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Opportunity Summary:

The ROSES Planetary Atmospheres opportunity is a program element under NASA's larger Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008 (ROSES 2008) solicitation, issued as NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH08ZDA001N. Through this umbrella solicitation, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate invites proposals that advance basic and applied research and supporting technology across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. The Planetary Atmospheres element specifically sits within this broader ROSES structure and is meant to fund research that improves understanding of atmospheres across the solar system, typically through analysis of mission data, modeling, theory, laboratory studies tied to atmospheric processes, and related development work that supports future investigations.

The scope of ROSES 2008 is intentionally wide and includes, among other activities, theory and modeling, analysis of SMD science data, suborbital investigations (aircraft, balloons, sounding rockets), development of experimental techniques and mission concepts, advancement of technologies relevant to future SMD missions, and laboratory work that helps interpret spacecraft observations (including analysis methods relevant to extraterrestrial samples as well as terrestrial analogs). It also covers work needed to determine key atomic and molecular parameters for interpreting remote sensing and in situ data, plus field campaigns and observation efforts that support NASA science missions. While some of these areas are more directly tied to Earth system science, the solicitation as a whole is designed so that program elements like Planetary Atmospheres can support the mix of data analysis, modeling, laboratory measurements, and instrument or technique maturation that is often required to move planetary atmosphere science forward.

Funding levels vary widely depending on the size and complexity of the proposed effort. NASA notes that awards can run from under $100,000 per year for tightly focused projects such as targeted data analysis, up to more than $1,000,000 per year for large, resource-intensive activities such as building or substantially developing science experiment hardware. The amount available for any given program element ranges from less than a million dollars to several million dollars total, which means NASA may select only a handful of proposals in some elements or several dozen in others depending on priorities and proposal quality. Most awards are expected to run about four years, although certain elements may allow shorter or longer periods.

The solicitation is open in a very broad sense: eligible applicants are essentially unrestricted and can include universities, companies, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other government agencies, with no stated limits on teaming arrangements. Foreign organizations may participate, but NASA policy requires that collaborations involving non-U.S. organizations be conducted with no exchange of funds, which is an important constraint for international teams planning budgets and roles.

NASA may issue awards using several different legal instruments depending on the organization and the nature of the work, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. Cost sharing or matching is not required for this opportunity. For ROSES 2008 overall, proposal due dates begin May 9, 2008 and extend through March 27, 2009, with due dates varying by program element. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are requested for most elements, with early NOI timing beginning March 14, 2008, again depending on the specific element’s schedule. For the Planetary Atmospheres listing shown here (PATM under NNH08ZDA001N), the posting dates indicate a posted date of March 12, 2008 and an original and current closing date of June 20, 2008, with an archive date of July 20, 2008.

Submission is electronic and must be made by an authorized organizational representative. Proposals can be submitted through NSPIRES (NASA’s proposal system) or via Grants.gov, but NSPIRES registration is required for any organization intending to propose, and Grants.gov registration is additionally required if submitting through that portal. All investigators and proposal participants, including principal investigators and co-investigators, must be registered in NSPIRES, and applicants are encouraged to register and familiarize themselves with the systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid administrative delays.

Applicants find the solicitation on the NASA Research Opportunities homepage through NSPIRES, and they can also locate individual ROSES program elements in Grants.gov using the Advanced Search feature by entering the funding opportunity number NNH08ZDA001N, which returns a list of program elements and associated packages. Detailed questions about a specific program element are directed to the relevant Program Officer identified in the element’s Summary of Key Information, while general policy and procedural questions for the NRA are directed to Dr. Yvonne Pendleton at NASA Headquarters (sara@nasa.gov, 202-358-1182).

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