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General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NNH24ZEA001N-ULI2 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | D.4 University Leadership Initiative 2 (ULI2) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Assistance Listings: | 43.002 -- Aeronautics |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 26, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | |
| Award Ceiling: | $ |
| Award Floor: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | NASA Headquarters |
| Description: | University Leadership Initiative (ULI) provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise technical and organizational leadership in proposing unique technical challenges in aeronautics, defining multi-disciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative teaming strategies to strengthen the research impact.
Research proposals are sought in six ULI topic areas in Appendix D.4.
Topic 1: Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations (Strategic Thrust 1) Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial High-Speed Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2) Topic 3: Ultra-Efficient Subsonic Transports (Strategic Thrust 3) Topic 4: Safe, Quiet, and Affordable Vertical Lift Air Vehicles (Strategic Thrust 4) Topic 5: In-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance (Strategic Thrust 5) Topic 6: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation (Strategic Thrust 6)
This NRA will utilize a two-step proposal submission and evaluation process. The initial step is a short mandatory Step-A proposal due June 26, 2025. Those offerors submitting the most highly rated Step-A proposals will be invited to submit a Step-B proposal. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES at https://nspires.nasaprs.com.
An Applicant’s Workshop will be held on Wednesday Apr 30, 2025; 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET (https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/applicants-workshops/workshop9).
An interested partners list for this ULI is at https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/partners. To be listed as an interested lead or partner, please send electronic mail to hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov with "ULI Partnerships" in the subject line and include the information required for the table in that web page. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Click the following link to see the full text of the announcement for this funding opportunity. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Andrew Provenza |