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Opportunity Summary:

NASA Headquarters offered this funding opportunity under the ROSES 2014 omnibus solicitation (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences), specifically the Land Cover / Land Use Change (LCLUC) Multi Source Land Imaging Science element. It sits within NASA's broader Science Mission Directorate research portfolio and is meant to support both basic and applied research that advances NASA science goals, with an emphasis here on land cover and land use change science and the use of multiple land-imaging data sources. In practice, the opportunity is designed to fund work that improves how land surface change is observed, measured, analyzed, modeled, and ultimately used in Earth system science and related applications.

The scope of work described for ROSES 2014 is intentionally wide and includes activities across space and Earth sciences, such as theory development, modeling, algorithm and method development, and analysis of NASA and partner science data. It also allows for projects tied to aircraft, balloon, sounding rocket, International Space Station, CubeSat, and other suborbital investigations, as well as development of techniques and technologies that could enable future missions. The solicitation also mentions related laboratory and field efforts, including analysis of samples (terrestrial or extraterrestrial) when they help verify or interpret NASA observations, Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA missions, and development of integrated Earth system models. Another major theme is turning research outputs into usable information, including systems that apply Earth science data to societal needs and applied information systems that align with NASA objectives and datasets.

Funding levels vary substantially depending on the size and nature of the proposed work. Small, focused efforts like discrete data analyses may be supported at under $100,000 per year, while large, complex activities (for example, developing science experiment hardware) can exceed $1 million per year. Each program element within ROSES 2014 has its own funding pool, generally ranging from under $1 million to several million dollars total, which means NASA may select anywhere from a handful to several dozen proposals depending on program priorities and proposal quality.

Awards can be issued using several different mechanisms, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. Which instrument is used depends on the proposing organization and specific program requirements. The typical period of performance is four years, although some elements may allow shorter or longer periods, up to a maximum of five years.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organization type: domestic and foreign entities, government and private organizations, for-profit and non-profit institutions can all submit proposals, and there is no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, NASA notes an important policy point for international participation: investigations involving non-U.S. organizations must generally be conducted on a "no exchange of funds" basis, meaning NASA funding typically goes to U.S. institutions, and non-U.S. partners participate without receiving NASA funds unless a specific jointly issued arrangement provides otherwise. The opportunity also points proposers to the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for detailed rules, including special instructions for proposals from non-U.S. organizations that include U.S. personnel requesting NASA support.

Submission is electronic and must be completed by an authorized organizational representative. Proposals can be submitted through NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or through Grants.gov, but in either case the organization must be registered in NSPIRES, and Grants.gov submission requires Grants.gov registration as well. All principal investigators and other team members must have NSPIRES registrations regardless of which submission portal is used. The solicitation strongly encourages applicants to register and familiarize themselves with the systems well before the deadline to avoid last-minute technical or administrative issues.

Key administrative details for this particular posting include the Funding Opportunity Number NNH14ZDA001N (LCLUC), activity category listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and CFDA number 43.001 (Science). The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching. It was posted on August 29, 2014, with an original and current closing date of December 1, 2014, and an archive date of December 31, 2014. Because ROSES is a multi-element solicitation, NASA directed applicants to the ROSES tables that list specific program elements, topics, and due dates (organized by date and by subject area), and noted that amendments and new elements could be released through February 2015, with updates available through NSPIRES notifications and a NASA web archive.

For guidance and program-specific questions, the solicitation directs applicants to the Program Officers listed in the appendices for each element. Questions about general ROSES policies and procedures were routed to the SMD research lead contact (Max Bernstein) via the SARA email address.

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