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NSPIRES - NASA Research Opportunities Online NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review Supporting research in science and technology is an important part of NASA's overall mission. NASA solicits this research through the release of various research announcements in a wide range of science and technology disciplines.
NASA uses a peer review process to evaluate and select research proposals submitted in response to these research announcements. Researchers can help NASA achieve national research objectives by submitting research proposals and conducting awarded research. NSPIRES now allow users to SEARCH for and view Proposals and NOIs Due within 30 Days , FUTURE , and NASA research announcements.
The full text of the Solicitation Announcements and information about selected proposals, if available, can be viewed and downloaded. Proposals and NOIs Due within 30 Days A. 11 Early Career Investigator Program in Earth Science A.
12 Hemispheric Airborne Measurements of Air Quality (HAMAQ) Science Team A.
3 NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission Data, Applications, Research, and Technology Team NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase II Programmatic Guidance: Space Grant Base Award Augmentation 2026 (AI Workforce Development) Research Initiation Award 2023 Extension - Invitation Only Solicitations and selected proposals for years prior to NSPIRES implementation, January 1, 2005, were posted manually; therefore, some postings for years 2000-2004 may not be as complete as those posted through the NSPIRES system from 2005 To submit a research proposal to NASA, individuals and the organizations with which they are affiliated must be registered in NSPIRES.
Individuals may register at any time. Organizations are required to have a valid registration Award Management (SAM) before they can Anyone can become a registered user of NSPIRES. Registration is required in order to: Prepare and submit NASA research NOIs/proposals Participate in the Peer Review process.
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Yes — Exploration is offered by NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION and this listing comes from SAM.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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