2025 Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) NOFO
ID: 356941Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC)

Award Range

$0 - $0

Eligible Applicants

Unrestricted

Funding Category

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Funding Instrument

Procurement Contract

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356941

Additional Information

https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do?solId={0FCFE162-702B-B48A-F815-7D6E4C6C85E7}&path=open
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    Description

    NASA's Johnson Space Center has announced the 2025 Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), inviting proposals for applied research that supports NASA's Human Research Program (HRP). The research will focus on five key elements: Space Radiation, Human Health Countermeasures, Exploration Medical Capability, Human Factors and Behavioral Performance, and Research Operations and Integration, aiming to enhance human health and performance for safe and productive space exploration. Awards will range from under $250,000 for limited efforts to $1.2 million for extensive projects, with a total funding pool that may reach several million dollars, and proposals are due in a staggered manner from December 2, 2024, through October 2025. Interested applicants can find more information and submit proposals via the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com, and may contact Steven Platts, Ph.D., at JS-HRP-Chief-Science-Office@mail.NASA.gov for further inquiries.

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