RIA25.zip

This is a Research Initiation Awards (F.17) program element under NASA's ROSES 2025 solicitation. The program provides grants and cooperative agreements with a two-year award cap of $300,000 to support early-career research. The proposal submission deadline is August 18, 2026, with no Notice of Intent or Step-1 proposal required. Proposals are limited to six pages for the Science/Technical/Management section and must include a budget narrative and table of work effort. An informational webinar will be held on June 16 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The program employs dual-anonymous peer review as outlined in Section 4 and the "Guidelines for Proposers to ROSES DAPR Programs" document.

The funding opportunity is administered by NASA Headquarters under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) and supports research across multiple scientific domains including astrophysics, biological and physical sciences, Earth science, heliophysics, and planetary science. All applicants must register in NSPIRES and confirm participation prior to proposal submission. Evaluation criteria include intrinsic merit (scientific quality, technical quality, personnel qualifications, and available resources), relevance to NASA's strategic objectives, and cost reasonableness. Principal investigators and co-investigators at 10 percent or higher effort are required to complete research security training certification.