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NASA is offering research grants to U.S. institutions for investigations in Complex Fluids and Macromolecular Biophysics on the International Space Station. The grants aim to study colloidal processes and macromolecular behavior in microgravity to advance fundamental physics understanding. Proposals must align with specified research areas and will undergo a two-step review process. Collaborations with various institutions are encouraged, and electronic submission is required. Important dates for proposal submission are provided, with registration on NSPIRES mandatory. Contacts for programmatic, technical, and contract information are available. This opportunity falls under a broad agency announcement, and NASA will determine the award instrument for selected proposals.
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Opportunity ID: 211454
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General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | NNH13ZTT001N |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN COMPLEX FLUIDS AND MACROMOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 43.003 — Exploration |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Dec 17, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Archive Date:: | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $ |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Participation is open to all categories of organizations, including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | NASA Headquarters |
| Description:: | This NRA solicits research proposals from Principal Investigators from U.S. institutions to conduct investigations in two distinct themes, Complex Fluids and Macromolecular Biophysics, aboard the International Space Station. The solicitation (NRA NNH13ZTT001N), entitled “Research Opportunities in Complex Fluids and Macromolecular Biophysics,” will be available on or about December 21, 2012. The solicitation will be found by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings “Solicitations” to “Open Solicitations.”
NASAs physical sciences research activities have been guided by recommendations from the National Research Council (NRC). The 2011 NRC Decadal Survey report, Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era, recommended a set of high priority areas in Fundamental Physics including complex fluids and soft condensed matter. In addition, the 2003 NRC report, Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA, also recommends microgravity research in this area. To address these recommendations, this NRA solicits Complex Fluids research proposals from Principal Investigators from U.S. institutions to participate in the Advanced Colloids Experiment (ACE) test series; this is the first theme. The ACE will observe the behavior of colloidal systems using a microscope in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station. By performing soft-condensed matter experiments in a microgravity environm For the second theme, this NRA solicits macromolecular biophysics research proposals from Principal Investigators from U.S. institutions to conduct experiments using the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) and any of the related hardware being developed for the ACE test series, including confocal microscopy. These LMM experiments will observe the mass transport and crystal growth behavior of biological macromolecules on the International Space Station. Removing or greatly reducing the effects of buoyancy-driven convection and sedimentation in microgravity, results in slower, diffusion-controlled molecular transport that can yield larger crystals with fewer defects. This allows for easier molecular structure determination using techniques such as X-ray diffraction. Research areas of particular interest include: transport phenomena in solutions of biological macromolecules, aggregation, nucleation, crystallization and the resultant crystal quality. One important goal of these macromo Proposals submitted in response to this NRA will use a two-step process. Proposers must show a clear connection between their proposed activities and the research emphases outlined in the NRA. Only PIs submitting Step-1 proposals determined to be relevant to the solicited research of this NRA will be invited to submit full Step-2 proposals. Step-1 proposals will be due on or around February 6, 2013, and Step-2 proposals will be due on or around April 10, 2013. Proposals must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Proposals must be submitted electronically. Step-1 proposers can use either NSPIRES (see URL above) or Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov ) for proposal submission. Invited Step-2 proposals must be submitted electronically via the NSPIRES proposal data system. All categories of U.S. institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to this NRA. Principal Investigators (PIs) may collaborate with investigators from universities, Federal Government laboratories, the private sector, state and local government laboratories and other countries. Collaborative proposals from U.S. institutions that include international participation are eligible, provided NASA policies regarding the conduct of research with non-U.S. organizations are met. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES, and such registration must identify the authorized organization representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. Instructions on how to register in NSPIRES are provided in the NRA. Each electronic proposal system places requirements on the registration of principal investigators and other participants (e.g., co-investigators). Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information. Questions with regard to responding to this NRA may be addressed to the contacts referenced in the full solicitation document. This is a broad agency announcement as specified in FAR 6.102 (d)(2). Notwithstanding the posting of this opportunity at FedBizOpps.gov, nspires.nasaprs.com, or Grants.gov, NASA reserves the right to determine the appropriate award instrument for each proposal selected pursuant to this announcement. For programmatic information for the NASA Complex Fluids and Macromolecular Biophysics NRA: For technical information for the NASA Complex Fluids and Macromolecular Biophysics NRA: For contract information for the NASA Complex Fluids and Macromolecular Biophysics NRA: |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 43.003 |
| Competition ID: | ISSNRA |
| Competition Title: | ISSNRA_proposal |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00157511 |
| Opening Date: | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Scroll down for complete contact list |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] NASA – Other Project Information [V1.0] NASA – PI and AOR [V1.0] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.2] |
| optional_forms | NASA – Senior/Key Person Supplemental Data Sheet [V1.0] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
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| 43.003 | ISSNRA | ISSNRA_proposal | PKG00157511 | Dec 21, 2012 | Apr 10, 2013 | View | Scroll down for complete contact list | Organization Applicants |
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