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Awards will be made as cooperative agreements to accredited Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the United States that are eligible to apply for this NASA Research Announcement (NRA). The period of performance for an award is up to 6 months. Prospective proposers are requested to submit any questions in writing to NASAMSTAR@nasaprs.com no later than 10 business days before the proposal due date so that NASA will have sufficient time to respond. Proposers to this NRA are required to have the following, no later than the due date: 1) a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, 2) a valid registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) [formerly known as the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)], 3) a valid Commercial And Government Entity (CAGE) Code, 4) a valid registration with NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) (this also applies to any entities proposed for sub-awards or subcontracts.) Consult Appendix I Section I.3 for more eligibility information. The goal of M-STAR is to provide planning grants to promote STEM literacy and to enhance the capability of institutions to participate in NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) opportunities, such as Centennial Challenges, and to support the Agency’s advancement of technologies needed for exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond through the development of an implementation plan for responding to STMD opportunities. M-STAR seeks to address the agency goals and objectives through increasing the institutional awareness of NASA competitive resources that can build the capacity of MSIs to offer and conduct STEM undergraduate and graduate research with a focus on NASA opportunities and connecting MSI administrators and university STEM leaders to cutting-edge initiatives at NASA that can increase interest in securing research and contracting opportunities while supporting NASA’s policy to achieve an Agency-wide goal of providing one percent of total contract value of prime and subcontracting awards to MSIs. To achieve these goals, M-STAR seeks to: expand the nation's base for space technology by fostering new research and technology development concepts aligned with NASA priorities; promote MSI participation in NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate opportunities; strengthen participation of faculty, researchers, and students at MSIs in the research programs of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate; facilitate mechanisms to ensure the diversity of workers at NASA and in undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded to students from MSIs in NASA-related fields reflects the diversity of our nation. Every institution intending to submit a proposal to this NRA must be registered in 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(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. All principal investigators and other participants (e.g. co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of submission system. Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) of interest to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information. Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA proposal data system 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 (FAQ) or formal amendment to this NRA and posted on http://nspires.nasaprs.com. It is the proposer’s responsibility to check NSPIRES regularly for updates to this NRA.
Funding Opportunity Number: NNH20ZHA002N-MSTAR. Assistance Listing: 43.008. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ED. Award Amount: Up to $40K per award.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, collaborating closely with the Mission Directorates, and also in cooperation with NASA Headquarters’ Office of Communications and Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, solicits proposals led by Informal Education Institutions (IEIs) to provide inquiry- or experiential-based educational opportunities with direct alignment to major NASA missions for students and the public. This one-time Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) Remote Opportunity Rapid Response (RORR) competitive solicitation will provide financial support in the range of $100K-$175K for up to one year for Informal Education Institutions to amplify or create an innovative remote or distance-learning program, opportunity, or platform/project to reach K-12 students using relevant NASA content during the 2020-2021 school year and/or in summer 2021 and continuing beyond. The goals of this TEAM II Remote Opportunity Rapid Response (RORR) are to: · Build on and augment the innovative work and ideas of IEIs for delivering content in a remote-learning environment · Amplify and broaden the reach of innovative STEM engagement projects for youth in grades K-12 implemented in a remote delivery format · Increase access to NASA-themed STEM learning opportunities by helping youth in grades K-12 and those traditionally underserved in STEM cross the “digital divide” (that is, helping to minimize the inequities faced by communities without ready access to information and communication technology) The specific outcomes are delivery of an innovative program, opportunity, or product capable of reaching a diverse set of students, with specific focus on underserved and/or underrepresented students in STEM and helping to minimize the inequities faced by communities without ready access to information and communication technology. Projects are required to partner with a NASA Center or entity and shall be aligned with NASA Communication themes . Project shall target STEM engagement for youth for an age range subset of grades K-12, and their support systems of families and informal and formal educators and institutions. The proposed program, opportunity, or product shall also be scalable and have the capability to be made available on a national level through networks, partnerships, or other dissemination means. Programs, opportunities or products need not be created anew; existing innovative responses to the COVID-19 closures are eligible to be augmented and/or amplified to serve a wider and more diverse audience. Organizations submitting a proposal under this Appendix are certifying that they meet the following criteria to propose as the lead or managing IEI organization: legally recognized by a federal, state or local authority as a non-profit; located in the United States or its Territories; and provide STEM education programming; identify as or have a component that meets the definition of a museum, youth-serving organization, or library; and can partner other IEIs, K-12 schools, commercial entities, higher education institutions, and/or other agencies that support Federal STEM education goals. An eligible institution is not required to have the words museum, visitor center, science, planetarium, youth, or library in its legal name. All types of NASA Visitor Centers (e.g., private, state or federal entities) are eligible to propose. Proposers to this NRA are required to have the following no later than the due date for proposals: 1) a DUNS number; 2) a valid registration with the System for Award Management (SAM); 3) a valid Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code; and 4) a valid registration with NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) (this also applies to all entities that are proposed for sub-awards or subcontracts) Note: Beginning December 2020, the DUNS number will no longer be the official identifier for entities doing business with the government. Instead, proposers will be required to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Please visit https://gsa.gov/entityid for more information. Proposers submitting through Grants.gov shall register on Grants.gov. Every institution that intends to submit a proposal to this NRA, including the proposed lead institution or any partner whether an IEI, other non-profit institution, state and local Government agency, and any other organization that will serve as a sub-awardee or contractor, shall also be registered in NSPIRES. In order to submit a proposal, all team members and their institutions shall first be registered in the NSPIRES (http://nspires.nasaprs.com) system. WARNING: The required NSPIRES Program Specific Data Form is not available via grants.gov. Be sure to include your answers to the program specific data sheet (PSD) in grants.gov immediately before the Proposal’s Table of Contents. Additional programmatic information for this NRA may develop before the proposal due date. Such information will be added as a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) or formal amendment to this NRA and posted at NSPIRES homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/(select “Solicitations” then “Open Solicitations” then “NNH20ZHA002N-TEAMIIRORR”). Prospective proposers shall regularly check this NRA’s homepage for updates concerning the activity(s) of interest. FAQs may be updated until the proposal due date. When new FAQs are posted, a notice will be sent via the NASA Education Express listserv. To subscribe to NASA Express, go to: http://www.nasa.gov/education/express. Funding Opportunity Number: NNH20ZHA002N-TEAMIIRORR. Assistance Listing: 43.008. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ED. Award Amount: Up to $100K per award.
White House Space Policy Directive-1 (SPD-1), signed by the President in December 2017, directs NASA to lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial and international partners to enable human expansion across the solar system, and to bring new knowledge and opportunities back to Earth. The National Space Exploration Campaign calls for human and robotic exploration missions to expand our presence and understanding of the Earth, other worlds, and the cosmos. In response to this call and consistent with the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017, NASA submitted to Congress a plan to revitalize and add direction to the Agency’s enduring purpose through the Artemis Program. Artemis is NASA’s lunar exploration program, which includes sending the first woman and the first person of color to the Moon by 2025. Through the Artemis Program, NASA will use new technology to study the Moon in new and better ways and to prepare for human missions to Mars. In support of NASA’s Artemis Program, the MUREP Space Technology Artemis Research (M STAR) activity is established to strengthen and develop the research capacity and infrastructure of U.S. MSIs in areas of strategic importance and value to NASA’s mission and national priorities. Funding Opportunity Number: NNM23ZHA014C. Assistance Listing: 43.008. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ED. Award Amount: Up to $300K per award.
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits proposals for the FY 2024 NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research (R3) program. Each funded NASA EPSCoR proposer shall work closely with a NASA researcher to focus on developing competitive research and technologyfor the solution of scientific and technical issues of importance to the NASA Mission Directorates as listed Appendix 4, Contacts/Inquiries. The R3 program seeks to implement research within NASA and commercial partners to address technical issues. This opportunity will allow EPSCoR researchers to work alongside NASA and commercial partners for up to one year and is intended to strengthen the bonds among EPSCoR jurisdictions, NASA, commercial partners, and other entities. Funding Opportunity Number: NNH24ZHA002C. Assistance Listing: 43.008. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: O. Award Amount: Up to $100K per award.