ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NASA STEM 2022 (EONS-2022)

SUMMARY OF SOLICITATION 7 1.1 Background 7 1.2 Congressional Focus on Education 8 1.3 NASA Strategic Plan and Relevance to STEM Engagement 9 1.4 NASA’s STEM Engagement Priorities 10 1.5 NASA Research Areas of Interest and Technology Development Priorities 12 1.6 STEM Engagement Program Elements 12 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) 12 Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) 13 National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (Space Grant) 14 NextGenSTEM – Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) 15 1.7 NASA Guidebook for Proposers 16 1.8 NASA Safety Policy 17 1.9 Data Management Plan 17 2. AWARD INFORMATION 19 2.1 Award Type and Availability of Funds 19 TABLE 2. Program Elements Ordered by Due Date 19 2.2 Award Period of Performance 20 2.3 Cancellation of Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 20 2.4 Schedule for Awards 20 2.5 Renewal Proposals and Resubmissions 21
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2.6 Funding Restrictions 21 2.7 Intellectual Property Resulting from Awards 23 2.7.1 Data Rights 23 2.7.2 Patent Rights 23 3. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION 23 3.1 Proposing Institutions 23 TABLE 3. Table of Eligibility for MUREP Lead Institutions 24 3.2 Number of Proposals and Teaming Arrangements 26 3.3 Principal Investigator (PI) and Proposal Team Members 26 3.4 Cost-Sharing or Matching 26 3.5 Special Considerations for NASA Team Members 26 3.6 Submissions from Non-Domestic Entities 27 4. CERTIFICATIONS OF COMPLIANCE 27 5. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS 28 5.1 Proposal Submission Date and Time 28 5.2 Submission of Proposals 28 5.3 Registration in NSPIRES 29 5.4 Notice of Intent (NOI) to Propose 29 5.5. Team Member Confirmation 30 5.6 Withdrawal of Proposals 30 5.7 Questions Related to this NOFO 30 5.8 Conflict of Interest Check Information 31 5.9 Other Submission Requirements 31 5.10 Content and Format of the Proposal Submission 32 TABLE 4. Required Proposal Elements 32
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6. PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION 34 6.1 Proposal Review Information 34 6.2 Review and Selection 34 6.3 Review of Applicants in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) 35 6.4 Risk Analysis 35 6.5 Risk Review 36 7. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION 36 7.1 Notice of Award 36 7.2 Process for Appeals Prior to Formal Requests for Reconsideration 37 7.3 Administrative and National Policy Requirements 39 7.4 Award Reporting Requirements 39 7.5 Additional Terms and Conditions 39 8. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 40 9. ANCILLARY INFORMATION 41 9.1 Announcement of Updates/Amendments to Solicitation 41 APPENDIX A: PIV Card Issuance Procedures 42 APPENDIX B: Sample Proposal Format 46 APPENDIX C: EONS Policy on Late Proposals 56 APPENDIX D: Glossary of Acronyms and Definitions 60 APPENDIX E: Best Practices in Performance Assessment and Evaluation 67 APPENDIX F – Restrictions on The Use of The NASA Seal, Insignia, 70 Logotype, Program Iden