(FOA)-NASA
- Appendix D: Solicitation of Proposals for Flight and Ground Space Biology
Research (NNH18ZTT001N-FG2): December 2, 2019
Agency
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Description
This
Appendix to the Research Opportunities in Space Biology (ROSBio) - 2018 NASA Omnibus Research Announcement solicits
proposals that will increase NASA’s understanding of how living systems
acclimate to spaceflight to support human space exploration.
The
solicited research will fall into the following three research
topics:
1)
Microbiology
studies that will produce new understanding of how microbiological organisms
and/or communities acclimate to, evolve, and/or behave in the spaceflight
environment.
2)
Plant
Biology studies in support of Human Space Exploration making use of the ISS
capabilities to study environmental effects on plant growth and interactions
with microbes and fungi.
3)
Animal
Biology (vertebrate and invertebrate) experiments that lead to the
characterization of organ systems, behavioral adaptations, and the underlying
cellular and molecular mechanisms of phenotypic changes within tissues and
between physiological systems.
Proposals
submitted in response to this Appendix may be for one of five different types of
studies, which will address one the research topics described above: ISS Flight
and/or ground-based investigations, microgravity analog validation, parabolic or
suborbital flight studies, Antarctic balloon flight studies, new Space Biology
investigations, or Space Biology post-doctoral research.
Proposals
must address Space Biology research emphases, visions, and goals identified in
the ROSBio-2018 Omnibus NRA or in the Space Biology Science Plan 2016-2025,
and/or recommendations from the Decadal Survey. Please consult Appendix D for
more details, found at https://tinyurl.com/ROSBio-FG2.
All
appendices will use a two-step solicitation process requiring that a compliant
and relevant Step-1 proposal be submitted in order to be considered to be
invited to submit a Step-2 proposal.
Announcement
Number:
NNH18ZTT001N-FG2
Closing
Date:
Step-1
Proposals Due: December 2, 2019
Step-2
Proposals Due: March 2, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322056
Contact
Information
David
Tomko
202-358-2211