Opportunity ID: 135414

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NNH12ZUA002N
Funding Opportunity Title: NASA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST – NASA INNOVATIVE ADVANCED CONCEPTS: PHASE I STUDIES – NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT – 2012
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Other
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 43.009 — Cross Agency Support
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Dec 21, 2011
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: – Step A proposal whitepapers due February 9, 2012;
Step B full proposals (if invited) due April 16, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: – Step A proposal whitepapers due February 9, 2012;
Step B full proposals (if invited) due April 16, 2012
Archive Date: Dec 21, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility”
Additional Information on Eligibility: Unrestricted

Additional Information

Agency Name: NASA Headquarters
Description: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters is releasing a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for initial studies of visionary aerospace concepts. NNH12ZUA001N, entitled NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts: Phase I Studies, will be available as of January 9, 2012 by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings “Solicitations” to “Open Solicitations.”

This solicitation represents a second year of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which issued its first solicitation on March 1, 2011, and awarded 30 Phase I studies. These are currently underway. More information is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/niac/ .

This NRA will solicit multiple studies, each of which will investigate an architecture, mission, or system concept that has the potential to change the possible in space or aeronautics. NIAC is part of the Space Technology Program in the Office of Chief Technologist (OCT). Aerospace architecture, mission, or system concepts proposed for NIAC Phase I studies must be exciting, unexplored, far-term, and technically credible. Proposals for narrow technology or subsystem development, or incremental or near-term advancement, are explicitly out of scope for this program. Finally, while NIAC encourages great leaps and accepts the accompanying risk, proposals must be technically credible, based on sound scientific principles.

The 2012 NIAC Phase I solicitation will be a two step process. Step A will be a 2-page white paper. Proposals shall be submitted electronically, and all Step A proposers shall use the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES), accessible at http://nspires.nasaprs.com , or for Step A may also use Grants.gov. Step B full proposals will be eligible only if invited after review of a Step A submission. Step B proposals shall be submitted electronically through NSPIRES only.

This solicitation will be an open announcement; anyone is welcome to respond. Affiliation with any educational institution, commercial or not-for-profit organization, research laboratory, government agency, or NASA Center (including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) is permitted. Individuals may submit, as long as they meet the registration requirements for NSPIRES. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES, and such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. Each electronic proposal system places requirements on the registration of principal investigators and other participants (e.g. co-investigators). Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the electronic proposal system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information. Specific propo
sal submission deadline dates, evaluation criteria, and submission information will be identified in the NRA. Step A White Papers will be due on or before February 9, 2012; Step B full Proposals will be due on or before April 16, 2012.

Comments and questions may be addressed by e-mail to NIAC Program representatives at hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov. Responses to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and also included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the solicitation; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.

Link to Additional Information: Click on the following link to see the full text of the announcement for this funding opportunity.
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

John (Jay) Falker PhD
hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov
NAIS Support
nais.support@nasa.gov

Email:hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov

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Agency Contact Information: John (Jay) Falker PhD
hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov
NAIS Support
nais.support@nasa.gov

Email: hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
43.009 NIAC12A NIAC12A: Proposals PKG00091050 Jan 09, 2012 Feb 09, 2012 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

135414 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf

135414 NASA_OtherProjectInformation-1.0.pdf

135414 Nasa_PIandAORSupplementalDataSheet-1.0.pdf

135414 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf

135414 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

135414 NASA_SeniorKeyPersonSupplementalDataSheet-1.0.pdf

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