A.13 Accelerating Earth Solutions
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The solicitation NNH25ZDA001N-AES, titled “A.13 Accelerating Earth Solutions,” is part of NASA’s Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES-2025) and falls under the Earth Science Research Program. It seeks proposals to co-develop, validate, and transition decision-support tools using NASA Earth observations, with an explicit requirement for meaningful engagement with end-users throughout the project lifecycle. The goal is to enhance decision-making in areas such as water resources, disaster response, and environmental management by scaling existing capabilities either horizontally—to reach new users—or vertically—to deepen functionality and data integration. Proposals must align with the NASA Earth Action Program and include an Open Science and Data Management Plan (OSDMP) that ensures data sharing and public access consistent with 2 CFR §200. Deliverables include quarterly and annual reports evaluating both user needs and the operational impact of the tools produced. Performance is measured not by output volume, but by demonstrable improvements in user decision-making outcomes. The project period is typically three years, with award start dates no earlier than six months after the proposal deadline of October 15, 2026. Eligibility is open to all types of organizations except those involving direct bilateral participation with the People’s Republic of China, which is strictly prohibited. Non-U.S. entities may participate without funding exchange. Cost sharing is not required unless specified otherwise. Submission requires a dual-anonymous technical proposal of up to 15 pages, a separate non-anonymized expertise and resources document containing CVs and institutional details, and a full budget PDF—all uploaded electronically via NSPIRES or Grants.gov as PDFs meeting strict formatting rules, including one-inch margins, embedded fonts, and a 20 MB file size limit. Evaluation is based on three core factors: relevance as a threshold criterion, intrinsic scientific and technical merit, and cost reasonableness, with awards made on a trade-off basis rather than through lowest-price Technically Acceptable. The primary point of contact is Erin Urquhart of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, and all proposers must hold a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) registered in SAM.gov. No traditional contract clauses or pricing line items apply; this is a federal assistance award issued as a grant or cooperative agreement, not a procurement contract. High-end computing resource requests are optional, and there are no specified packaging, shipping, or inspection requirements beyond the evaluation criteria outlined in the NASA Grants and Cooperative Agreement Manual.
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iii B. Eligibility 1. Eligibility: Unless otherwise specified in a program element, all organizations of all types are eligible to propose, but not all can receive funding, see Section III. However, see below regarding the People’s Republic of China (PRC). 2. Cost Sharing: Unless otherwise specified in a program element, cost sharing is not required, see Section III(d). 3. Other Eligibility Criteria: Participation in ROSES-funded research by non-U.S. organizations is welcome on a "no exchange of funds" basis, see Section III(b). Moreover, proposals from or involving bilateral participation by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are prohibited, see Section III(c). C. Program Description Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) is an omnibus NOFO containing many active proposal opportunities each with its own topics and schedule that, together, solicit research and technology development activities across NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD). The first five appendices of ROSES correspond to the five Science Divisions of SMD and they are: • The Earth Science Research, Applied Sciences, Technology, and Data Systems Programs sponsor integrative research to understand the Earth system and its climate, integrate and advance knowledge of the Earth as a system to meet the challenges of environmental change, strengthen our Nation, and improve life for all people (Appendix A). • The Heliophysics Research Program sponsors research to understand the Sun and its interactions with the Earth and the Solar System, including space weather (Appendix B). • The Planetary Science Research Program sponsors research to explore the Solar System to study its origins and evolution, including the origins of life within it (Appendix C). • The Astrophysics Research Program sponsors research to explore the Universe from the search for extrasolar planets to the origin, evolution, structure, and destiny of the Universe itself (Appendix D). • The Biological and Physical Sciences Research Program sponsors research to understand how biological and physical systems respond to and accommodate spaceflight environments (Appendix E). In addition, there are topics solicited that pertain to more than one of these five divisions above (e.g., Exoplanets Research). This cross-division research is in Appendix F. For a full list of all of the program elements in ROSES-25 see https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table3
iv D. Application Format and Contents 1. Format All program elements in ROSES require the s
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