ROSES 2022: Land-Cover/Land-Use Change | NNH22ZDA001N LCLUC

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ROSES 2022: Land-Cover/Land-Use Change (LCLUC) is a NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) funding opportunity issued as part of NASA's broader annual omnibus solicitation called Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2022. "Omnibus" matters here because ROSES is not one single program with one deadline; it is a collection of many separate program elements, each with its own scope, rules, contacts, and due dates. LCLUC is one of those individual program elements under the ROSES 2022 umbrella, and applicants are expected to treat it as a specific call that sits within the larger ROSES framework.

The opportunity uses a mandatory two-step submission process. The published closing date in the listing refers specifically to the Step-1 proposal deadline (listed as April 14, 2022). Step-2 proposals have their own later due date, which is not shown in the summary and must be confirmed in the official solicitation materials. A key rule is that a Step-2 proposal cannot be submitted unless a Step-1 proposal was submitted first, so missing the Step-1 deadline effectively disqualifies an applicant from moving forward in that cycle.

NASA indicates that awards made through ROSES can take several legal and administrative forms depending on the project and proposer, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers. In practice, NASA notes that most extramural ROSES awards are grants, and many ROSES program elements specifically do not allow contracts because a contract mechanism would not fit the type of research being requested. For this specific listing, the funding instruments shown include grants and cooperative agreements. The activity focus is Science and Technology and other Research and Development, reflecting the research-centered nature of the program.

While the synopsis does not provide the technical research topics for LCLUC itself, it explains how applicants are expected to find the authoritative program-element text. The LCLUC call is contained in a dedicated PDF accessible through the ROSES 2022 tables (Tables 2 or 3) hosted on NASA's NSPIRES/ROSES pages. Applicants must click the program element title in the relevant table, then download the program-element PDF from the "Announcement Documents" section of that element's page. That PDF is where the specific scientific objectives, expected products, evaluation criteria, budget guidance (if any), and the Step-2 deadline are defined. The synopsis also emphasizes that reading the division overview document for the relevant science division can be important because ROSES has default rules and context documents that apply across an entire appendix or division.

A practical submission requirement highlighted in the notice is that applicants must download the instructions document packaged as a zip file associated with the application package. NASA flags this because at least one required form is included there and must be attached to the proposal package at submission. In other words, relying only on the general Grants.gov or NSPIRES form set without retrieving that zip file risks submitting an incomplete proposal.

In terms of award structure and timeline, NASA states that the typical period of performance for ROSES-funded work is about three years, though some program elements may allow as long as five years or may require a shorter duration. Eligibility is described broadly across ROSES: organizations of many types (government and private; for-profit and nonprofit; domestic and, with caveats, foreign entities) are generally permitted to apply, and teaming arrangements are usually not restricted. However, the listing also notes that eligibility should be verified in the official text and in the "Additional Information on Eligibility" referenced by the opportunity, since some elements can include specific limitations.

Administrative identifiers included in the listing are Funding Opportunity Number NNH22ZDA001N (LCLUC), CFDA 43.001, and an OMB approval number tied to ROSES (2700-0092). The agency is NASA Headquarters under SMD. The listing shows an "Award Ceiling" of 0 and "Expected Awards" of 1, which in many federal postings can reflect a placeholder or a simplified entry rather than a meaningful cap; applicants typically need to consult the program-element PDF and ROSES guidance for realistic budget expectations and selection outlook.

For help and updates, NASA points applicants to several official channels. General ROSES policy and procedure questions can be directed to the SMD research mailbox (sara@nasa.gov), while technical questions about LCLUC specifically should go to the point(s) of contact listed for that program element in the ROSES tables or in NASA's program officer listings. Applicants are also encouraged to monitor amendments and new elements through NSPIRES email subscriptions, the ROSES 2022 RSS feed, and NASA-provided due date calendars, since ROSES can be updated after release and not all elements are necessarily finalized on day one.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a specific Earth science research program element (LCLUC) housed within NASA's ROSES 2022 umbrella, requiring a Step-1 then Step-2 proposal workflow, submission through NASA's defined systems and forms (including a required zip-file form), and strict adherence to the element-specific PDF instructions and deadlines located via the ROSES tables and NSPIRES links.

• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Headquarters in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ROSES 2022: Land-Cover/Land-Use Change" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 43.001.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 14, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 14, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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