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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2008 SMAP Science Definition Team (funding opportunity number NNH08ZDA001N, listed as SMAPSDT) is part of NASA Headquarters' broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008 (ROSES 2008) announcement. In practical terms, it sits within a large, umbrella NASA Research Announcement that invites proposals for basic and applied research and related technology work that supports NASA's Science Mission Directorate. While this specific listing is labeled for the SMAP Science Definition Team, it is governed by the same overall ROSES structure, rules, and submission systems used across many Earth and space science program elements.

The overarching purpose of ROSES 2008 is to fund research and technology activities across NASA's major science research areas: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. The scope is intentionally broad and can include theory, modeling, and analysis of NASA science data; field and airborne campaigns (including aircraft, stratospheric balloons, and suborbital rockets); development of experimental techniques and instrumentation concepts for future missions; advanced technologies relevant to NASA missions; laboratory methods and analyses for extraterrestrial returned samples as well as terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret Earth observations; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to interpret space-based data and samples; development of integrated Earth system models; and applied science and information systems that translate Earth science research and data into societal or decision-support uses. In other words, the solicitation is designed to support the full pipeline from fundamental science questions through enabling technologies and applications, depending on the specific program element being competed.

Funding levels vary widely by the nature and ambition of the proposed work. The announcement notes that awards can range from under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused efforts such as data analysis to more than $1,000,000 per year for large, complex activities such as building or advancing science hardware. Each program element under ROSES has its own pot of money, typically ranging from less than $1 million to several million dollars, which means NASA might fund only a few proposals in some areas or several dozen in others depending on program priorities and proposal quality. Awards may be issued using different legal mechanisms, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or inter- and intra-agency transfers, largely depending on the type of organization applying and the specific program needs. The typical period of performance is about four years, though some program elements may specify a shorter or longer project duration.

Eligibility is broadly open and described as unrestricted, meaning domestic and foreign organizations may participate, including universities, private industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other government agencies, with no stated restriction on teaming arrangements or the number of proposals. One important condition is NASA's policy for non-US organizations: collaborations involving non-US entities must be conducted on a no-exchange-of-funds basis, meaning NASA generally will not send award money to non-US organizations even if they are involved in the work.

The solicitation is run electronically and requires organizations and investigators to be registered in NASA's NSPIRES system, with Grants.gov as an alternative submission path for proposals when applicable. Submissions must be made by an authorized organizational representative, and all principal investigators and co-investigators or other named participants must have NSPIRES registrations. NASA strongly encourages applicants to start registrations and system familiarization early to avoid last-minute submission problems. Program elements can be located on Grants.gov using an advanced search by the funding opportunity number (NNH08ZDA001N) to pull up the set of ROSES elements and then selecting the specific element's package.

Key dates in the ROSES 2008 cycle span much of 2008 and into 2009, with proposal due dates beginning May 9, 2008 and continuing through March 27, 2009 depending on the program element. Notices of Intent (requested for most elements) start as early as March 14, 2008. For the SMAPSDT listing specifically, the posting date is May 15, 2008, with an original closing date of July 29, 2008 and an updated closing date of August 1, 2008, and the item archived August 31, 2008. No cost sharing or matching is required.

For questions, the announcement directs applicants to program-specific Program Officers identified in each program element's Summary of Key Information, while broader ROSES policy and procedure questions are directed to Dr. Yvonne Pendleton, Senior Advisor for Research and Analysis in NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters (contact information provided in the notice).

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