ROSES 2009 Clarifications, corrections and amendments

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These are SARA's unofficial versions.  The official version is always what appears in the text of the program element on the NSPIRES web page.

Amendment 16: Due Date delayed for Appendix A.33, New Investigator Program (NIP), because of fires in California
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/08/31 12:35:00 US/Eastern

Amendment 16 presents a new due date for Appendix A.33, New Investigator Program (NIP), because of fires in California. The proposal due date has been changed to Thursday September 3, 2009

Amendment 15-new-version-of-appendix-a.23-airborne-instrument-technology-transition-program
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/08/28 14:55:00 US/Eastern

Amendment 15 presents revised text for A.23, the Airborne Instrument Technology Transition Program. Major changes include: clarification of reporting requirements, an opportunity to submit a notice of intent has been added, and the proposal due date has been changed.

Amendment 14: New proposal opportunity in Appendix A.40: Earth Science for Decision Making: Gulf of Mexico Region
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/08/28 14:50:00 US/Eastern

This amendment establishes a new program element in Appendix A.40 entitled Earth Science for Decision Making: Gulf of Mexico Region.

Amendment 13: New version of Appendix D.9, Kepler Guest Observer – Cycle 2
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/08/17 10:50:00 US/Eastern

This amendment presents new due dates and revised text for D.9, Kepler Guest Observer – Cycle 2.

Amendment 12: Appendix A.2, Land-Cover/Land-Use Change will be solicited in ROSES 2009
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/08/17 10:45:00 US/Eastern

This amendment announces that Appendix A.2, Land-Cover/Land-Use Change will be solicited in ROSES 2009 and presents the text for this program element, which replaces the prior version in its entirety.

C.16 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/08/17 10:40:00 US/Eastern

C.16, Planetary Instrument Definition and Development, point of contact has changed from Jonathan Rall to Lisa May.

Amendment 11: Living With a Star Targeted Research and Technology Programs. Final text for Appendix B.6 and no Appendix B.7 this year.
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/07/21 13:15:00 US/Eastern

This amendment presents the final text for Appendix B.6, Living With a Star Targeted Research and Technology, which replaces the prior version in its entirety. This amendment also announces that Appendix B.7, Living With a Star Targeted Research and Technology: Strategic Capability, will not be solicited in ROSES 2009. Given that six Strategic Capabilities projects are now on-going in the LWS TR&T Program and based on input from the LWS TR&T steering committee, it was decided that the LWS TR&T Strategic Capability proposals should not be solicited this year. Proposals may be solicited next year in ROSES 2010.

Amendment 10: SPICA Science Investigation Concept Studies
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/07/17 09:20:00 US/Eastern

Amendment 10 establishes a new program element in Appendix D.12 entitled “SPICA Science Investigation Concept Studies.” This call solicits proposals for science investigation concept studies that could be realized with the JAXA/ISAS Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) mission http://www.ir.isas.jaxa.jp/SPICA/h2l2_spie/h2l2.html

Amendment 9: a new proposal opportunity in Appendix A.39: ESSP Venture-class Science Investigations: Earth Venture-1
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/07/10 09:40:00 US/Eastern

Amendment 9 establishes a new program element in Appendix A.39 entitled “ESSP Venture-class Science Investigations: Earth Venture-1.” This call solicits proposals for complete suborbital science investigations to conduct innovative, integrated, hypothesis or scientific question-driven approaches to Earth system science, involving temporally sustained data acquisition.

Amendment 8: a revised version of Appendix D.10, MOST U.S. Guest Observer – Cycle 2
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/07/07 13:20:00 US/Eastern

The new version of Appendix D.10 replaces the previous text in its entirety. Changes from last year: The schedule and anticipated funding level for Cycle 2 have been updated, a modified submission process for observing targets is presented, and a summary table of key information has been added.

D.11 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/06/29 13:50:00 US/Eastern

The annual budget for D.11, Technology Development for Exoplanet Missions, is $2.6M per year.

Amendment 7: a new version of Appendix D.6, Swift Guest Investigator – Cycle 6
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/06/22 11:10:00 US/Eastern

The main changes from Cycle 5 AO are: 1) the number of monitoring proposals is less constrained, 2) the budget ceiling for “Fill-in” target proposals has been halved to $20K, 3) the page limit for proposals in the “High-redshift” GRB category has been raised from 4 to 6 pages and their budget ceiling increased, 4) the definition and limits of time-constrained observations have been added, 5) contact information has been updated, and 6) due dates have changed: proposals are due 9/30/2009.

A.28 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/06/10 15:30:00 US/Eastern

A.28, Science Definition Team for the CLARREO Mission, point of contact has changed from Donald Anderson to Kenneth Jucks

A.11 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/06/10 15:25:00 US/Eastern

A.11, Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction, point of contact has changed from Donald Anderson to David Considine.

A.30 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/06/08 14:35:00 US/Eastern

A.30 Decision Support through Earth Science Research Results will not be solicited in ROSES 2009.

A.31 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/06/08 14:35:00 US/Eastern

A.31 Earth Science Applications Feasibility Studies will not be solicited in ROSES 2009.

A.22 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/06/01

A.22 (IDS) point of contact has changed from William Emanuel to Thomas Wagner.

Amendment 6: New proposal opportunity in Appendix D.11: Technology Development for Exoplanet Missions
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/06/01

Amendment 6 creates Appendix D.11: Technology Development for Exoplanet Missions, to develop specific technologies (TRL 4-6) that feed into key exoplanet exploration measurement techniques.

B.9 Clarification
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/05/04 13:20:57.331 US/Eastern

B.9 Causes and Consequences of the Minimum of Solar Cycle 24 is limited to proposals focused on understanding the causes and/or consequences of this particular Solar Cycle.

Amendment 5: Expanding eligibility to propose to Appendices E.5 and E.6: Supplemental Outreach and Education Awards.
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/04/21

Amendment 5 makes ROSES investigators with only 12 months remaining on their science award eligible to propose to program elements E.5 and E.6, the Supplemental Outreach and Education Awards programs

A.22 Clarification
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/04/17 15:08:03.207 US/Eastern

A.22 IDS expected budget for new awards is per year

Amendment 4, expanding proposal opportunities in program element A.3 Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/04/07 17:05:01.036 US/Eastern

Amendment 4 expands proposal opportunities in Appendix A.3 Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry in the following areas: (i) Beaufort and Chukchi Seas – Field Campaign, (ii) Beaufort and Chukchi Seas - Data Synthesis, Assimilation, Modeling, and (iii) Biological and Biogeochemical Impacts of Melting Ice in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.

Amendment 3, removing the option to submit proposals via Grants.gov for due dates after June 27, 2009.
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/04/03 02:00:00 US/Eastern

Amendment 3 removes the option to submit proposals via Grants.gov for program elements with due dates after June 27, 2009. A list of effected program elements is provided.

C.13 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/04/03

C.13 Correction: Reference to Mars Exploration Program guiding documents updated

A.29 Clarification
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/04/03

A.29 HyspIRI includes HyMap hyperspectral imagery.

C.10 Clarification
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/03/27

C.10 CDAP includes Huygens data.

A.6 Correction
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/03/20

A.6 point of contact has changed from Lucia Tsaoussi to Thomas Wagner.

Amendment 2
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/03/17

An additional opportunity specific to Heliophysics has been added to Appendix E.4 Opportunities in Education and Public Outreach for Earth and Space Science (EPOESS).

Amendment 1, addition of B.9 Causes and Consequences of the Minimum of Solar Cycle 24
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/03/11 16:11:56.983 US/Eastern

Amendment 1 to ROSES 2009 adds program element B.9, a new proposal opportunity for Causes and Consequences of the Minimum of Solar Cycle 24.

A.6 Clarification
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/02/20

A.6 IceSAT CryoSat Maximum duration of awards has been changed from 4 years to 3 years.

A.34 Correction
Posted by mmengel at 2008/03/13 12:05:00 US/Eastern

A.34 point of contact has changed from Frank Lindsay to Stephen Berrick.

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