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 Pennsylvania State University has been awarded a $918,560 grant by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center to support research aligned with the agency's ROSES (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences) funding initiative. The award, effective February 1, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2028, will be performed at Penn State's University Park, Pennsylvania campus. The ROSES program objectives encompass executing a balanced science portfolio informed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine guidance, supporting the agency's exploration initiative focused on lunar and Mars research, advancing discovery in cross-disciplinary scientific fields, and developing applications in earth science, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness. This grant award carries no set-aside designation, reflecting Penn State's selection based on technical merit and demonstrated research capability.

Penn State, a major public research institution with extensive federal contracting experience, brings substantial expertise in scientific research across multiple domains relevant to the agency's priorities. The university maintains an active federal grant portfolio exceeding $150 million and has demonstrated significant engagement with the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other civilian research agencies. As a comprehensive land-grant institution with recognized strengths in materials science, engineering, and interdisciplinary research, Penn State is well-positioned to contribute to the agency's science program objectives and support the emerging research opportunities outlined in the ROSES initiative.

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.