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**NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT 96-OSS-09SUN-EARTH CONNECTIONSUPPORTING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY,SUBORBITAL, GUEST INVESTIGATOR,AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS**Table of Contents**PAGE****Appendix A.**  Description of the Sun-Earth Connection Supporting
Research and Technology, Suborbital, and Education  Programs ... A-1 to 19

1.  Introduction....................................................  A-1

2.  Program Description.............................................  A-2

3.  Research Opportunity............................................  A-3

    3.1     New and Renewal Proposals...............................  A-3
    3.2     Limitations on Objectives of Proposals..................  A-3
    3.3     Educational Research Supplements........................  A-4

4.  Proposal Preparation and Submission.............................  A-5

    4.1     General Provisions......................................  A-5
    4.2     Notice of Intent to Propose.............................  A-6
    4.3     Specific Proposal Preparation Information...............  A-6
    4.4     Additional Guidelines for Non-U.S. Proposals ...........  A-7

5.  Proposal Evaluation and Selection...............................  A-8

    5.1     Evaluation Criteria.....................................  A-8
    5.2     Evaluation and Selection Procedures.....................  A-9

6.  Science Discipline SR&T Programs................................  A-9

    6.1     Cosmic and Heliospheric Physics.........................  A-9
    6.2     Solar Physics...........................................  A-10
    6.3     Magnetospheric Physics..................................  A-13
    6.4     Ionospheric, Thermospheric, and Mesospheric Physics.....  A-15

7.  Suborbital Program in Magnetospheric, Ionospheric,
    Thermospheric, and Mesospheric Physics..........................  A-16

     7.1     General Scope..........................................  A-16
     7.2     Special Programmatic Policies..........................  A-17

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     7.3     Funding Guidelines.....................................  A-19
     7.4     General Information....................................  A-19

**Appendix B.**  Guidelines for Responding to NASA Research
                Announcements...................................  B-1 to 6

**Appendix C.**  Proposal Prefatory Material.......................  C-1 to 11

     Notice of Intent to Propose....................................  C-2
     Proposal Cover Sheet...........................................  C-3
     Proposal Summary...............................................  C-4
     Instruction for budget preparation.............................  C-5
     Budget Summary.................................................  C-6
     Current and Pending Research Support...........................  C-7
     Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and
           Other Responsibility Matters.............................  C-8
     Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements ......  C-9
     Certification Regarding Lobbying...............................  C-10
     Education Outreach Supplement, Cover Sheet.....................  C-11

**Appendix D.** Definitions of Terms for Evaluations of Proposals......  D-1

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