NASA Grants: Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters, has released a solicitation, titled “NASA

Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), Phase II,” as an Appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) NASA

Research Announcement (NRA), titled “Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion – 2020

(SpaceTech-REDDI-2020),” on December 9, 2019.

Complete details (to include due dates) can be accessed via the following steps:

1. Open the NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

2. Select “Solicitations”

3. Select “Open Solicitations”

4. Select “Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion – 2020 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2020)

80HQTR20NOA01″

5. Select “List of Open Program Elements”

6. Select “NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II, 80HQTR20NOA01-20NIAC_A2”

7. Select “NIAC Phase II Solicitation Document” under Announcement Documents

The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program supports innovative research through Phase I, Phase II, and

Phase III awards. Phase II awards are typically a two year effort to further develop the most promising Phase I concepts, and to explore potential infusion options within NASA and beyond. Notice of Intent to the Phase II proposal is due on December 16, 2019 (5 PM Eastern) and the Proposal is due on February 12, 2020 (5 PM Eastern).

This Appendix is open to all categories of U.S organizations, providing that they have successfully completed a NIAC Phase I study that has not already been followed by selection to Phase II. NIAC Fellows or their designees of the predecessor NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts are no longer eligible to submit Phase II proposals based on those prior Phase I studies. NIAC Principal Investigators (PIs) and team members may be affiliated with any educational institution, commercial or not-for-profit organization, research laboratory, agency, or NASA Center (including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory). Teaming by non-U.S. organizations in proposed efforts is permitted but subject to NASA’s policy on foreign participation defined in SpaceTech-REDDI-2020. Proposers and Co-Investigators must register in the NSPIRES (https://nspires.nasaprs.com).

All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES by an authorized organizational representative (AOR).

Detailed submission instructions are provided in the SpaceTech-REDDI-2020 NRA, as well as the Guidebook for Proposers

Responding to a NASA Funding Announcement (April 2018). Potential proposers and their proposing organizations are

urged to familiarize themselves with the submission system, ensure they are registered in NSPIRES, and submit the

required proposal materials well in advance of the deadline.

Any updates to this Appendix will be posted on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and

Evaluation System (NSPIRES) page for this Appendix (https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/). Offerors are encouraged

to regularly refer to this website for updates and other information relative to this Appendix. Proposers are encouraged to

submit their questions regarding this Appendix to hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov.

Interested proposers should monitor the NSPIRES website or subscribe to the electronic notification system there for

release of the SpaceTech-REDDI-2020 Appendices.

Technical, programmatic, and procurement comments and questions may be addressed by e-mail to hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov. Responses to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and may also be included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the Appendix; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters, has released a solicitation, titled “NASA

Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), Phase II,” as an Appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) NASA

Research Announcement (NRA), titled “Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion – 2020

(SpaceTech-REDDI-2020),” on December 9, 2019.

Complete details (to include due dates) can be accessed via the following steps:

1. Open the NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

2. Select “Solicitations”

3. Select “Open Solicitations”

4. Select “Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion – 2020 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2020)

80HQTR20NOA01″

5. Select “List of Open Program Elements”

6. Select “NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II, 80HQTR20NOA01-20NIAC_A2”

7. Select “NIAC Phase II Solicitation Document” under Announcement Documents

The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program supports innovative research through Phase I, Phase II, and

Phase III awards. Phase II awards are typically a two year effort to further develop the most promising Phase I concepts, and to explore potential infusion options within NASA and beyond. Notice of Intent to the Phase II proposal is due on December 16, 2019 (5 PM Eastern) and the Proposal is due on February 12, 2020 (5 PM Eastern).

This Appendix is open to all categories of U.S organizations, providing that they have successfully completed a NIAC Phase I study that has not already been followed by selection to Phase II. NIAC Fellows or their designees of the predecessor NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts are no longer eligible to submit Phase II proposals based on those prior Phase I studies. NIAC Principal Investigators (PIs) and team members may be affiliated with any educational institution, commercial or not-for-profit organization, research laboratory, agency, or NASA Center (including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory). Teaming by non-U.S. organizations in proposed efforts is permitted but subject to NASA’s policy on foreign participation defined in SpaceTech-REDDI-2020. Proposers and Co-Investigators must register in the NSPIRES (https://nspires.nasaprs.com).

All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES by an authorized organizational representative (AOR).

Detailed submission instructions are provided in the SpaceTech-REDDI-2020 NRA, as well as the Guidebook for Proposers

Responding to a NASA Funding Announcement (April 2018). Potential proposers and their proposing organizations are

urged to familiarize themselves with the submission system, ensure they are registered in NSPIRES, and submit the

required proposal materials well in advance of the deadline.

Any updates to this Appendix will be posted on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and

Evaluation System (NSPIRES) page for this Appendix (https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/). Offerors are encouraged

to regularly refer to this website for updates and other information relative to this Appendix. Proposers are encouraged to

submit their questions regarding this Appendix to hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov.

Interested proposers should monitor the NSPIRES website or subscribe to the electronic notification system there for

release of the SpaceTech-REDDI-2020 Appendices.

Technical, programmatic, and procurement comments and questions may be addressed by e-mail to hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov. Responses to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and may also be included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the Appendix; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.