NASA Research Announcement Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) - 2013

This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Announcement (NRA), 
entitled Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES)–2013, solicits basic and 
applied research in support of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD). This NRA covers all 
aspects of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences, 
including, but not limited to: theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data; aircraft, 
stratospheric balloon, suborbital rocket, International Space Station, and suborbital reusable 
launch vehicle investigations; development of experiment techniques suitable for future SMD 
space missions; development of concepts for future SMD space missions; development of 
advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions; development of techniques for and the 
laboratory analysis of both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, as well as terrestrial 
samples that support or otherwise help verify observations from SMD Earth system science 
missions; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to analyze space data, as 
well as returned samples from the Earth or space; Earth surface observations and field campaigns 
that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; 
development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and 
development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data.
Awards range from under $100K per year for focused, limited efforts (e.g., data analysis) to 
more than $1M per year for extensive activities (e.g., development of science experiment 
hardware). The funds available for awards in each program element offered in this NRA range 
from less than one to several million dollars, which allow selection from a few to as many as 
several dozen proposals depending on the program objectives and the submission of proposals of 
merit. Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intraagency transfers depending on the nature of the proposing organization and/or program 
requirements. The typical period of performance for an award is four years, although a few 
programs may specify shorter or longer (maximum of five years) periods. Organizations of every 
type, domestic and foreign, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, may submit 
proposals without restriction on teaming arrangements. Note that it is NASA policy that all 
investigations involving non-U.S. organizations will be conducted on the basis of no exchange of 
funds. Any changes or modifications to any of these guidelines will be specified in the 
descriptions of the relevant program elements in the Appendices of this solicitation.

ROSES-2013 is an omnibus NASA Research Announcement. It contains over 50 different proposal opportunities. The document 'Summary of Solicitation' describes the common requirements for all ROSES-2013 proposal opportunities. The documents 'Table 2' and 'Table 3' contain the list of all proposal opportunities and their due dates. The document 'Complete ROSES 2013' contains the Summary of Solicitation, Tables 2 and 3, and the description of all proposal opportunities; bookmarks within the document can help in navigation. Proposers interested in a single proposal opportunity may find the home page for that proposal opportunity by opening 'Table 2' (sorted by proposal due date) or 'Table 3' (sorted by appendix number) above or in the full ROSES document, and clicking on the appropriate hyperlink. Any amendments to ROSES-2013 may be found by opening 'Amendments'. Any clarifications or corrections will be tracked in the “Corrections and Clarifications” document. All ROSES documents are kept up to date and incorporate amendments, clarifications, and corrections in a clearly identifiable manner.

link to solicitation