ROSES 2023: C.16 Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has released its annual omnibus Research Announcement (NRA), Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2023. This program element, C.16 Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples, is one of the individual program elements within ROSES. The purpose of this program element is to solicit proposals for laboratory analysis of returned samples. • Proposals may be submitted at any time, pending certain eligibility timing issues related to resubmissions and duplicate proposal avoidance. • The date shown of 3/29/2024 is the last day that proposals may be submitted subject to the ROSES-23 rules and the current Guidebook for Proposers. • Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the nature of the work proposed, the proposing organization, and/or program requirements. • Most extramural research awards deriving from ROSES will be grants, and many program elements of ROSES specifically exclude contracts, because contracts would not be appropriate for the nature of the work solicited. • The typical period of performance for an award is three years, but some programs may allow up to five years and others specify shorter periods.