Opportunity ID: 358608

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NNH24ZEA001N-ULI2
Funding Opportunity Title: D.4 University Leadership Initiative 2 (ULI2)
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:
Assistance Listings: 43.002 — Aeronautics
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Mar 31, 2025
Last Updated Date: Mar 31, 2025
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 26, 2025
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 26, 2025
Archive Date: Jul 26, 2025
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 High-Speed 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 June 26, 2025. 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 Wednesday Apr 30, 2025; 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET (https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/applicants-workshops/workshop9).

 

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 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:

Andrew Provenza
Email:HQ-UnivPartnerships@mail.nasa.gov

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Related Documents

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Andrew Provenza
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
ULI2 ULI2 PKG00290525 Mar 31, 2025 Jun 26, 2025 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

358608 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf

358608 NASA_OtherProjectInformation-1.0.pdf

358608 Nasa_PIandAORSupplementalDataSheet-1.0.pdf

358608 RR_Budget_3_0-3.0.pdf

358608 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf

358608 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf

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