Opportunity ID: 347740

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NNH23ZEA001N-ULI
Funding Opportunity Title: University Leadership Initiative (ULI)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 43.002 — Aeronautics
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 6
Posted Date: Apr 25, 2023
Last Updated Date: Apr 25, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 06, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 06, 2023
Archive Date: Aug 05, 2023
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:

Additional Information

Agency Name: NASA Headquarters
Description:

University Leadership Initiative (ULI) provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise technical and organizational leadership in proposing unique technical challenges in aeronautics, defining multi-disciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative teaming strategies to strengthen the research impact.

Research proposals are sought in six ULI topic areas in Appendix D.4.

Topic 1: Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations (Strategic Thrust 1)

Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2)

Topic 3: Ultra-Efficient Subsonic Transports (Strategic Thrust 3)

Topic 4: Safe, Quiet, and Affordable Vertical Lift Air Vehicles (Strategic Thrust 4)

Topic 5: In-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance (Strategic Thrust 5)

Topic 6: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation (Strategic Thrust 6)

This NRA will utilize a two-step proposal submission and evaluation process. The initial step is a short mandatory Step-A proposal due July 6, 2023. Those offerors submitting the most highly rated Step-A proposals will be invited to submit a Step-B proposal. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES at https://nspires.nasaprs.com.

An Applicant’s Workshop will be held on Thursday May 11, 2023; 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET (https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/applicants-workshops/workshop7).

An interested partners list for this ULI is at https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/partners. To be listed as an interested lead or partner, please send electronic mail to hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov with “ULI Partnerships” in the subject line and include the information required for the table in that web page.

 

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:

NASA technical point of contact concerning this program: Gelsomina (Mina) Cappuccio
Email:HQ-UnivPartnerships@mail.nasa.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Apr 25, 2023

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NNH23ZEA001N-ULI
Funding Opportunity Title: University Leadership Initiative (ULI)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 43.002 — Aeronautics
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 6
Posted Date: Apr 25, 2023
Last Updated Date: Apr 25, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 06, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 06, 2023
Archive Date: Aug 05, 2023
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:

Additional Information

Agency Name: NASA Headquarters
Description:

University Leadership Initiative (ULI) provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise technical and organizational leadership in proposing unique technical challenges in aeronautics, defining multi-disciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative teaming strategies to strengthen the research impact.

Research proposals are sought in six ULI topic areas in Appendix D.4.

Topic 1: Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations (Strategic Thrust 1)

Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2)

Topic 3: Ultra-Efficient Subsonic Transports (Strategic Thrust 3)

Topic 4: Safe, Quiet, and Affordable Vertical Lift Air Vehicles (Strategic Thrust 4)

Topic 5: In-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance (Strategic Thrust 5)

Topic 6: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation (Strategic Thrust 6)

This NRA will utilize a two-step proposal submission and evaluation process. The initial step is a short mandatory Step-A proposal due July 6, 2023. Those offerors submitting the most highly rated Step-A proposals will be invited to submit a Step-B proposal. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES at https://nspires.nasaprs.com.

An Applicant’s Workshop will be held on Thursday May 11, 2023; 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET (https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/applicants-workshops/workshop7).

An interested partners list for this ULI is at https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/partners. To be listed as an interested lead or partner, please send electronic mail to hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov with “ULI Partnerships” in the subject line and include the information required for the table in that web page.

 

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:

NASA technical point of contact concerning this program: Gelsomina (Mina) Cappuccio
Email:HQ-UnivPartnerships@mail.nasa.gov

Related Documents

Packages

Agency Contact Information: NASA technical point of contact concerning this program: Gelsomina (Mina) Cappuccio
Email: HQ-UnivPartnerships@mail.nasa.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
43.002 ULI ULI Proposals PKG00281340 Apr 25, 2023 Jul 06, 2023 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

347740 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf

347740 NASA_OtherProjectInformation-1.0.pdf

347740 Nasa_PIandAORSupplementalDataSheet-1.0.pdf

347740 RR_Budget_3_0-3.0.pdf

347740 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf

347740 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf

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