FOA-E.12
Space Biology Research (NNH20ZDA001N-SB); December
17, 2020
Agency
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Description
he NASA
Space Biology (SB) Program Element falls within the Biological and Physical
Sciences (BPS) Division, formerly known as the Space Life and Physical Sciences
Research and Applications Division (SLSPRAD). The program element
focuses on ideas that will increase NASA’s understanding of how living systems
respond to the unique environments that are encountered during space
exploration, including the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) environment inside the
International Space Station (ISS) and deep space conditions beyond LEO,
including transit to and maintenance in Lunar and Martian environments.
Therefore, this program element solicits proposals for investigations that
characterize how living systems respond and adapt to spaceflight or
spaceflight-like conditions.
This
opportunity solicits four different Projects Types; Research Investigations
(RI), Expanded Integrative Investigations (EII), Early Career Investigations
(ECI), and GeneLab Analytical Investigations (GLAI).
These Project Types are described in detail in Section 2.2 of this program
element, as are the criteria that a proposed project needs to meet in order to
be responsive to each specific Project Type. Project Types have different
platform requirements (i.e., ISS-flight and/or ground) described in Section 2.1,
and are limited to the specific Focus Areas (Integrated Animal Physiology, Plant
Biology, or Microbial Ecosystems) described in Section 2.3. Proposers,
therefore, are strongly encouraged to read this program element carefully to
ensure that their applications are compliant with the requirements
for each Project Type and Focus Area.
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:
NNH20ZDA001N-SB
Closing
Date:
Step-1
Proposals Due: December 17, 2020
Step-2
Proposals Due: March 23, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Sharmila
Bhattacharya