2021 Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO)

The 2021 Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) is a research announcement released by NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) to solicit applied research in support of NASA's human space exploration goals. The research will fall into one or more categories corresponding to HRP's five Elements: Space Radiation, Human Health Countermeasures, Exploration Medical Capability, Human Factors and Behavioral Performance, and Research Operations and Integration. The awards will be made as grants, with a range of funding from under $100K per year to $1M per year, and a period of performance from one to five years. • The research opportunities will be posted on the NASA Research Opportunities homepage and on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) website. • All categories of United States institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to this NRA. • Principal Investigators may collaborate with universities, Federal Government laboratories, the private sector, and state and local government laboratories. • NASA's policy is to conduct research with non-U.S. organizations on a cooperative, no exchange-of-funds basis.