Technology Advancement Utilizing Suborbital and Orbital Flight Opportunities "TechFlights" — NASA Headquarters funding opportunity
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Technology Advancement Utilizing Suborbital and Orbital Flight Opportunities "TechFlights"

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters anticipates a release of a solicitation, titled Technology Advancement Utilizing Suborbital and Orbital Flight Opportunities “TechFlights”, as an Appe...

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Award Up to $750k Deadline 1539 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Apr 6, 2022
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $750,000 (total pool ~$6,000,000).
  • Next deadline: June 2, 2022.
  • Issued by: NASA Headquarters.
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Who can apply — at a glance

  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: Up to $750k. Total program pool: $6,000,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
Up to $750k
Deadline
1539 days ago
Jun 2, 2022
Total pool
$6M

About this opportunity

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters anticipates a release of a solicitation, titled Technology Advancement Utilizing Suborbital and Orbital Flight Opportunities “TechFlights”, as an Appendix to the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA) titled "Space Technology Infusion 2022 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2022), on or about May 2, 2022. The solicitation is available by opening the NSPIRES homepage at https://nspires.nasaprs.com/, selecting "Open” under Solicitations, enter the title or solicitation number in the Solicitation # / Key Information field, and then select "Technology Advancement Utilizing Suborbital and Orbital Flight Opportunities “TechFlights”.” The purpose of this Appendix is to provide funding for the testing or demonstration of space technologies in relevant environments through flights on commercial suborbital rockets, rocket-powered lander vehicles, high-altitude balloons, aircraft following reduced-gravity flight profiles, and orbital platforms. STMD’s Flight Opportunities program rapidly demonstrates promising technologies for space the expansion of space commerce through suborbital testing with industry flight providers. The program matures capabilities needed for NASA missions and commercial applications while strategically investing in the growth of the commercial spaceflight industry. This year, Flight Opportunities is joined in this Appendix by STMD’s Small Spacecraft Technology program which expands the ability to execute unique missions through rapid development and demonstration of capabilities for small spacecraft applicable to the commercial space sector. NASA will help fund the testing of innovative space technologies by providing up to $750K for the proposer to purchase flight services from a qualified flight provider. In addition to purchasing the flight(s), these funds may be used to cover the of the payload for flight including tests required by the flight provider, post-flight analysis and reporting, as well as travel in support of the flight(s) and indirect costs. Funds may also be used for educational purposes in support of the flight. STMD is strongly committed to promoting a culture that actively encourages diversity and inclusion and removes barriers to participation. One important way of achieving this objective is to ensure that proposal review is performed in an equitable and fair manner. This year, the TechFlights solicitation will use dual-anonymous peer review (DAPR) to evaluate proposals. Under this system, the identity of reviewers will not be shared with proposers, and the identity of proposers will not be shared with reviewers until after the technical merit has been evaluated for all of the anonymized proposals. This Appendix is applicable to external, non-NASA Principal Investigators. Employees of government agencies, and their contractors as Co-Investigators and/or Collaborators. Awards to this Appendix will be accomplished via grants and/or cooperative agreements. The financial and programmatic support for the Flight Opportunities and Small Spacecraft Technology programs comes from the STMD. Awards are planned to start in February 2023. NASA plans to make approximately 7-10 suborbital awards and 1-2 orbital awards as a result of this solicitation, subject to the receipt of meritorious proposals and the availability of funds. The actual number of awards will depend on the quality of the proposals received; NASA reserves the right to make no awards under this solicitation. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES by an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR). A Mandatory Preliminary Proposal is due June 2, 2022 at 5:00 pm ET with Full Proposals (by invitation only) due on or before August 29, 2022 at 5:00 pm ET. Note that the submission of a Mandatory Preliminary Proposal is a prerequisite to be invited to submit a Full Proposal.

Funding agency

NASA Headquarters
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Tags

Technology & Software Arts & Culture Education & Research Climate & Environment Transportation & Logistics Science, Tech & Engineering (STEM)
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Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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Citation details

Source systemgrants.gov
Source ID339272
PostedApr 6, 2022

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