Iowa NASA EPSCoR is currently soliciting for NOIs for the NASA Research Award Notice of Funding Opportunity.
*Updated May 23rd, 2023: NASA EPSCoR has announced that the RA solicitation dates have been moved for FY24 from what has been seen in previous years.
View last year’s NOFO NASA FY2023 Research Award CAN for reference.
View the full RFP here.
Anticipated FY24 INE Pre-Proposal Solicitation Schedule*
INE NOI Due: August 21st, 2023
Pre-Proposals Due: September 29th, 2023
Pre-Proposal Selection Notice: October 9th, 2023
Anticipated FY24 NASA Solicitation Schedule
NASA NOFO Solicitation Release: September 2023
NASA NOI Due: October 2023
Proposal Due in NSPIRES: December 2023
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of STEM Engagement, in cooperation with NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD), Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD), Science Mission Directorates (SMD), the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), and NASA’s nine Centers, plus the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), solicit proposals for the NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
The National NASA EPSCoR Research Award solicitation is anticipated to be released mid-September, 2023, with a single strong full proposal due from Iowa in December 2023. To allow sufficient time to select and develop this proposal, the Iowa NASA EPSCoR office solicits for NOIs and pre-proposals in advance of the NOFO release and proposal due date. The Iowa NASA EPSCoR office, with assistance from the INE Technical Advisory Committee, will select the proposal that will be submitted to the FY2024 RA NOFO. The FY2024 RA is expected to be similar to the previous solicitation, number NH23ZHA001C. Proposals must be submitted by the Iowa NASA EPSCoR Director through NSPIRES. Proposals submitted directly by researchers will not be accepted.
Each funded NASA EPSCoR proposal is expected to establish research activities that will make significant contributions to NASA’s strategic research and technology development priorities and contribute to the overall research infrastructure, science and technology capabilities of higher education, and economic development of the jurisdiction receiving funding. A list of the research priorities for each MD and center has been released for the FY24 NASA EPSCoR RA NOFO, list can be found here. A more detailed list has been provided of the Ames Research Center’s priorities and can be found here. There are 28 jurisdictions in NASA EPSCoR, each of which is allowed to submit one proposal for this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Eligibility
Faculty throughout Iowa, particularly junior faculty, women, and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. NASA EPSCoR does not have citizenship requirements. However, it should be noted that foreign nationals are not normally allowed into NASA Centers. Faculty with a current NASA EPSCoR Research award are not eligible to apply.
Funding
Jurisdictions responding to this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) may submit one proposal in accordance with EPSCoR Eligibility and Proposal Acceptance. Proposals will be selected from this solicitation for FY 2024 funding. It is anticipated that ten (10) to fifteen (15) awards of up to $750,000 to be expended over a three-year period of performance may be made under this NOFO. Cost-sharing by proposers is required at a level of at least 50% of the requested
NASA funds, bringing the total funding to $1,125,000. In-kind cost-sharing is allowable. As always, the Government’s obligation to make an award is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment can be made.*
It is the proposer’s responsibility to view the FY2024 NOFO in its entirety, new NOFO will be posted when released by NASA. For reference last year’s announcement can be found here: NASA FY2023 CAN Solicitation
Pre-Proposal Submission Instructions
In order to allow time for internal competition, pre-proposals must be submitted as one PDF file to Pre-Proposal Submission by August 31st,2023, and an NOI submission by July 31st, 2023. Please include a cover page (see below), a project description (includes scientific/technical summary, goals, objectives, timeline, expected outcomes, management/evaluation plan, and collaborators – 5 pages maximum), budget and narrative/justification (page limit as needed), and letter(s) of support from NASA counterpart(s).
INE NOI Due: August 21st, 2023
Pre-Proposals Due: September 29th, 2023
Selected Proposal Announced: October 9 th, 2023
NASA Solicitation Release: Expected Mid- September 2023
NASA NOIs due: Expected October 2023
NSPIRES Proposals Due: Expected December 2023
View the full RFP here. Pre-Proposal Cover Page: PDF
*Proposers should be aware that NASA’s issuance of the RA NOFO is not guaranteed. The INE reserves the right to make adjustments to the timelines and RFP requirements as needed to accommodate the instructions contained in the FY2024 RA NOFO, if and when the solicitation is released by NASA. Proposers should be mindful that their proposed timelines may need to be adjusted upon award.