NASA Johnson Space Center Offers Grant for Ground-Based Space Radiobiology Studies

On or about March 17, 2009 this NRA will be available electronically by
opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings
“Solicitations” to “Open Solicitations.” This National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) Research Announcement (NRA) solicits
ground-based proposals for the Space Radiation Program Element (SRPE)
components of the Human Research Program (HRP).

Proposals are solicited by the SRPE in the area of Space Radiation
Biology utilizing beams of high energy heavy ions simulating space
radiation at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL), at Brookhaven
National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York.

Step-1 proposals are due on April 23, 2009, and invited Step-2 proposals
are due on June 25, 2009. Proposals are required to be submitted
electronically and must be submitted by an authorized official of the
proposing organization.

Participation is open to all categories of organizations, including
educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA
Centers, and other Government Agencies. Electronic proposals may be
submitted via the NASA Centers, and other Government Agencies.
Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA Proposal data system
NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. 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
system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) of interest to
familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested
information. Questions concerning responding to this NRA may be
addressed to the contacts referenced in the full solicitation document.

This is a broad agency announcement as specified in FAR 6.102 (d)(2).
Notwithstanding the posting of this opportunity at FedBizOpps.gov,
nspires.nasaprs.com, or Grants.gov, NASA reserves the right to determine
the appropriate award instrument for each proposal selected pursuant to
this announcement.

Direct questions specifically regarding this solicitation to:
Name: Vanessa R. Beene
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: (281) 244-5257