FOA-NLRA
2021-4: Leveraging the ISS National Lab to Enable Digital Engagement and Higher
Education; March 29, 2021
Agency
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Description
The
purpose of this International
Space Station(ISS) National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) is to
solicit applications for programs, products, and public-private partnerships
focused on educational objectives related to the ISS National Lab. This
announcement is open to U.S.-based entities (academic, government, commercial,
not-for-profit institutions) seeking to establish or expand programs and
products in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) education for students of all ages.
Concepts
submitted in response to this announcement must specifically state how proposed
initiatives will target and reach underrepresented demographics—and must also
address at least one of the following goals:
- Expanding ISS
National Lab programs and offerings to increase participation in and/or
digital engagement with existing or new partner
programs.
- Creating
higher-education initiatives that enable students to explore education,
background, pathways, and career opportunities associated with space-based
research and development or the commercialization of low Earth
orbit.
- Digitizing
space-themed K-12 or higher-education programming.
This
research announcement will follow a two-step proposal submission process. Before
being invited to submit a full proposal, all interested investigators must first
complete and submit for review a Step 1 Concept Summary.
Announcement
Number:
NLRA
2021-4
Closing
Date:
Concept
papers: March 29, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.issnationallab.org/research-on-the-iss/solicitations/nlra2021-4/
Contact
Information
Tere Riley
321-831-0134