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The Dynamic Systems and Control Branch (DSCB) encourages and supports research in areas consistent with its mission and current research areas, and innovative concepts and technologies with potential for application to the modeling and control of all types of flight vehicles. To this end DSCB welcomes unsolicited proposals from qualified individuals and groups in academia and industry for research to be conducted under grants, cooperative agreements, and memoranda of agreement.

DSCB participates in the NASA Research Grants Program by providing technical review, serving as technical officer, and, in some cases, providing funding. Complete information on NASA research grants and cooperative agreements with educational institutions and nonprofit corporations is available in the NASA Research Grant Handbook (NASA Handbook 5800.1C) from the Office of Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001 or from the Head, Grants and Services Contracts Branch, Mail Stop 126, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681-0001. For additional information follow the link to the NASA Acquisition page.

When providing technical review, DSCB uses its best effort to assign two independent peer reviewers - one of whom is knowledgable government employee external to NASA. Unsolicited proposals will be evaluated using NASA Langley Form P-317 with specific point scores assigned according to DSCB’s Template for assessing Strategic and Technical Benefits of research activities.

In cases wherein DSCB serves as technical officer and provides funding, a business plan that projects monthly costing for the grant shall be provided. All DSCB provided funding will be on a pro rata basis for the fiscal year with futures funding applied for the remainder of each grant year. For example if a grant isawarded in October, the first month of the Federal fiscal year, it will be fully funded with that fiscal year’s funds. A grant awarded in April will commit only those funds expected to be spent through September 30 with remaining grant year funding of October 1 through March of the succeeding calendar year listed in ’futures’.

In addition to sponsored research NASA Langley Research Center and the Dynamic Systems and Control Branch (DSCB) offer other opportunities.


 
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