Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions

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	Federal Grant Title:	Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions
	CFDA Number:	00.000
	CFDA Description:	Not Elsewhere Classified
	Federal Agency Name:	NASA Headquarters
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NNJ10ZSA003N
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 27, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 27, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 01, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 01, 2010
	Archive Date:	Dec 02, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	20
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$350,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: All categories of U.S. Institutions are eligible to submit Proposals in response to this NRA. NASA's policy is to conduct research with Non-U.S. Organizations of a cooperative, no-exchange-of funds basis.
Grant Description: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is releasing a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions. Solicitation #NNJ10ZSA003N, entitled "Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions" will be available electronically on or about July 23, 2010, by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then clicking the link through the menu listings "Solicitations" to "Open Solicitations." This NASA NRA jointly solicits proposals for NASA and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) in support of the Human Research Program. Proposals are solicited by NASA in the areas of Host-Microbe Interactions, Crew Microbiome, Workload Measures, Habitability Concept Tools, Psychosocial Aspects of Food Acceptability, Neurocognitive Performance, Team Autonomy, Behavioral Health and Performance ISS Utilization, Muscle: Gender and Hydration, Muscle: In-flight Changes, Nutrition/Pharmaceuticals and Exercise, Innate Immunity, Pharmacology: Space Motion Sickness, Bone: Fracture Healing, and EVA Physiology: Suit Injury Countermeasures. In addition, proposals are solicited by the NSBRI in the areas of Cardiovascular Alterations, Human Factors and Performance, Musculoskeletal Alterations, Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors, Sensorimotor Adaptation, and Smart Medical Systems and Technology. Proposals responding to the NASA emphases and NSBRI emphases must be submitted separately, and will result in separate evaluations and awards. Step-1 proposals are due on September 2, 2010, and invited Step-2 proposals are due on December 1, 2010. Proposals are required to be submitted electronically and must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Participation is open to all categories of organizations, including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA centers, and other Government agencies. Proposals must be submitted electronically. Step-1 Proposers can use either NSPIRES (see URL above) or Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov ) for proposal submission. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES, and such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. Each electronic proposal system places requirements on the registration of principal investigators and other participants (e.g. co-investigators). 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 enter the requested information. Questions concerning responding to this NRA may be addressed to the contacts referenced in the full solicitation document. This is a broad agency announcement as specified in FAR 6.102 (d)(2). Notwithstanding the posting of this opportunity at FedBizOpps.gov or nspires.nasaprs.com, NASA and/or the NSBRI reserves the right to determine the appropriate award instrument for each proposal selected pursuant to this announcement. Direct questions specifically regarding this Announcement to: Vanessa R. Beene, Contracting Officer, Phone: (281) 244-5257; Email: vanessa.r.beene@nasa.gov
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solid={c52dea20-f41b-23e1-426d-840137dc46be}&path=open
Grant Announcement Contact: Vanessa R. Beene Contracting Officer Phone: 281-244-5257 Fax: 281-244-5331
Point of Contact [vanessa.r.beene@nasa.gov]
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