NASA Reminder: ROSBio Appendix G: NOIs due December 4, 2017
Solicitation Number: NNH16ZTT001N-FG
Release Date: November 3, 2017
NOIs Due: December 4, 2017 (one week away!)
Proposals Due: Feb 2, 2018
Reminder: Research Opportunities in Space Biology (ROSBio) – 2016 “Appendix G: Solicitation of Proposals for Flight and Ground Space Biology Research” NNH16ZTT001N-FG
This Appendix to the Research Opportunities in Space Biology (ROSBio) – 2016 NASA Omnibus Research Announcement (hereafter referred to as ROSBio-2016 Omnibus NRA) solicits proposals that will increase NASA’s understanding of how living systems acclimate to spaceflight to support human space exploration.
The solicited research falls into into the following four research emphases: Microbiomes of the Built Environment (MoBE) of Spacecraft, Plant Biology to support Human Space Exploration, Animal Biology in support of Human Space Exploration, and Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Proposals submitted in response to this Appendix may include the following characteristics, based on the award type (please see the solicitation for descriptions of specific award types): Spaceflight experiments using ISS or non-ISS flights; Ground-based experiments; Individual PIs or PI teams; New Space Biology investigations; Postdoctoral fellows who wish to develop a career in Space Biology research; and Investigators who wish to develop new hypotheses based on data in GeneLab.
Proposals must address Space Biology research emphases, visions, and goals identified in the ROSBio-2016 Omnibus NRA or in the Space Biology Science Plan 2016-2025, and/or recommendations from the Decadal Survey.
Appendix G can be found at https://tinyurl.com/ROSBio-FG. Non-binding Notices of Intents (NOIs) are due Dec. 4, 2017 at 5 PM ET and full proposals are due Feb. 2, 2018 at 5 PM ET. Proposals must be submitted electronically by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Proposers may use either NSPIRES (http://nspires.nasaprs.com/) or Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) for proposal submission, but must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of the submission method.
