On January 2, 2009, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science Mission Directorate (SMD), is releasing a Cooperative Agreement Notice(NNH09ZDA004C) soliciting proposals for Science Education and Public Outreach Forums tocollaborate with SMD in execution of its Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) program.The objective of the effort is to increase the overall coherence of the SMD E/PO programleading to more effective, sustainable, and efficient utilization of SMD sciencediscoveries and learning experiences.It is anticipated that there will be a total of four awards with one Science Educationand Public Outreach Forum (SEPOF) being individually affiliated with each of the four SMDScience Divisions: Astrophysics, Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Planetary Science. Theareas to be addressed by this Cooperative Agreement include, but are not limited to, thefollowing areas of collaboration:* E/PO Community Engagement and Development;* Division E/PO Product and Project Activity Analysis; and* SEPOF Coordination Committee Service.Proposals should clearly articulate an approach to the overall objective and to theseareas of activity that extends the value of SMD investments in E/PO and contributes toNASAs education and outreach efforts.NASA anticipates making $3.5 M per year available for this selection. Awards will be for5 years duration.Participation is open to all categories of domestic organizations, including industry,educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations, Federally Funded Research andDevelopment Centers, NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other Governmentagencies. Upon its release date, this Cooperative Agreement Notice will be availableelectronically from http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then select"Open Solicitations" then select " NNH09ZDA004C").Notices of Intent (NOIs) are due February 11, 2009, and proposals are due April 9, 2009.Additional programmatic information can be obtained from: Dr. Larry P. Cooper, E/POProgram Officer, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546;Tel: (202) 358-1531; email:
[email protected].