National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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About NASA

NASA is America’s civil space program and the global leader in space exploration. At its 20 centers and facilities across the country – and the only National Laboratory in space – NASA studies Earth, including its climate, our Sun, and our solar system and beyond. The agency conducts research, testing, and development to advance aeronautics, including electric propulsion and supersonic flight, and develops and funds space technologies that will enable future exploration and benefit life on Earth.

News

• Updates to NASA Policy, Biosketch and Other Support - affecting grants being awarded on or after October 1, 2024
• NASA Issues New COI Policy Requirements (February 2024)

Finding Funding Opportunities

Researchers can search for funding opportunities in the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) or browse funding opportunities on the NASA website. 

Submission Portal and Format

NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) includes registration information, member login and quick search for solicitations due in the next 30 days.

Terms and Conditions

Review the RAS summary of NASA Terms and Conditions. For more details, or for unusual cases, consult:

• Agency-specific guidance on Research Terms and Conditions.
• Federal Prior Approval Matrix, which lists where NASA requires or waives prior approval
• For NASA contracts:
  • Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
  • NASA Federal Acquisition Regulations  (NFS) 
• RAS CAs, for questions not addressed in NASA documents

Terms and conditions are established by MIT's membership in the Federal Demonstration Partnership.

Disclosures, Checklists and Other Guidance

• NASA Disclosure Guidance
• NASA PI Status and Definitions
• NASA Graduate Research Fellowship Programs

More Information from NASA

• NASA Science – For Researchers: Includes solicitation information, FAQs, science data and other PI resources.
• NASA Shared Services Center - Grants: Includes grants status search, grant forms, grant management training and other useful information.
• NASA Grants Policy and Compliance: Includes current policy guidance documents such as the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM) (October 2024).
• NASA Grant/Cooperative Agreement No-cost Extension Request Portal