ROSES 2014 Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

NASA Headquarters offered this funding opportunity under ROSES 2014 (NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences), specifically the Astrophysics Research and Analysis Program (APRA), as part of the broader ROSES 2014 NRA solicitation (NNH14ZDA001N). The goal is to support NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) by funding basic and applied research and the kinds of enabling technologies that help NASA plan, fly, and get the most science out of current and future missions. While APRA sits under the astrophysics umbrella, the ROSES 2014 umbrella solicitation itself spans a wide range of space and Earth science work, and this call emphasizes that proposals can include everything from pure analysis and theory through instrument and technology development, depending on the specific program element being addressed in the ROSES appendices.

The research scope is intentionally broad. NASA seeks proposals involving theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data, along with investigations using platforms such as aircraft campaigns, scientific balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles. The solicitation also covers development of experiment techniques and methods that could be used on future missions, early mission concept development, and advanced technology work that would directly benefit SMD objectives. In addition, the NRA highlights laboratory analysis of samples, including extraterrestrial materials returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples used to validate or support Earth-observing measurements, plus the determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret remote sensing and sample data. For Earth system science, the ROSES umbrella includes field campaigns, integrated Earth system modeling, and applied systems that translate research data into societal benefits, such as decision-support or information systems tied to NASA data products. The specific topics, requirements, and due dates depend on the individual program elements described in the appendices and listed in the ROSES tables.

Award sizes and project scale vary widely. Smaller efforts, like targeted data analysis or focused modeling work, may be funded at under $100,000 per year, while large, hardware-intensive or extensive development activities can exceed $1 million per year. NASA notes that each program element has its own funding pool, ranging from under $1 million to several million dollars, which means the number of awards can range from only a few selections to several dozen, depending on the element's goals and the quality and volume of submissions. Most awards are expected to run about four years, though some elements may specify shorter or longer periods, with an overall maximum typically capped at five years.

The solicitation allows a range of funding instruments, selected based on the nature of the work and the proposing organization. NASA may issue awards as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or via interagency or intraagency transfers. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 43.001 (Science), with no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated. The opportunity category is discretionary, and the primary activity category is science and technology and other research and development.

Eligibility is open in a broad organizational sense: organizations of all types may apply, including government and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and both U.S. and non-U.S. institutions, with no restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. That said, NASA emphasizes an important policy constraint for non-U.S. participation: investigations involving non-U.S. organizations must generally be conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA does not provide funding to the foreign organization. Additional special instructions may apply in particular cases (for example, jointly issued NRAs with non-U.S. partners or proposals involving U.S. personnel where NASA funding is requested), and proposers are directed to the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for the detailed rules.

Submission is electronic and tied to the due dates of individual program elements. Proposals must be submitted by an authorized organizational official, and they can be filed through NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or through Grants.gov, with the key administrative requirement that the organization must be registered in NSPIRES in all cases. If submitting via Grants.gov, the organization must be registered in both Grants.gov and NSPIRES. NASA also requires that all principal investigators and other participants such as co-investigators be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal is used. Because registration and data entry can take time, organizations are advised to begin system access and setup well ahead of the relevant due date.

Key dates and where to find program specifics are central to navigating this opportunity. The solicitation points applicants to the ROSES 2014 appendices for the detailed program element descriptions, and to Tables 2 and 3 for names, links, and due dates (organized by due date and by subject area, respectively). The posted date for this opportunity is December 19, 2014, with an original and current closing date of March 20, 2015, and an archive date of April 19, 2015. NASA also encourages applicants to monitor NSPIRES for amendments, new elements, clarifications, and corrections through February 2015, when a subsequent ROSES solicitation was expected. For questions on general ROSES policies and procedures, the solicitation lists Max Bernstein (Lead for Research, SMD) as the point of contact via sara@nasa.gov, while topic-specific questions are directed to the individual program officers identified within each program element's summary of key information.

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