NASA Research Announcement: 2011 Competititive Prgram for Science Museums and Planetariums and other Education Institutions
Synopsis – Apr 01, 2011
Modification 01 – Posted on Apr 05, 2011 New!
General Information Solicitation Number: NNH11ZHA004N Posted Date: Apr 01, 2011 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Apr 01, 2011 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No FedGrants Posted Date: Apr 01, 2011 Application Due Date Explanation: NNH11ZHA004N Release Date: March 31, 2011 Proposals Due: June 29, 2011 Classification Code: 99 — Miscellaneous NAICS Code: 712110 – Museums
Grant Specific Information Funding Instrument Type: Grant Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Funding Instrument Type: Other CFDA Number: 43.008 Cost Sharing or Matching Required: No Estimated Total Program Funding: not available Expected Number of Awards: not available Ceiling Amount: $1,250,000.00 Floor Amount: $100,000.00 Funding Activity: Other (O) Science and Technology and other Research and Development/Aeronautics/Space Operations/Exploration Eligible Applicants: 25 – Others Non-Profits, State, Local, or Federally-Recognized Tribal Government Link to Full Announcement: http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Contracting Office Address
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
Description
Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, and inter- or intra-agency transfers depending on the nature of the proposing organization and/or project requirements. The period of performance for an award may be one to five years. Note that it is NASA policy that all investigations involving non-U.S. organizations will be conducted on the basis of no exchange of funds.
An optional pre-proposal teleconference will be held on May 2, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Prospective proposers are requested to submit any questions in writing to CP4SMP@jpl.nasa.gov no later than 4 business days before the teleconference so that NASA will be able to cover as much information as possible at the teleconference. NASA plans to post written questions and answers and teleconference charts to the NSPIRES website. An opportunity to ask questions and solicit clarification will be provided in the teleconference. To dial into the teleconference, call 1-888-469-1385. The participant passcode is CP4SMP. For relay services for the hearing impaired, call 711 at least 30 minutes before the call is to begin.
Only non-profit informal education institutions, i.e. IEI, located in the United States or its Territories that provide science, technology, engineering and mathematics, i.e., STEM programming including exhibits are eligible to apply for this NASA Research Announcement, i.e. NRA. An eligible institution does not need to have the words museum, visitor center, science, or planetarium in its legal name. No later than the due date for proposals, applicant entities to the NRA are required to have:
1–a Data Universal Numbering System -DUNS–number, a valid registration with the Central Contractor Registry or CCR, a valid registration with NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System or NSPIRES–including for any entities proposed to receive subawards or contracts.
Consult Section VII. Eligibility Requirements of this NRA for the complete detailed explanations and caveats related to institutional eligibility. Principal Investigators (PIs) must be the President, Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board, or similarly ranked executive from an eligible institution.
NASA’s Office of Education, Integration Division, Informal Education Program, in cooperation with NASA’s Offices of Communications and Chief Technologist and Mission Directorates e.g., Aeronautics Research, Exploration Systems, Science, and Space Operations, solicits proposals for uniquely NASA informal education projects, exhibits and/or partnerships with K-12 schools to inspire science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics or STEM learning.
This NRA or solicitation seeks projects featuring NASA-themed content in space exploration, aeronautics, space science, Earth science, or microgravity, or a combination of these topics to support NASA education outcomes. The Mission Directorates cooperating with this NRA have identified content priorities aligned with the NASA Strategic Plan. Consult Section IV. Technical Content Description for Mission Directorate priorities. Proposals also should address substantiated such as through an existing needs assessment, national, regional or local educational needs or challenges and offer solutions with potential for significant impact.
Proposed projects should address the NASA Education Strategic Coordination Framework’s Outcome 3, which relates to formal and informal education partnerships. Partnerships with K-12 schools to support inquiry-based education are highly encouraged. Partnerships with Tribal Colleges and Universities or TCU and other minority serving institutions are highly encouraged. See Appendix C of this NRA for partnership discussion.
Examples of eligible projects include but are not limited to: exhibits, i.e. permanent, traveling, or virtual, STEM programming serving educators, students, youth, parents, and the general public; STEM programming for informal education providers and staff professional development such as youth groups, out-of-school-time programs, youth group leaders, workshop or activity leaders, curriculum developers, docent managers, exhibit designers, library professionals, community education leaders, education and public outreach professionals; informal learning research in STEM, informal education programs, data usage and analysis; curriculum support for informal science education, technology development, performing arts, or activities that are focused on targeted populations, such as women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Grantee institutions have the responsibility for budgeting and documenting compliance with Code of Federal Regulations, 14 CFRS1230, commonly referred to as “the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects.” Research to develop NASA-themed exhibits, programs, curriculum products, etc., may involve full human subjects review through an Institutional Review Board or IRB or it may be exempt. An IRB also certifies when research is exempt.
Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES. Electronic submission of proposals is required by the due date and must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative who will submit the electronic proposal. All principal investigators and other participants such as co-investigators or evaluators must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of submission system. Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the systems well in advance of the proposal due date to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information.
Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA proposal data system NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. Organizations that intend to submit proposals via Grants.gov must be registered 1– with Grants.gov and 2–with NSPIRES.
Additional programmatic information for this NRA may develop before the proposal due date. If so, such information will be added as a Frequently Asked Question or FAQ or formal amendment to this NRA and posted on http://nspires.nasaprs.com . It is the proposer’s responsibility to regularly check NSPIRES for updates to this NRA.
When the CP4SMP+ portal page on NSPIRES is updated a notice will be added to the NASA Education Express weekly news service. To subscribe to NASA Express, go to http://www.nasa.gov/education/express .
Point of Contact
Name: Anita Sohus Title: NIEO Project Manager Phone: 818-393-0818 Fax: 818-354-7586 Email: CP4SMP@jpl.nasa.gov
