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 Florida's Division of Sponsored Research has been awarded a $500,000 research grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center, with performance to be conducted in Gainesville, Florida and completion targeted for February 19, 2027. This award supports NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) funding opportunity, which aims to execute a balanced science program aligned with National Academies guidance and agency priorities. The grant will advance research in emerging scientific fields through cross-disciplinary collaboration while supporting NASA's exploration initiative focused on lunar, lunar orbit, Martian, and deep space scientific research.

The non-set-aside grant is structured as a research-focused agreement that positions the University of Florida to contribute to NASA's broader objectives in space science discovery, Earth science applications, space weather research, planetary defense, and space situational awareness. As a major public research institution and land-grant university with extensive federal contracting experience, UF is well-positioned to deliver sophisticated scientific research and technological solutions across multiple domains, leveraging its established track record of collaboration with premier federal agencies and research institutions.

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.