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ROSES 2016: Concepts for Ocean Worlds Life Detection Technology (funding opportunity number NNH16ZDA001N, labeled CLDTCH) is part of NASA's long-running ROSES omnibus solicitation, which is the main way the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) funds competed research and research-driven technology. In practical terms, this call is aimed at maturing ideas, methods, and hardware that help NASA do better science on future missions, with this specific element emphasizing concepts and enabling technology relevant to life detection in "ocean worlds" (icy bodies thought to host subsurface oceans). Like other ROSES elements, it sits within a broad umbrella that supports both basic and applied work that strengthens NASA's space and Earth science portfolio.

The opportunity is intentionally wide in the types of work it can support. NASA describes eligible research and technology activities as spanning theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD data; investigations using platforms such as aircraft, balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and other suborbital vehicles; development of experimental techniques and instruments suitable for future space missions; mission concept development; and advancement of technologies needed to enable or improve SMD missions. It also includes laboratory and analytical techniques for studying returned extraterrestrial samples as well as terrestrial analog samples that help interpret NASA observations, plus the determination of atomic and compositional parameters needed to analyze remote-sensing data or samples. On the Earth science side, it includes field campaigns, integrated Earth system modeling, and applied information systems that translate Earth science data into societal benefits, all of which reflects ROSES being a single solicitation with many appendices rather than one narrow grant program.

Funding levels and project scale are flexible and depend on the specific program element and proposed scope. NASA notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for smaller, focused efforts such as data analysis, while larger, more complex efforts like building specialized experimental hardware can exceed $1 million per year. The total funding available within each ROSES program element ranges from less than one million dollars to several million dollars, which means NASA may select only a few proposals in some areas or dozens in others, depending on the goals of the element and the quality and quantity of proposals received.

Award structure is also flexible. NASA may make selections as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- or intraagency transfers, and the mechanism used depends on the nature of the work, the organization proposing, and any program-specific requirements. Period of performance is typically three years, though some elements allow up to five years and others may require shorter durations, again depending on the appendix-specific rules.

Eligibility is broad and open. Organizations of essentially every type can propose, including domestic and foreign entities, government and private organizations, and for-profit and non-profit institutions, with no special restrictions on teaming arrangements. One key caveat NASA highlights is its policy for non-U.S. participation: when non-U.S. organizations are involved, the work must be conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA generally does not provide funding to the non-U.S. partner even if they contribute to the project.

Submission is fully electronic and tied to NASA's proposal systems and registration requirements. Proposals must be submitted by an authorized organizational representative and can be filed through NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or through Grants.gov, depending on the element's instructions. Any organization planning to submit must be registered in NSPIRES, and organizations submitting via Grants.gov must be registered in both Grants.gov and NSPIRES. NASA also requires that all principal investigators and other participants (including co-investigators) be individually registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal is used. NASA emphasizes starting registration and system familiarization early to avoid last-minute problems near deadlines.

Administrative details for ROSES 2016 are distributed across the main solicitation and its appendices. The specific programs, contacts, and proposal due dates are listed in the ROSES tables (Tables 2 and 3) and in the appendices, where each program element has a "Summary of Key Information" and identifies the relevant Program Officer. NASA encourages proposers to monitor NSPIRES for new program elements and amendments through February 2017 (the planned transition to the next ROSES cycle), and it provides an online archive and RSS feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections. For general policy and procedural questions, the solicitation points to the SMD research contact email (sara@nasa.gov) and names the SMD lead for research at the time.

For this specific posting, the opportunity was created and posted on May 17, 2016, with a closing date of June 17, 2016. It is categorized as discretionary funding, focused on science and technology and other research and development, under CFDA 43.001, and is administered by NASA Headquarters (NASA-HQ).

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