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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2016: Heliophysics Supporting Research (HSR) is part of NASA's broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2016 omnibus solicitation, issued as an NRA under funding opportunity number NNH16ZDA001N. Through this call, NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) invites proposals for basic and applied research that strengthens and extends the science return of NASA missions and datasets. While the specific HSR element sits within the heliophysics area, the ROSES framework described in the notice is intentionally wide and is meant to capture a large portfolio of supporting research and technology development that helps NASA interpret observations, improve models, and mature the tools and techniques needed for future investigations.

The opportunity supports a broad range of activities across space and Earth sciences that are directly relevant to SMD objectives. Examples explicitly included are theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; development and execution of investigations using platforms such as aircraft, scientific balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles; and work that advances experimental techniques suitable for future NASA missions. It also covers early concept development for potential future space missions, the development of advanced technologies that would enable or enhance SMD missions, and laboratory and analytical methods for working with samples. That sample-related scope includes both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft and terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret measurements tied to NASA Earth system science missions. The solicitation also highlights foundational measurement needs, such as determining atomic or compositional parameters required to analyze space-based data or returned samples, and it welcomes Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support NASA science missions. On the Earth science applications side, ROSES 2016 includes development of integrated Earth system models and the creation of systems that translate Earth science research outputs into societal benefits, including applied information systems that leverage SMD data.

Funding levels are flexible and depend on the size and complexity of the proposed work. The notice indicates awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts like targeted data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for larger, more resource-intensive projects such as development of specialized experimental hardware. The amount of funding available varies by individual program element within ROSES; each element may have anything from less than $1 million to several million dollars available, which in practice means NASA might select only a handful of proposals in some elements or several dozen in others, depending on objectives and proposal quality.

NASA may issue awards using several different instruments depending on the work and the applicant, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. The typical performance period is three years, but some program elements allow up to five years, and others may require shorter durations. This structure lets NASA support everything from short, tightly scoped analysis tasks to multi-year research, technology maturation, or instrument and technique development efforts.

Eligibility is broad. Organizations of essentially every type may apply, including U.S. and non-U.S. entities, government and private organizations, for-profit and non-profit institutions, and teams or partnerships without restriction on teaming arrangements. A key constraint for international participation is NASA's policy that investigations involving non-U.S. organizations must be conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA generally does not transfer funds to the non-U.S. partner and collaborations must be structured accordingly.

All proposals must be submitted electronically by the due date tied to the specific program element being pursued. Submissions can be made through NASA's NSPIRES system or through Grants.gov, but organizational registration requirements apply either way. Any organization intending to submit must be registered in NSPIRES, and if it plans to submit via Grants.gov it must also be registered there. Registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who are permitted to submit on behalf of the organization. In addition, all principal investigators and other named participants, such as co-investigators, must be individually registered in NSPIRES regardless of whether the proposal is ultimately transmitted through NSPIRES or Grants.gov. NASA strongly advises prospective applicants to complete registrations and familiarize themselves with the electronic systems well before the deadline to avoid last-minute administrative delays.

The detailed requirements, scopes, and due dates are not contained in the short notice itself, but in the ROSES 2016 appendices and in the tables listing program elements, links, and deadlines (identified in the solicitation as Tables 2 and 3). Because ROSES is often amended over time, applicants are encouraged to monitor NSPIRES for updates or subscribe to notifications. NASA also maintains an amendments archive (with an RSS feed) and a frequently asked questions page for ROSES 2016, and it directs program-specific questions to the program officers listed in the appendices. For general ROSES policy and procedural questions, the notice points to the SMD research office contact (sara@nasa.gov).

Key administrative details in the posting include: agency is NASA Headquarters; opportunity category is discretionary; funding instruments include grant and cooperative agreement (among others, depending on the specific element); activity category is science and technology and other research and development; CFDA number listed is 43.001; original and current closing date shown for this posting is July 29, 2016; and the opportunity was created and posted on June 6, 2016.

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