ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NASA STEM 2021 (EONS-2021)

SUMMARY OF SOLICITATION 6 1.1. Congressional Focus on Education 7 1.2. NASA Strategic Plan and Relevance to STEM Engagement 7 1.3. NASA’s STEM Engagement Priorities 8 1.4. NASA Research Areas of Interest and Technology Development Priorities 10 1.5. STEM Engagement Program Elements 10 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) 10 Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) 11 National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (Space Grant) 12 NextGenSTEM – Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) 13 1.6. NASA Guidebook for Proposers 14 1.7. NASA Safety Policy 14 1.8. Data Management Plan 15 2. AWARD INFORMATION 16 2.1. Award Type and Availability of Funds 16 TABLE 2. Program Elements Ordered by Due Date 16 2.2. Award Period of Performance 17 2.3. Cancellation of Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 17 2.4. Schedule for Awards 17 2.5. Successor Proposals and Resubmissions 18 2.6. Funding Restrictions 18 2.7. Intellectual Property Resulting from Awards 19 2.7.1. Data Rights 20 2.7.2. Patent Rights 20 3. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION 20 3.1. Proposing Institutions 20 3.2. Number of Proposals and Teaming Arrangements 22 3.3. Principal Investigator (PI) and Proposal Team Members 22 3.4. Cost Sharing or Matching 23 3.5. Special Considerations for NASA Team Members 23
3 3.6. Submissions from Non-Domestic Entities 23 4. CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE 24 5. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS 24 5.1. Proposal Submission Date and Time 24 5.2. Submission of Proposals 24 5.3. Registration 25 5.5. Team Member Confirmation 26 5.6 Withdrawal of Proposals 26 5.7 Questions Related to this NOFO 26 5.8 Conflict of Interest Check Information 27 5.9 Other Submission Requirements 27 5.10 Content and Format of the Proposal Submission 27 TABLE 4. Required Proposal Elements 28 6. PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION 30 6.1. Proposal Review Information 30 6.2. Review and Selection 30 6.3. Review of Applicants in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) 31 6.4. Risk Analysis 31 6.5. Risk Review 31 7. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION 32 7.1. Notice of Award 32 7.2. Process for Appeals Prior to Formal Requests for Reconsideration 33 7.3. Administrative and National Policy Requirements 34 7.4. Award Reporting Requirements 34 7.5. Additional Terms and Conditions 35 8. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 36 9. ANCILLARY INFORMATION 36 9.1. Announcement of Updates/Amendments to Solicitation 36 APPENDIX A: PIV Card Issuance Procedures 37 APPENDIX B: Sample Proposal Format 41 APPENDIX C: EONS Policy on Late Proposals 51 APPENDIX D: Glossary of Acronyms and Definitions 55 APPENDIX E: Best Practices in Performance Assessment and Evaluation 60 APPENDIX F – Restrictions on The Use of The NASA Seal, Insignia, 62
4 Logotype, Program Identifiers, or Flags (DEC 2014) 62 APPENDIX G – Examples of Costs Categories from 2 CFR 200 Subpart