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
- Changes to federal research policy: Information for the MIT community (Touchstone required) – updated regularly
- Updates to NASA Policy, Biosketch and Other Support - affecting grants being awarded on or after October 1, 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.
NASA’s use of Common Forms for Biosketch and Current and Pending Support is effective for all proposals submitted after October 1, 2024. Download the forms from NASA Regulations, Guidance and Forms.
Terms and Conditions
Review the RAS summary of NASA Terms and Conditions. For more details, or for unusual cases, consult:
- NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM)
- NASA Prior Approval Matrix – lists where NASA requires or waives prior approval
- Grant and Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions (effective March 21, 2025)
- For NASA contracts:
- 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
- NASA Conflict of Interest (COI) Guidance
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) (March 2025)
- NASA Grant/Cooperative Agreement Administrative Supplement Requests
- NASA Regulations, Guidance and Forms: Includes NASA’s Biosketch and Current and Pending Support forms.
Updated November 6, 2025