THE GODDARD EARTH SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH GESTAR STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS | Apply Online

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THE GODDARD EARTH SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (GESTAR) Studies and Investigations is a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) discretionary funding opportunity in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, offered through a Cooperative Agreement. The notice you provided is not the full solicitation itself, but a modification to an earlier synopsis posted on August 16, 2010. The main purpose of this update is to notify interested organizations that NASA adjusted key schedule dates and reiterated where and how to obtain the official documents for the competition.

The most important change in this modification is a shift in the expected timing for the Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) release. The planned CAN release date moved from August 20, 2010 to on or about August 27, 2010. In addition, the due date for required Letters of Intent was extended from September 1, 2010 to September 15, 2010. The proposal due date remained listed as on or about November 1, 2010. In practical terms, the update gave prospective applicants more time to signal their intent to propose, while keeping the overall proposal timeline largely the same.

NASA indicates that all procurement-related documents for this opportunity would be posted online through the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities website (the NASA Acquisition Internet Service, NAIS). Applicants are expected to actively monitor that site for the release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments, and they are responsible for downloading their own copies of the solicitation package and updates. This is a standard instruction in federal funding competitions and matters because amendments can change requirements, formats, evaluation criteria, or deadlines; applicants are expected to stay current without individual notifications.

The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number NNG10323568 and is described as “Not Elsewhere Classified” under CFDA numbering (00.000), which typically indicates the listing is being handled outside a specific CFDA program line item. NASA anticipated making one award. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated in the synopsis, meaning applicants generally would not be required to provide a financial match as a condition of eligibility, though the full CAN would be the authoritative source for any budget or participation expectations.

Eligibility is limited to universities and nonprofit organizations (the listing shows “Others,” clarified in the eligibility text field). That suggests the competition is aimed at academic and nonprofit research performers rather than for-profit entities. Because the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, recipients should generally expect a higher level of NASA involvement than a typical grant, such as collaboration, coordination, or shared responsibilities during the period of performance, with the exact nature of that involvement defined in the full solicitation.

For access issues or questions tied to obtaining the full announcement electronically, the notice lists points of contact: Alicia D. Joyner (Alicia.D.Joyner@nasa.gov), Nipa Shah (nipa.shah@nasa.gov), and NAIS Support (nais.support@nasa.gov). The synopsis also notes an “Additional Information Link” that would lead to the full text of the announcement, which is where the detailed technical scope, submission instructions, formatting requirements, evaluation criteria, and required proposal elements would be spelled out.

Key dates and administrative details captured in the posting include: Posted August 16, 2010; creation date August 20, 2010; letters of intent due September 15, 2010 (revised); proposal due on or about November 1, 2010; and an archive date of August 20, 2011. Overall, the modification is primarily a scheduling and administrative update for a NASA GSFC cooperative agreement competition under the GESTAR Studies and Investigations umbrella, with universities and nonprofits as the eligible applicant pool and a single award anticipated.

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