NASA is offering this grant for research on Team Composition within Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO).

NASA Research Announcement 80JSC019N0001- TEAM, Team Composition

Appendix G, Team Composition, has been posted to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Research Announcement (NRA) entitled Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) 2019. 

The NASA HERO NRA solicits research in support of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). Solicitations are posted as appendices under the HERO NRA and may result in a grant, cooperative agreement, contract award, or other transaction as authorized by 51 USC 20113(e) and its implementing guidance. A NASA awards officer will determine the appropriate award instrument for the selections resulting from the HERO NRA.

The solicitation for Appendix G (solicitation no. 80JSC019N0001-TEAM) has been posted to the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at: https://tinyurl.com/HERO19-TEAM. Please review the posted solicitation for details regarding the research requirements and deliverables, proposal instructions, proposal evaluation process, and submittal dates. The HERO NRA including all open appendices is available through the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at: https://tinyurl.com/NASA-HERO-2019.

Appendix G Step-1 proposals are due July 15, 2020. Invited Appendix G Step-2 proposals are due September 3, 2020. All categories of United States (U.S.) institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to the NRA. Principal Investigators may collaborate with universities, Federal Government laboratories, the private sector, and state and local government laboratories. In all such arrangements, the applying entity is expected to be responsible for administering the project according to the management approach presented in the proposal. NASA’s policy is to conduct research with non-U.S. organizations on a cooperative, no exchange-of-funds basis.

The official website for the HERO NRA Appendix G solicitation is at https://tinyurl.com/HERO19-TEAM. Entities or individuals interested in submitting a proposal for Appendix G should monitor the official website as information may be updated periodically. This notice in beta.SAM.gov will not be updated. 

For questions regarding this notice contact:

Jennifer Sharp

Contract Specialist, Projects Procurement Office

NASA Johnson Space Center

Email: jennifer.r.sharp@nasa.gov

For questions regarding Appendix G to the HERO NRA contact:

Jennifer Fogarty, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist, Human Research Program

NASA Johnson Space Center

Email: JS-HRP-Chief-Science-Office@mail.NASA.gov