Funding-NASA -- HUMAN
EXPLORATION RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT; September 3,
2015
Agency
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
Description
This
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Announcement (NRA),
entitled Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO)-2015, solicits
research in support of NASA's Human Research Program. The HRP contains six
Elements: Space Radiation, Human Health and Countermeasures, Exploration
Medical Capability, Behavioral Health and Performance, Space Human Factors and
Habitability, and International Space Station Medical Project. Fourteen
disciplines or areas support the Program: Behavioral Health and Performance,
Bone, Cardiovascular, Extravehicular Activity, Immunology, Medical
Capabilities, Muscle, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Radiation, Sensorimotor,
Advanced Food Technology, Advanced Environmental Health, and Space Human
Factors Engineering. National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) is a
nonprofit organization competitively selected by NASA that uses an integrated
team approach to advance biomedical research and countermeasure development.
NSBRI works in close partnership with the HRP through a Cooperative Agreement.
This NRA covers all aspects of research to provide human health and performance
countermeasures, knowledge, technologies, and tools to enable safe, reliable,
and productive human space exploration, and to ensure safe and productive human
spaceflight. Awards generally range from under $100K per year for focused,
limited efforts (e.g., data analysis) to $450K per year for extensive
activities (e.g., development of scientific hardware). The funds available for
awards in each program element offered in this NRA range from less than one to
several million dollars, which allow selection from a few to as many as a dozen
proposals depending on the program objectives and the submission of proposals
of merit. Awards will be made as grants. The period of performance for an award
is one to five years. All categories of United States (U.S.) institutions are
eligible to submit proposals in response to this NRA. Proposal due dates are
given in each solicited research response area appendix of this NRA, which will
be posted at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
. Interested proposers should monitor http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
and are encouraged to subscribe to the HEOMD electronic notifications system
through their NSPIRES account subscription services for additional new
solicited research response area appendices or amendments to this NRA through
July 2016, at which time release of a subsequent HERO NRA is planned. On or
about July 31, 2015, this NRA will be available electronically through NASA
Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) by
going to http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Announcement
Number:
NNJ15ZSA001N
Closing
Date:
Sep
3, 2016
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=NNJ15ZSA001N
Contact
Information
LaToy J. Jones