Call for Pre-Proposals--NASA EPSCoR 2022 National Research Group Competition

NASA EPSCoR:  Internal competition

Dear Colleagues,

Vermont's NASA EPSCoR program anticipates that a solicitation from the National Program at NASA Headquarters for a new 2022 NASA EPSCoR Research Announcement will be released sometime in mid to late November 2021.   Historically, NASA EPSCoR Research Group awards have been in the amount $750,000 for a three-year period of performance, with cost-sharing required at a level of at least 50% of the requested NASA funds.

As in past years, it will be necessary to select a single project ahead of time so as to be prepared once the formal announcement of the FY2022 Competition is released.  This local selection will be made on the basis of peer-reviewed pre-proposals.  Vermont faculty researchers wishing to be considered as Science PIs for inclusion in this competition must submit a notice of intent (NOI) followed by a pre-proposal for their research project.  The NOI will allow the Vermont NASA EPSCoR Office lead time in arranging appropriate peer reviewers for the evaluation process.  Complete details, along with instructions for NOI and pre-proposal preparation and submission, are provided in the attached document.  For reference, the 2021 NASA EPSCoR announcement can be found here.

Due Dates
NOI: Wednesday, July 14 at 11:59 PM
Pre-proposal: Monday, August 30 at 11:59 PM