A Cooperative Agreement Notice for the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research II (GESTAR II)

ND NATIONAL POLICY REQUIREMENTS 6.3 AWARD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 6.4 AWARD AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFORMATION 6.5 FUNDING RESTRICTIONS 6.6 ACCESS TO RESEARCH 6.7 ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT 7 POINTS OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 8 ANCILLARY
2 1 Funding Opportunity Description 1.1 Introduction and Purpose The Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research II (GESTAR II) studies and investigations cooperative agreement (CA)will carry out observational, experimental and theoretical research in support of NASA strategic Earth Science mission objectives relating to: • Earth system, characterization of its components and the processes that drive them, and improving our capability to observe, model and predict its evolution. • The informational and computational sciences related to the use of data of benefit to Earth science. • The development of the technology required to achieve these scientific challenges. • Encouraging maturation of products and methodologies that can benefit society. This Cooperative Agreement will allow for substantial programmatic involvement in the form of collaboration between Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and the Proposer as well as joint development of research objectives. The goal is to build and foster a focused partnership that: • Brings together GSFC and external scientists to implement the NASA strategic goals in Earth Science. • Builds on the capabilities and strengths of participating organizations in the Earth Science Division. • An environment conductive to exchange of scientific ideas and interdisciplinary research. • The stimulation of high priority and frontier scientific research. • Provides organization and staffing flexibility to adapt to evolving research program needs. • Increases the involvement of minority and women scientists in Earth Science research. • Establishes an environment for open and impactful scientific research, and free professional advancement of participating GESTAR II scientists, especially for scientist with less than 10 years of experience past obtaining their Ph.D. degree. • Facilitates access to collaborative visitors and to student talent and provides opportunities for their participation in NASA programs. • The maximum use of available facilities and high-end computing capabilities. The Cooperative Agreement adheres to the stipulations set forth on 51 U.S.C. § 20113(e). 1.2 NASA Safety Policy All prospective proposers to this Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) are advised that the highest priority in all of NASA’s programs is safety. Safety is the freedom from those conditions that can cause death, injury, occupational illness, damage to or loss of equipment or property, or
3 damage to the environment. NASA’s safety priority is to protect the public, astronauts and pilots, the NASA workforce (including employees working under