning NASA funds do not flow to the non-U.S. partner). Non-U.S. proposers and teams involving non-U.S. entities are directed to consult the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for detailed rules, including special instructions for cases where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel for whom NASA funding is requested.

The application process is entirely electronic. Proposals must be submitted by an authorized organizational representative, and submission can be made through NASA's NSPIRES system or via Grants.gov, depending on the applicant's approach and the program element's requirements. Registration in NSPIRES is required for any organization intending to submit, and if submitting through Grants.gov the organization must be registered there as well in addition to NSPIRES. Importantly, all investigators named on the proposal (including the principal investigator and any co-investigators or other participants) must have NSPIRES registrations regardless of which electronic portal is used for final submission. NASA encourages applicants to register and familiarize themselves with the systems well before the due date to avoid administrative delays.

Key logistics for this specific listing include a posted date of November 21, 2014, and a closing date of December 18, 2014, with an archive date of January 17, 2015. The solicitation directs applicants to the ROSES 2014 appendices for the detailed requirements, evaluation criteria, and program-specific instructions for each element, and it points to ROSES Tables 2 and 3 (organized by due date and by subject area, respectively) for quick navigation to individual calls. Because ROSES can be amended, NASA also advises researchers to monitor NSPIRES or subscribe to notifications for updates through February 2015, and it provides an online archive and RSS feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections. For help interpreting general ROSES policies and procedures, the point of contact listed is Dr. Max Bernstein (Lead for Research, SMD) via sara@nasa.gov, while questions about program-element specifics are directed to the program officers identified in the appendices.

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