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Opportunity Summary:

The ROSES 2015 Cassini Data Analysis and Participating Scientists (CDAPS) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NNH15ZDA001N) is a NASA Headquarters solicitation under the broader ROSES 2015 omnibus NRA run by NASA's Science Mission Directorate. Its purpose is to fund basic and applied research that supports NASA science goals, with this specific element focused on scientific analysis and participation tied to Cassini mission data. Like other ROSES elements, it is meant to strengthen the scientific return from existing NASA mission datasets through activities such as data analysis, interpretation, modeling, and related research that helps turn archived or ongoing mission measurements into publishable results and broader community value.

The solicitation sits within a wide umbrella that covers many kinds of supporting research and technology across space and Earth sciences. The announcement explicitly includes theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development of new experiment techniques and concepts relevant to future missions; advanced technology development tied to NASA science needs; laboratory analysis methods for extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft and terrestrial analog samples; determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret space-based measurements; field campaigns and Earth surface observations that validate or complement Earth system science missions; integrated Earth system model development; and applied systems that translate Earth science data into societal benefits. While CDAPS is a Cassini-centered program element, it follows the same overall ROSES structure and expectations for producing rigorous scientific outputs and clearly defined deliverables.

Funding levels are described as highly variable depending on the scope of work. The ROSES 2015 umbrella language notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts such as targeted data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for unusually extensive activities such as hardware development (though CDAPS proposals are typically oriented toward analysis and participating scientist support rather than building flight hardware). The amount of money available for any given ROSES program element can range from less than $1 million to several million dollars total, which in practice means NASA may select anywhere from a handful to several dozen proposals depending on the program goals and the quality and volume of submissions.

Awards may be issued using different legal instruments depending on the applicant and the nature of the work: grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers are all listed as possible mechanisms. The typical period of performance is four years, although some elements can specify shorter or longer durations, with a stated maximum of five years. This multi-year structure is meant to support sustained analysis efforts, including time for data processing, interpretation, publication, and community-facing products.

Eligibility is broadly open to organizations of many types, including domestic and foreign entities, government and private institutions, for-profit and non-profit organizations, with no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, the announcement emphasizes NASA's general practice of providing funding primarily to U.S. institutions. Non-U.S. organizations may participate under NASA's "no exchange of funds" policy, meaning they typically must cover their own costs rather than receiving NASA funding, and they must follow the specific guidance in the NASA Guidebook for Proposers (including the cited Appendix B provisions and related sections for cases involving U.S. personnel requesting NASA support). In other words, international collaboration is possible, but proposers need to structure budgets and roles so they comply with NASA's rules on funding flows.

The submission process is fully electronic. Proposals must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization, and submissions can be made through NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or through Grants.gov. Registration requirements are a major practical point: every organization intending to submit must be registered in NSPIRES, and organizations submitting via Grants.gov must be registered in both systems. The registration must identify the Authorized Organizational Representative who will actually transmit the proposal. Individual researchers also have required accounts: all principal investigators and other participants (such as co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which portal is used for submission. NASA explicitly advises applicants to begin registrations and system familiarization well ahead of deadlines to avoid last-minute compliance and access problems.

Key dates for this specific CDAPS listing include a posted date of April 23, 2015, with an original closing date of June 1, 2015, later extended to a current closing date of August 18, 2015, and an archive date of September 17, 2015. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity area, with CFDA number 43.001 (Science). No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed. The full ROSES 2015 NRA points applicants to the program-element appendices, tables listing names and due dates, and NASA web resources for amendments, clarifications, corrections, and FAQs, and it encourages proposers to monitor NSPIRES announcements through the period when updates may be issued.

For applicant support and policy questions, the opportunity directs general ROSES policy and procedure inquiries to the SMD research lead contact listed in the announcement (Max Bernstein) via the provided SARA email address, while program-element-specific questions are typically handled by the program officers identified in the ROSES appendices and the NASA program officer list. Overall, the CDAPS call functions as a pathway for researchers to obtain NASA support to analyze Cassini data and contribute to maximizing the mission's scientific legacy, within the standardized ROSES framework for proposal submission, eligibility, and award management.

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