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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2015 Citizen Science Asteroid Data, Education, and Tools (CADET) is a program element within NASA Headquarters' broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2015 omnibus solicitation, Funding Opportunity Number NNH15ZDA001N. Through this call, NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) sought proposals for basic and applied research and related development work that strengthen NASA science, with CADET specifically emphasizing citizen-science approaches connected to asteroid data, public education, and practical tools that enable participation and scientific return. Like other ROSES elements, it sits under a wide umbrella intended to advance NASA science goals through activities such as data analysis, modeling and theory, development of techniques and technologies that support present and future missions, and creation of systems that make science data more usable and impactful.

The ROSES 2015 umbrella solicitation described a very broad set of eligible technical and scientific activities spanning space science and Earth science. Examples of work NASA indicated could be supported include analysis of SMD science data; investigations using aircraft, balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles; development of new experimental techniques suitable for future missions; maturation of mission concepts and enabling technologies; laboratory analysis of extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples used to validate Earth-observing mission results; determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to interpret space data and returned samples; field campaigns and Earth surface observations supporting NASA missions; integrated Earth system modeling; and applied information systems that translate Earth science research data into societal benefits. Within that context, CADET is positioned as a pathway to expand the scientific workforce and throughput by pairing NASA-relevant asteroid datasets with public participation, education pipelines, and tool development that can improve both engagement and research outcomes.

Funding and award structure followed standard ROSES practices and was designed to accommodate projects of very different scales. NASA stated that awards could range from under $100,000 per year for narrowly scoped efforts like focused data analysis to more than $1 million per year for large, extensive activities such as hardware or major development efforts, with the actual funding available varying by program element from less than one million to several million dollars. The number of awards could therefore range from only a few to several dozen, depending on program objectives and the quality and volume of submitted proposals. NASA also noted that the typical period of performance is four years, with some elements allowing shorter or longer durations up to a five-year maximum. No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed for this opportunity.

NASA anticipated making selections using several possible funding instruments depending on the proposing organization and program needs, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. Eligibility was broadly inclusive in principle: organizations of every type could propose, including government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and both domestic and foreign institutions, with no restrictions on the number of submissions or teaming arrangements. However, the solicitation emphasized an important constraint for non-U.S. participation: NASA policy generally requires that investigations involving non-U.S. organizations be conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis. In practical terms, that means international partners could participate but would typically need to support their own costs, unless a particular jointly issued NRA explicitly provided different guidance. The eligibility notes also emphasized that proposers must be affiliated with an institution registered in NASA's NSPIRES system, and that NASA generally provides funding only to U.S. institutions, with specific guidebook sections governing exceptions and special cases that involve U.S. personnel on proposals from non-U.S. organizations.

The submission process was fully electronic. Proposals had to be submitted by an authorized organizational representative and could be routed through NSPIRES or through Grants.gov, with the requirement that organizations be registered in NSPIRES regardless of the submission route (and registered in Grants.gov as well if using Grants.gov). All named investigators and participants, including principal investigators and co-investigators, also had to be registered in NSPIRES. NASA advised prospective applicants to begin registration and system familiarization well before deadlines because the systems require organizational and individual profiles, role assignments, and other administrative setup that can slow last-minute submissions. Specific program element details, including requirements and due dates, were housed in the ROSES appendices and the tables listing calls; NASA also encouraged applicants to monitor NSPIRES for amendments and to use the ROSES amendment archive and FAQ pages for clarifications and corrections.

For the CADET listing specifically, the opportunity was posted May 7, 2015, with an original closing date of June 15, 2015, later updated to a current closing date of July 15, 2015, and an archive date of August 14, 2015. The funding activity category was Science and Technology and other Research and Development, under CFDA 43.001 (Science). The solicitation identified NASA Headquarters as the issuing agency and pointed applicants to ROSES 2015 web resources for the full announcement text, program officer contacts by element, and general policy questions. For overarching ROSES policies and procedures, the contact listed was Dr. Max Bernstein (Science Mission Directorate), reachable via sara@nasa.gov.

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