The roses funding opportunity goals are: execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration…

The University of Iowa was awarded a $518,726 research grant on October 15, 2024, under the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) funding opportunity administered by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center. The award supports research aligned with ROSES program goals, which include executing a balanced science program based on National Academies guidance, participating in the agency's exploration initiative focusing on lunar, Mars, and deep space scientific research, advancing discovery in emerging cross-disciplinary fields, and developing target-user focused approaches to applied programs including Earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness. The work will be performed at the University of Iowa's Iowa City, Iowa campus with an ultimate completion date of October 14, 2027, and no set-aside designation was used for this award.

This grant award reflects the University of Iowa's established capacity as a major public research institution to conduct federally-funded research across diverse scientific domains. The university maintains an extensive portfolio of federal research funding, including substantial grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Department of Defense across disciplines ranging from cardiovascular and neurological research to advanced materials science and workforce development. As a large public institution competing without set-aside restrictions, the University of Iowa has demonstrated sustained capability to deliver high-quality research support and specialized scientific services to multiple federal agencies through both direct grants and long-term contract vehicles such as Indefinite Delivery Contracts and Basic Ordering Agreements.

The roses funding opportunity goals are: execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration priorities, and direction from congress. Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency s exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the moon, lunar orbit, mars, and beyond. Advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities between traditional science disciplines develop a directorate-wide, target-user focused approach to applied programs, including earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness.