Funding-Limited Submission – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Smallsat Technology Partnerships; May 1, 2013

NASA plans to award cooperative agreements to United States colleges and universities to develop and/or demonstrate new technologies and capabilities for small spacecraft in collaboration with NASA. Projects may be technology development or development of spacecraft or payloads for suborbital, balloon or orbital space flights.

Eligibility: Limited to college and university teams (including undergraduate and/or graduate students) in partnership with NASA researchers. The Principal Investigator submitting the proposal shall be affiliated with a college or university.

Awards:

· Total anticipated budget for this notice: up to $1,500,000.

· Maximum value of any single award: up to $100,000 per year, per university or a maximum of $150,000 per year for projects with more than one university partner. A NASA civil servant labor allocation of up to 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) would be available to support NASA involvement in each selected project.

· Expected number of awards: up to ten, pending acceptable proposals and available funding

· Project duration: one year, with possible continuation for second year based on satisfactory progress and available funding.

Guidelines and additional information: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={5DB85909-B665-81AF-D2C2-A3E12CF0A411}&path=open

Because NASA limits an institution to no more than two proposals, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to send the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, May 1, 2013:

· The names and departments of the Principal Investigator, UK key personnel, and participating NASA Field Center and contact

· A brief description of the proposed project (1-2 pages) including objectives, approach, and collaboration with NASA.

The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s applicants. NASA’s deadline for proposals is June 5, 2013.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)