High Energy Astrophysics Upcoming Dates & Deadlines

This page lists major upcoming deadlines for the submission of proposals to high-energy and general astrophysics programs and/or other missions which may be of interest to HEASARC users. Wherever possible, links are included to the appropriate web sites which have more details. Please send information concerning any dates/deadlines that are not currently included and/or corrections to antara.r.basu-zych "at" nasa.gov. For more information about these and related subjects, you might also want to check out:
(1) the NASA Science Directorate list of Research Opportunities, (2) the HEASARC list of Upcoming Meetings (including meetings in High Energy Astrophysics, Astronomy, and related WWW activities), (3) the HEASARC list of Previous AOs/NRAs for which the Accepted Targets and/or Proposals are Available, (4) the NASA list of Future, Current & Past Science Missions, (5) the NASA Launch Schedule, or (6) the HEASARC's Chronology of High-Energy Astrophysics and General Astronomy

Summary of Deadlines

2023 April 1 - 2024 May 1: Upcoming ROSES-2023 Full (Step-2 or Phase-1) Proposals Deadlines

ROSES-2023 Deadlines of Particular Relevance to the HEASARC and the High-Energy Astrophysics Community include:

Appendix  Program Element                       NOI/Step 1 Prop.   Step 2 Proposals
                                                      Due Date     Due Date
                                                      MM/DD/Year   MM/DD/Year

D.2       Astrophysics Data Analysis (ADAP)**         03/31/2023    05/18/2023
D.3       Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA)   12/15/2023*   01/31/2024
D.4       Astrophysics Theory Program (ATP)           N/A           06/29/2023
D.7       Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT)     12/15/2023*   01/31/2024 
D.8       Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Research   -- see D.3 or D.7 --       
            and Support Participation Opportunities
D.12      Theoretical and Computational                -- Not solicted this year -- 
            Astrophysics Networks (TCAN)
D.13      Astrophysics Pioneers                        -- Not solicted this year --  
D.15      LISA Preparatory Science                     -- Not solicted this year -- 
D.16      Astrophysics Decadal Survey                 03/29/2024*           04/26/2024 
              Precursor Science
F. 15     High Priority Open-Source Science           TBD           No due date^    
F. 16     Supplement for Scientific Software          TBD           TBD
            Platforms   
F. 20     SMD Bridge Program                          TBD           TBD
                                

Appendix  Program Element                         Phase 1 Proposals via ARK/RPS

                                                        Due Date     
                                                        MM/DD/Year 

D.11      NICER General Observer - Cycle 6**            09/14/2023
D.5       Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory General        09/21/2023
            Investigator - Cycle 20**
D.9       NuSTAR General Observer - Cycle 10**          01/25/2024
D.6       Fermi General Investigator - Cycle 17**       02/15/2024
D.10      TESS General Investigator - Cycle 7**         --TBD--
D.17      IXPE General Observer - Cycle 1**@            10/18/2023

  * mandatory
 ** dual-anonymous
  ^ open until March 29, 2024, by which point the ROSES-2024 version of this program element should be open for proposal submission.
  @ optional Notice of Intent requested by September 18, 2023

Full Details of Deadlines

2023 April 1 - 2024 May 1: Upcoming ROSES-2023 Full (Step-2 or Phase-1) Proposal Deadlines

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) announces the release of its annual omnibus solicitation for basic and applied research, Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) 2023 at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2023 on or about February 14 2023. ROSES is an omnibus solicitation, with many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. Tables 2 and 3 of this NRA, at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2023table2 and http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2023table3, respectively, provide proposal due dates and hypertext links to descriptions of the solicited program elements in the Appendices of this NRA.

Altogether these program elements cover the wide range of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences supported by SMD. The topics and types of proposals solicited include flight investigations, using suborbital-class platforms (including aircraft, balloons, sounding rockets, CubeSats, commercial suborbital reusable launch vehicles, and small International Space Station payloads), and all kinds of ground-based supporting research and technology investigations that seek to understand naturally occurring space and Earth phenomena, human-induced changes in the Earth system, and Earth and space science-related technologies and to support the national goals for further robotic and human exploration of space. These ground-based investigations include, but are not limited to: theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data, (together with data from SMD's international and/or interagency partners) development of concepts, techniques and advanced technologies suitable for future SMD space missions; development of methods for laboratory analysis of both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft and terrestrial samples that support or otherwise help verify observations from missions; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to analyze space data, as well as returned samples from the Earth or space; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data.

The ROSES NRA is structured to allow awards to 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. However, most extramural awards deriving from ROSES are grants and many program elements of ROSES exclude contracts because it 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. Organizations of every type, domestic and foreign, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, may submit proposals without restriction on teaming arrangements. Note that it is NASA policy that all research involving non-U.S. organizations will be conducted on the basis of no exchange of funds.

Awards range from under $100K per year for focused, limited efforts (e.g., data analysis) to more than $1M per year for extensive activities (e.g., development of hardware for science experiments and/or flight). The funds available for awards in each program element offered in ROSES-2023 range from less than one to several million dollars, which allows for selection from a few to as many as several dozen proposals, depending upon the program objectives and the submission of proposals of merit.

Electronic submission of proposals is required by the respective due dates for each program element and must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA proposal data system NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to ROSES-2023 must be registered with NSPIRES; organizations that intend to submit proposals via Grants.gov must be registered with Grants.gov, in addition to being registered with NSPIRES. Such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) (AOR) who will submit the electronic proposal. All Principal Investigators (PIs) and other participants e.g., Co-Investigators (Co-Is) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of the submission system. Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) of interest to familiarize themselves with its structure and to enter the requested information.

Notices of intent to propose and Step-1 Proposals are due early-April 2023, through January 2024. Full (Step-2) Proposals are due: May 2023 through April 2024.

To learn of the addition of new program elements and all amendments to this NRA, proposers may subscribe to:

(1) The SMD mailing lists (by logging in at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and checking the appropriate boxes under "Account Management" and "Email Subscriptions"),

(2) The ROSES-2023 RSS feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections to at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2023/ , and

(3) The ROSES-2023 due date Google calendar. Instructions are at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/library-and-useful-links (link from the words due date calendar).

Frequently asked questions about ROSES-2023 will be posted at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs/#1. Further information about specific program elements may be obtained, after the release of ROSES-2023, from the individual Program Officers listed in the Summary of Key Information for each program element in the Appendices of ROSES-2023 and at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list/. We note that starting this year, NASA will be implementing dual-anonymous peer review for all Astrophysics GI/GO programs. More information is available at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/dual-anonymous-peer-review. Questions concerning general ROSES-2023 policies and procedures may be directed to Max Bernstein, Lead for Research, Science Mission Directorate, at SARA "at" nasa.gov.

ROSES-2023 Deadlines of Particular Relevance to the HEASARC and the High-Energy Astrophysics Community include:

Appendix  Program Element                       NOI/Step 1 Prop.   Step 2 Proposals
                                                      Due Date     Due Date
                                                      MM/DD/Year   MM/DD/Year

D.2       Astrophysics Data Analysis (ADAP)**         03/31/2023    05/18/2023
D.3       Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA)   12/15/2023*   01/31/2024
D.4       Astrophysics Theory Program (ATP)           N/A           06/29/2023
D.7       Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT)     12/15/2023*   01/31/2024 
D.8       Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Research   -- see D.3 or D.7 --       
            and Support Participation Opportunities
D.12      Theoretical and Computational                -- Not solicted this year -- 
            Astrophysics Networks (TCAN)
D.13      Astrophysics Pioneers                        -- Not solicted this year --     
D.15      LISA Preparatory Science                     -- Not solicted this year -- 
D.16      Astrophysics Decadal Survey                 03/29/2024*           04/26/2024 
              Precursor Science
F. 15     High Priority Open-Source Science           TBD           No due date^    
F. 16     Supplement for Scientific Software          TBD           TBD
            Platforms   
F. 20     SMD Bridge Program                          TBD           TBD


Appendix  Program Element                         Phase 1 Proposals via ARK/RPS

                                                        Due Date     
                                                        MM/DD/Year 

D.11      NICER General Observer - Cycle 6**            09/14/2023
D.5       Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory General        09/21/2023
            Investigator - Cycle 20**
D.9       NuSTAR General Observer - Cycle 10**          01/25/2024
D.6       Fermi General Investigator - Cycle 17**       02/15/2024
D.10      TESS General Investigator - Cycle 7**         --TBD--
D.17      IXPE General Observer - Cycle 1**@            10/18/2023

  * mandatory
 ** dual-anonymous
  ^ open until March 29, 2024, by which point the ROSES-2024 version of this program element should be open for proposal submission.
  @ optional Notice of Intent requested by September 18, 2023

Advance notice of upcoming deadlines for NASA Research Announcements and Announcements of Opportunity can be found by going to this NASA Research Opportunities Online Future Solicitations webpage.

Page Author: Antara R. Basu-Zych (antara.r.basu-zych 'at' nasa.gov) (301) 286-1155