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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2014 Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools (PDART) is a NASA Headquarters funding opportunity issued under the larger ROSES 2014 omnibus solicitation (NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences), Funding Opportunity Number NNH14ZDA001N. PDART sits within NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) research portfolio and is intended to strengthen the long-term scientific value of planetary mission data by supporting work that improves how those data are organized, preserved, restored, documented, and made easier to use through practical tools and services. In plain terms, the program is aimed at keeping planetary science data usable and scientifically trustworthy over time, while also lowering barriers for researchers who need to find, understand, and analyze those data products.

Although PDART is the named program element, the overarching ROSES 2014 solicitation describes a very broad set of eligible research activities across space and Earth science, including basic and applied research such as theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; suborbital and platform-based investigations (aircraft, balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and reusable suborbital vehicles); development of techniques and technologies for future missions; laboratory analysis of extraterrestrial returned samples and relevant terrestrial analogs; field campaigns and Earth surface observations that support missions; integrated Earth system modeling; and applied systems that translate Earth science data into societal benefits. The practical implication for PDART proposers is that NASA is using a common ROSES structure and rules, while PDART itself focuses specifically on planetary data archiving, data restoration, and the creation or enhancement of tools that enable access and analysis.

Funding levels in ROSES 2014 vary widely by program element and scope. The solicitation notes awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts (often data analysis or similarly bounded work) and can exceed $1 million per year for larger, more complex activities (for example, significant technology development). For each ROSES program element, the total available funding generally ranges from under $1 million to several million dollars, which typically results in anywhere from a handful to several dozen selections depending on program goals and proposal quality. Awards may be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the proposing organization and the nature of the work. Periods of performance are typically four years, with some exceptions; the maximum performance period mentioned is generally five years unless a specific program element states otherwise.

Eligibility is intentionally broad in terms of organizational type: domestic and foreign entities, governmental or private organizations, for-profit or nonprofit institutions can submit, and there is no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. That said, the ROSES policy emphasizes that NASA generally funds U.S. institutions, and participation by non-U.S. organizations is usually handled under a "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning the non-U.S. partner participates using its own resources unless a special joint solicitation arrangement applies. The announcement points proposers to the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for detailed rules affecting non-U.S. organizations, including situations where non-U.S. proposals involve U.S. personnel who would request NASA support.

The application process is fully electronic and routed through NASA's NSPIRES system and/or Grants.gov, but NSPIRES registration is required either way. Submissions must be made by an authorized organizational representative, and all principal investigators and co-investigators must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of where the final submission is transmitted. NASA strongly encourages prospective applicants to register and familiarize themselves with the submission systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid last-minute issues with organizational accounts, role permissions, or data entry requirements.

For timing and program-specific instructions, ROSES 2014 uses appendices and two reference tables: Table 2 organizes opportunities by due date and Table 3 organizes them by subject area, each providing links to the individual calls and their deadlines. For this particular listing, the original closing date was July 14, 2014, with a current closing date shown as September 17, 2014, and an archive date of October 17, 2014. NASA also notes that amendments and clarifications can be issued through the ROSES cycle (through about February 2015 for ROSES 2014), and applicants are encouraged to monitor NSPIRES or subscribe to notifications for updates. Program-element questions are directed to the relevant program officers listed in the appendices, while general ROSES policy questions are routed through SMD's ROSES contact, with Max Bernstein identified as the Lead for Research contact point for general procedures.

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