NASA’s Human Research Program Offers Grant for Space Exploration Crew Health and Performance Research

New NASA Research Announcement NNJ21ZSA001N-FLAGSHIP Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions

NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) has released solicited research response area NRA NNJ21ZSA001N-FLAGSHIP “NASA Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions” that solicits applied research in support of HRP goals and objectives. This response area is Appendix A of the Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) NRA (NNJ21ZSA001N).

 Proposals are solicited by NASA in the area of:

·        Characterization of Trabecular Bone Microarchitecture due to Skeletal Unloading.

 Appendix A of the HERO NRA and associated documentation can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/HERO21-FLAGSHIP.

 The HERO NRA including all open appendices is available through the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at: https://tinyurl.com/HERO21OVERVIEW.

 A virtual Pre-Proposers Conference is scheduled for August 11, 2021, and more details are posted alongside this solicitation on NSPIRES. Appendix A Step-1 proposals are due September 1, 2021. Invited Appendix A Step-2 proposals are due December 1, 2021.

 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.

Thank you for your continued interest in NASA. Please refer to the solicitation document for contact information.