Closed · NNJ21ZSA001N-FLAGSHIP · CFDA 43.003 · Discretionary
2021 HERO Appendix A: Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions
Federal grant opportunity posted by NASA Johnson Space Center, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $800K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 1, 2021
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
2021 HERO Appendix A: Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions is a closed discretionary listing from NASA Johnson Space Center that offered Up to $800,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 64 other opportunities from NASA Johnson Space Center.
- up to $800K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 43.003
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
2021 HERO Appendix A: Research and Technology… is closed (last close September 1, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 43.003 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. NASA Johnson Space Center still indexes 64 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 1, 2021
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Procurement Contract
Description
New NASA Research Announcement NNJ21ZSA001N-FLAGSHIP Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) has released solicited research response area NRA NNJ21ZSA001N-FLAGSHIP “NASA Research and Technology Development to Support Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions” that solicits applied research in support of HRP goals and objectives. This response area is Appendix A of the Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) NRA (NNJ21ZSA001N). Proposals are solicited by NASA in the area of: · Characterization of Trabecular Bone Microarchitecture due to Skeletal Unloading. Appendix A of the HERO NRA and associated documentation can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/HERO21-FLAGSHIP. The HERO NRA including all open appendices is available through the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at: https://tinyurl.com/HERO21OVERVIEW. A virtual Pre-Proposers Conference is scheduled for August 11, 2021, and more details are posted alongside this solicitation on NSPIRES. Appendix A Step-1 proposals are due September 1, 2021. Invited Appendix A Step-2 proposals are due December 1, 2021. All categories of United States (U.S.) institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to the NRA. Principal Investigators may collaborate with universities, Federal Government laboratories, the private sector, and state and local government laboratories. In all such arrangements, the applying entity is expected to be responsible for administering the project according to the management approach presented in the proposal. NASA’s policy is to conduct research with non-U.S. organizations on a cooperative, no exchange-of-funds basis. Thank you for your continued interest in NASA. Please refer to the solicitation document for contact information.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NNJ21ZSA001N-FLAGSHIP
Grants.gov marks 2021 HERO Appendix A: Research and Technology… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Procurement Contract. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the NASA Johnson Space Center book (58 peers, 89% of 65).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Exploration Systems Research and Development
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency Contact
Steven Platts, Ph.D. Chief Scientist (Acting), Human Research Program NASA Johnson Space Center (Mail Code SA2) Houston, TX 77058 Telephone: 281-483-8177
More from NASA Johnson Space Center
HERO Appendix E: Space Radiobiology and Human Health Countermeasures Topics
GROUND BASED STUDIES IN RADIOBIOLOGY 2013
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE FOR NASA INTERNSHIPS
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE IN SPACE EXPLORATION MISSIONS
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE IN SPACE EXPLORATION MISSIONS
What to do next
2021 HERO Appendix A: Research and Technology… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 43.003 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Exploration Systems Research and Development indexes 7 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- NASA Johnson Space Center lists 64 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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