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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2016: Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (ADAP) is part of NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) omnibus solicitation, issued as NRA NNH16ZDA001N by NASA Headquarters under the Science Mission Directorate (SMD). In practical terms, it is a broad, competitive funding opportunity meant to support both basic and applied research that helps NASA get more science value out of its missions and data. While the specific element referenced is ADAP, the ROSES umbrella solicitation describes a wide landscape of eligible research topics spanning astrophysics, heliophysics, planetary science, and Earth science, with an emphasis on activities like theory development, modeling, and especially analysis of NASA science data products.

The scope of work covered by the ROSES 2016 solicitation is intentionally wide. It includes analysis of SMD science data and research tied to investigations that use platforms such as aircraft, scientific balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles. It also supports the development of new experimental techniques that could be flown on future NASA missions, early concepts for future space missions, and advanced technologies that are relevant to SMD priorities. In addition, the solicitation allows for laboratory and analytical work connected to samples, including extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft and terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret observations from Earth system missions. Other examples of eligible efforts include determining fundamental atomic or compositional parameters needed to interpret observations, conducting Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA missions, developing integrated Earth system models, and building applied information systems that translate Earth science data into societal uses. In short, ROSES 2016 is designed to fund the supporting research and infrastructure that turns NASA platforms, instruments, and archives into publishable science and usable knowledge.

Funding levels vary widely depending on the nature and scale of the proposed work. The solicitation notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts such as discrete data analysis projects, and can exceed $1 million per year for larger, more complex activities, such as development of specialized scientific hardware or other extensive efforts. For each individual program element offered under ROSES, NASA generally anticipates having anywhere from less than $1 million to several million dollars available, 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 quantity of proposals submitted.

NASA can issue awards under several different legal and administrative mechanisms, depending on what is being proposed and who is proposing it. The opportunity indicates awards may take the form of grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- and intra-agency transfers. The typical performance period is three years, but some program elements may allow up to five years, while others may require shorter project durations. Because ROSES is a collection of many program elements with different objectives, the specific requirements, schedules, and constraints are set out in the appendices for each element, and the exact due dates and call links are organized in the ROSES tables (Tables 2 and 3 in the main NRA).

Eligibility is broad and open. Organizations of essentially every type may apply, including domestic and foreign entities, government and private organizations, for-profit and non-profit institutions, and teams with any reasonable arrangement. A key caveat is NASA's policy for non-U.S. organizations: collaborations with non-U.S. entities must generally be conducted on a "no exchange of funds" basis, meaning NASA does not provide funding directly to the non-U.S. partner (the specifics typically depend on the element and the arrangement, but the solicitation highlights this policy as a general rule).

Submission is electronic and must be made by an authorized organizational representative by the applicable due date for the program element. Proposals can be submitted through NASA's NSPIRES system or through Grants.gov, but registration requirements are strict. Any organization planning to apply must be registered in NSPIRES. Organizations submitting through Grants.gov must be registered in Grants.gov as well, while still maintaining NSPIRES registration. The registration must clearly identify the authorized representatives who are allowed to submit proposals on the organization's behalf. In addition, all principal investigators and other named participants (including co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal is used. The solicitation emphasizes starting registrations early so applicants have time to learn the system and complete required profiles and institutional details well ahead of deadlines.

Finally, the opportunity directs applicants to rely on the ROSES appendices for the details that matter most for proposal preparation, including the specific goals of each program element, program officer contacts, and the element-by-element rules and evaluation information. NASA also encourages proposers to monitor NSPIRES for updates and amendments to ROSES 2016 through February 2017, when a subsequent ROSES solicitation was expected. Amendments, clarifications, and corrections were to be archived on NASA's ROSES 2016 webpage, and a dedicated FAQ page was provided for common questions. For general policy and procedure questions about ROSES, the listed point of contact was Max Bernstein (Science Mission Directorate) via sara@nasa.gov. The posted opportunity information indicates the ADAP-related ROSES 2016 closing date was May 13, 2016, with the announcement originally created and posted on March 24, 2016, under CFDA 43.001.

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