NASA posts list of planned solicitations

The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is planning to release several solicitations in the next two years, including Announcements of Opportunity (AOs), Cooperative Agreement Notices (CANs), and the ROSES NASA Research Announcement (NRA). SMD’s current snapshot of planning for future solicitations through mid-2009 has been posted on the SARA website at http://science.hq.nasa.gov/research/sara_grant_sols.html (select “Planned SMD Solicitations” in the middle of the page). This snapshot includes the expected dates of release for upcoming solicitations, to the extent that they are currently known.

2008 Projected

CAN — NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI), Cycle 1, May 2008

AO — Stand Alone Mission of Opportunity Notice 2008 (SALMON 08), June 2008 (Draft in March 2008)

AO — Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM), September 2008 (Draft in June 2008)

AO — New Frontiers Mission, October 2008 (Draft in July 2008)

2009 Estimated (through mid-2009)

NRA — Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2009 (ROSES 09), February 2009

AO — Solar Probe, Winter (Jan-Mar) 2009

AO — Discovery Missions, Winter (Jan-Mar) 2009

AO — Exoplanet Probe, Winter (Jan-Mar) 2009

AO — Stand Alone Mission of Opportunity Notice 2009 (SALMON 09), Spring (Apr-Jun) 2009 (includes LADDE if necessary)

It is NASA’s intention that this planning list will be updated whenever changes in the planning dates for future solicitations are announced. Community members are encouraged to check the SARA website for the current planning dates for AOs.

For further information on NASA’s planning for future solicitations, please contact Dr. Paul Hertz, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; email at paul.hertz@nasa.gov.