[I omitted the details of this funding opportunity when I sent out my
weekly notices yesterday. Stephen Nash]
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Funding Opportunity: NASA Releases Early Stage Innovations Solicitation*//
On June 4, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
announced its annual Early Stage Innovations (ESI) solicitation for
innovative space technology proposals to advance technology at low
Technology Readiness Levels. This is the third solicitation for Early
Stage Innovations proposals from NASA's Space Technology Mission
Directorate.
The topics for the fiscal year (FY) 2014 competition are:
* Advanced thermal protection materials modeling
* Computational materials
o Uncertainty quantification for additive manufacturing
o Computational modeling of NDE interactions in composite structures
* Technologies for In situ utilization of asteroid materials
* Mobile robotic surface probe concepts for planetary exploration
* Kinetic penetrators for icy planetary moons
* Advanced technology habitat system
These topics support NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate areas
of: "advanced life support and resource utilization, Mars entry descent
and landing systems, space robotic systems, and lightweight space
structures."
NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, which began as the Space
Technology program in 2010, invests in potentially game-changing
technology with applications across NASA mission directorates. NASA
sees the university community as an important partner in accelerating
innovative technology development and in training the next generation of
scientists, technologists, and engineers needed to support NASA
technology development. Topics are aligned with NASA's Space Technology
Roadmaps, which were developed by NASA and reviewed by the National
Research Council in 2012.
*Letters of Intent*: June 24, 2014 (5 PM EST)
*Due Date*: July 21, 2014 (5 PM EST, 2 PM PST)
*Total Funding and Award Size*: Approximately 12 awards will be granted
in Fall 2014, with total amounts up to $500,000.
*Eligibility and Limitations*: The program is limited to accredited U.S.
universities. Partnering with other U.S. universities, industry, or
government agency is permitted subject to restrictions. /See full
solicitation/
<http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=418298/solicitationId=%7B2EFADC60-4D8C-0D3E-E816-F2913607DABB%7D/viewSolicitationDocument=1/ST-REDDI-2014%20Appendix%20B2.pdf>/./
*Sources and Additional Background*:
The complete solicitation, as well as frequently asked questions and
information on other space technology programs, is available at
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={1A828C6C-9B29-31E6-8151-D6C3533C4028}&path=open
<http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=%7b1A828C6C-9B29-31E6-8151-D6C3533C4028%7d&path=open>.
The press release announcing the solicitation can be found at
http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/june/nasa-invites-universities-to-submit-innovative-early-stage-technology-proposals/#.U5DNm3JdV8G.
NASA's Space Technology Roadmaps can be found at
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/roadmaps/index.html#.U5HSifldXyN.
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