ROSES 2022: Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research | NNH22ZDA001N ICAR

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ROSES 2022: Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR) is a NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) funding opportunity that sits inside NASA's larger annual omnibus solicitation called Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2022. The key idea behind ROSES being an "omnibus" announcement is that it is not one single call with one set of dates and topics; instead, it is a collection of many individual program elements, each with its own scientific scope, instructions, points of contact, and due dates. ICAR is one of those individual elements, focused on supporting interdisciplinary, consortium-style astrobiology research efforts.

This opportunity is administered by NASA Headquarters under CFDA 43.001, released as part of ROSES 2022 on February 14, 2022, and posted as a discretionary funding opportunity. While ROSES as a whole can result in multiple award types (grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and certain government transfers), this specific listing identifies the primary instrument for ICAR as a cooperative agreement. In practice, NASA emphasizes that most extramural ROSES awards are grants and that many ROSES elements explicitly exclude contracts because contracts do not fit the research nature of what is being requested. The usual period of performance for ROSES-funded work is about three years, though some program elements may allow up to five years or require shorter timelines depending on the work.

A practical requirement that matters for applicants is that you must download and use the instructions document packaged with the application (provided as a zip file) because it contains at least one required form that must be attached to the final proposal submission. In other words, you cannot rely only on the basic online forms; there is a required attachment that comes specifically from that instructions package, and missing it could make the proposal noncompliant.

Eligibility under ROSES is generally broad: many types of organizations may apply, including government and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and domestic or foreign organizations, with important caveats. The most important caveat is funding: NASA generally provides funding only to US institutions. Non-US organizations may participate under a no-exchange-of-funds approach, and they are directed to consult the NASA Guidebook for Proposers for the detailed rules, including special situations where a non-US proposal involves US personnel for whom NASA funding is requested. Some ROSES calls are jointly issued with non-US partners (for example, certain observing programs), and those would include additional special participation rules where relevant.

For finding the exact ICAR requirements (as opposed to the generic ROSES overview text), NASA directs applicants to use the ROSES 2022 tables in NSPIRES. The ROSES 2022 landing page contains the full solicitation, the summary, and tables listing all program elements and their due dates. To get the authoritative ICAR instructions, an applicant is expected to go to the ROSES tables (Table 2 or Table 3), click the program element title, and then download the specific PDF for that element under the "Announcement Documents" section on the program element page. NASA notes that each science division uses a letter designation (for example, A for Earth Science, B for Heliophysics, and so on), and within each division the element labeled "1" is always the division overview, which provides default rules and context that can apply across elements in that division.

Administrative logistics run through NSPIRES. Proposers must be affiliated with an institution registered in NSPIRES (nspires.nasaprs.com), and ROSES updates can matter because not all program elements are necessarily available the day ROSES is released. NASA recommends that applicants subscribe to SMD mailing lists within NSPIRES, monitor the ROSES 2022 RSS feed for amendments and clarifications, and use NASA's ROSES due date calendars (organized by science division) to keep track of deadlines as they are updated. For help, NASA maintains a ROSES FAQ page, provides a general policy and procedures contact (the SMD research lead via sara@nasa.gov), and separates that from technical questions that must go to the specific program officer(s) listed for the relevant program element.

From the listing details provided, the funding opportunity number is NNH22ZDA001N with the ICAR identifier, the opportunity category is discretionary, the activity category is science and technology and other research and development, the posting (creation) date is May 16, 2022, and the original closing date shown is January 10, 2023. The award ceiling and expected number of awards are not specified in the excerpt, which is consistent with how many ROSES elements are presented at the synopsis level; the actual funding levels, scope, and review expectations are typically spelled out in the specific program element PDF for ICAR.

• The NASA Headquarters in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ROSES 2022: Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 43.001.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-05-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-01-10. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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