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DRAFT Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute Cooperative Agreement Notice-5 (SSERVI CAN-5)

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This solicitation, designated as DRAFT SSERVI CAN-5 with solicitation number NNH26ZDA013J, is a Cooperative Agreement Notice issued by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate to support multidisciplinary research aligned with solar system exploration and human spaceflight objectives. Proposals must follow a two-step submission process: a Step-1 proposal, which is anonymous and non-binding, is required before submitting a full Step-2 proposal. The Step-1 must include the principal investigator’s and team members’ information, a descriptive title, and a brief overview of the intended investigation, and must be submitted electronically via NSPIRES. All proposing organizations and personnel must be preregistered in both the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and NSPIRES, with SAM registration taking up to 30 days. Step-2 proposals must be structured into two volumes: Volume A, containing anonymized technical content including the research plan, Open Science and Data Management Plan, workforce development plan, fieldwork plan, and citizen science or space apps plan, within strict page limits and formatting guidelines; and Volume B, containing non-anonymized materials such as biographical sketches and letters of commitment. A separate total budget PDF and, if applicable, an Optional HEC Appendix must also be submitted. Evaluation is based on scientific and technical merit (70%), workforce development (15%), and citizen science or science activation (15%), with additional consideration given to team collaboration and alignment with NASA’s mission. Proposals are assessed through a trade-off process where programmatic balance may influence final selection, and cost is reviewed for reasonableness but not weighted in the merit evaluation. No cost sharing is required, and LPTA is not used. The anticipated award value is $9 million over five years per award, with funding subject to annual congressional appropriation. Proposals involving foreign collaborators require letters of endorsement, and any in-kind contributions over $5,000, participation in foreign talent programs, or engagement with Indigenous communities must be disclosed. All senior personnel must complete research security training, and proposals must comply with NASA’s data management, environmental, and cultural heritage requirements. Performance will occur primarily at the proposer’s institution or designated field sites, with potential access to NASA facilities, and pre-award costs are allowable up to 90 days before the official start date. Submission must occur via NSPIRES by the announced deadline, with all documents in PDF format and properly labeled.

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Submit anonymous Step-1 proposal via NSPIRES to qualify for NASA SSERVI CAN-5 full research proposal.

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National Aeronautics And Space Administration → Science Mission DirectorateView Agency

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927110 - Space Research and TechnologyView NAICS

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SSERVI Draft CAN 5 Pre-Proposal Conference Information

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Draft NASA SSERVI CAN-5 Cooperative Agreement Notice FY 2026

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AgencyNational Aeronautics And Space Administration → Science Mission Directorate
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Summary field in the NSPIRES cover pages. No budget is required. Submission of the Step-1 proposal does not obligate the proposer to submit a Step-2 (full) proposal later; however, Step-2s can only be submitted if a Step-1 proposal was submitted. Step-1 proposals will be treated as competition-sensitive material. Step-1 proposals are to be submitted electronically by clicking the create button on the row that says “Step-1 Proposals Due” on the NSPIRES web page on which this CAN is posted and entering the requested information. To generate a Step-1 Proposal, the system will request the following information: • Principal Investigator's name, institution, mailing address, phone number, and email address • Name(s) and institution(s) of any Co-Investigator(s) and other known Team members • Descriptive title of the intended investigation • Brief description of the investigation to be proposed
A separate Step-1 proposal should be submitted for each intended proposal. Note that this Step-1 proposal is also the preliminary version of the Proposal Cover Page/Proposal Summary; some of the information will carry over into the final Step-2 proposal cover pages for your convenience. Additional details regarding the Proposal Cover Page/Proposal Summary can be found in Section D.1.4.1.1. See Section F.1.1 for details about how Step-1 proposals will be reviewed. Since Step1 proposals may be shared with reviewers as part of the review assignment process, both the proposal summary and the attached PDF file must be anonymous.
To submit a Step-1 proposal, including the required Proposal Cover Page/Proposal Summary, all organizations proposing to this CAN and all participating investigators must be preregistered in NSPIRES and have received a User ID and password. This includes the PI, Deputy PI(s), CoInvestigators, and Collaborators. NSPIRES registration can be done at the website
DRAFT SSERVI CAN-5 17 http://nspires.nasaprs.com. Early registration is advised; organizations must first be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM; https://www.sam.gov), which can take up to 30 days to complete. For questions about SAM, please see the FAQs at https://sam.gov/content/help. The NSPIRES Help Desk is available at (202) 479-9376 or by email at nspires-help@nasaprs.com. 1.3. Data and Evaluation Costs Per 2 CFR 200.455 costs related to data and evaluation are allowable grant expenditures. Data costs include (but are not limited to) the expenditures needed to gather, store, track, manage, analyze, disaggregate, secure, share, publish, or otherwise use data to administer or improve the program, such as data systems, personnel, data dashboards, cybersecurity, and related items. 1.4. Step-2 Proposal Content Step-2 proposals are the full proposal and should clearly address the scope of this CAN as discussed in Section D.1.4 and the requirements outlined below. Full (Step-2) proposals must broadly contain the same scientific goa

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