Habitable Worlds Observatory Instrument Concept Assessments in NASA Research Announcement (NRA): RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES) 2025
NASA will fund concept assessment work for Habitable Worlds Observatory instrument concepts under ROSES 2025 for eligible applicants responding through NSPIRES.
⚑ NASA ROSES special notice/program element; full eligibility and submission rules are in the solicitation text on NSPIRES. · Funding is for instrument concept assessments, not flight hardware procurement or an operational mission. · Deadline listed: 2026-10-14.
This is a NASA instrument-concept assessment solicitation for space-science/engineering work, which is far outside IPPRA’s public opinion, risk communication, education policy, and emergency-management research lines. The team would not plausibly pursue this as PI-level work.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-15
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 40 partial | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research |
Description
The attached PDF file labeled “1stEmail” is text that the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) sent to Science Mission Directorate (SMD) List Serv subscribers. This “1stEmail” attachment announces the release of the full text for NNH25ZDA001N-HWOICA as well as summarizes key information from the full text. Visit the link below labeled “NSPIRES page for NNH25ZDA001N-HWOICA” to download the full text. SMD may periodically clarify or amend the solicitation or add other supporting documents. Interested parties should regularly visit the HWOICA NSPIRES page to stay up-to-date on any such changes. In the event of a NASA funding lapse on or after 1 October 2026, please visit NSPIRES.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NASA HEADQUARTERS.
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