ROSES-08 Amendment 4: Final text and due dates for Opportunities in SMD Education and Public Outreach

This amendment replaces the draft text in Appendix E.5 entitled “Opportunities in Science Mission Directorate Education and Public Outreach” with the final text. This solicitation is for investigations or projects utilizing SMD content supporting NASA education and public outreach objectives. It solicits proposals that address substantial and substantive educational needs or problems and offer solutions of significant impact. Projects are expected to be relevant to the NASA SMD Education portfolio. This relevance should be clearly demonstrated in the proposal.

Given the many accomplishments in NASA Earth and space science education and public outreach in recent years, the program places particular emphasis on systemic and/or sustainable educational impact from SMD investments. Projects must have a clear linkage to the needs of the formal or informal educational systems.

Notices of Intent to propose (NOIs) are due May 15, 2008, and proposals are due July 15, 2008.

On or about April 11, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement “Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008” (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select “Solicitations” then “Open Solicitations” then “NNH08ZDA001N”).

Further information about this program element is available from Dr. Larry Cooper, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-1531; E-mail: larry.p.cooper@nasa.gov.