NASA Space Biology Grant: Research Opportunities in Space Biology

This solicitation (NRA NNH12ZTT001N), entitled, “Research Opportunities in Space Biology,” will be available on or about September 30, 2012. This solicitation will be found by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings “Solicitations” to “Open Solicitations.”

Step-1 proposals are due on October 31, 2012 at 5 PM Eastern Time, and invited Step-2 proposals are due on December 19, 2012 at 5 PM Eastern Time. Proposals must be submitted electronically by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Proposers can use either NSPIRES (see URL above) or Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov ) for proposal submission. NASA’s selection of research projects will be guided by recommendations of the National Research Council’s 2011 Decadal Survey Report, “Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era” (http:www.nap.edu/catalog/13048.html )

All categories of U.S. institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to this NRA. Principal Investigators (PIs) may collaborate with investigators from universities, Federal Government laboratories, the private sector, state and local government laboratories and other countries.

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. Instructions on how to register in NSPIRES will be described in the NRA. 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 in regards to 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.

For technical information regarding the use of flight hardware:
Dr. Howard G. Levine
NASA ISS Ground Processing and Research Office
Mail Code UB-C
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Phone: 321-861-3502
Email: Howard.G.Levine@nasa.gov

For technical information regarding ground to flight research:
Dr. Jeffrey D. Smith
Space Biology Project Scientist
Mail Stop 236-5
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Phone 650-604-0880
Email: jeffrey.d.smith@nasa.gov

Programmatic information for this NRA and information on New Investigation Proposals is available from:
Dr. David L. Tomko
Program Executive for Space Biology
Life and Physical Sciences Division
NASA Headquarters
Phone: 202-358-2211
Email: dtomko@nasa.gov

Additional NASA contracting information for this NRA is available from:
Cassandra Williams
Contract Specialist
NASA Shared Services Center
Email: cassandra.williams-1@nasa.gov
Phone: (228) 813-6271