The NASA Headquarters has posted a grant opportunity titled "ROSES 2024: A.16 Cryospheric Science". This grant falls under the category of Science and Technology and other Research and Development. The funding instrument type for this grant is a Grant. The grant does not require any cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity is open to eligible applicants, which include organizations affiliated with an institution at nspires.nasaprs.com/ and, in general, NASA provides funding only to U.S. institutions. The grant notice provides additional information on eligibility for organizations outside the U.S.
The grant notice specifies that this program requests optional Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by September 13, 2024. The full posting on NSPIRES contains details regarding the submission process. Proposers must retrieve the instructions document (zip file) associated with the application package for this opportunity as there is at least one required form that must be attached to the submitted proposal package.
The ROSES-2024 grant opportunity released by the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is an omnibus Research Announcement (NRA) that covers a wide range of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences. The grants awarded under this program can take the form of grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the nature of the work proposed, the proposing organization, and/or program requirements. However, most extramural research awards deriving from ROSES will be grants, and contracts are generally excluded. The typical period of performance for an award is three years, but some programs may allow up to five years and others specify shorter periods.
The grant notice emphasizes that organizations of every type, government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, domestic and foreign (with some caveats), may submit proposals without restriction on teaming arrangements. The program elements and due dates can be found in the tables provided in the grant notice. The full text of the ROSES-2024 "Summary of Solicitation" can be accessed through NSPIRES.
For specific information on each program element, proposers can download and read the PDF of the text of the program element of interest from the NSPIRES page. The grant notice also provides links to frequently asked questions, general ROSES-2024 policies and procedures, and a list of program officers for specific program elements.
For further inquiries about this funding announcement, proposers can contact Thorsten Markus, the grantor, at thorsten.markus@nasa.gov. The full text of the announcement and additional information can be found at the following link: https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2024.