INNOVATE25.zip

This is a NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2025 program announcement for the INNOVATE program element (A.10), which offers competitive funding through grants and cooperative agreements. The program has no fixed proposal due date; proposals may be submitted at any time until August 31, 2026, under ROSES-25 rules, with a planned overlap into ROSES-26 to enable continuous submission across fiscal years. The program is administered by NASA's Science Mission Directorate under CFDA 43.001 (Science) and operates under standard NASA evaluation criteria focusing on scientific quality, technical merit, personnel qualifications, available resources, and cost reasonableness.

Key requirements and recent amendments include mandatory research security training certification for principal investigators and co-investigators dedicating 10 percent or more effort to proposed grants or cooperative agreements, using either NSF's four-module training or the SECURE Center condensed version. Effective January 26, 2026, the program encourages partnerships with non-governmental organizations new to NASA and requires applicants to plan for operations beyond the award period. All proposing organizations and named team members must register in NASA's NSPIRES system and confirm participation before proposal submission. Applicants proposing to Earth Science programs using the NASA Center for Climate Simulation high-end computing facility must budget $0.09 per Service Business Unit per Section 7.3 of the ROSES-25 A.1 Earth Science Research Overview, effective September 22, 2025. Additional guidance on proposal evaluation, debrief procedures, and award processes is available through the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM) and the Senior Advisors for Research and Analysis (SARA) website.