NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, 555-A 14th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

B -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR ADVANCED AERONAUTICAL/SPACE STUDIES SOL CP 98-01 POC POC -- Dale Little, NIAC Business Manager, (404) 347-9633, FAX: (404) 347-9638, E-Mail: dkl@niac.usra.edu. WEB: NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, http://www.niac.usra.edu. E-MAIL: NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, dkl@niac.usra.edu. The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) has established the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) in Atlanta, GA under a contract from NASA Headquarters through the Goddard Space Flight Center. The NIAC has been formed for the explicit purpose of being an independent source of revoluntionary aeronautical and space concepts which could dramatically impact how NASA develops and conducts it's mission 10 to 40 years in the future. The NIAC will be guided by a Science, Exploration and Technology Council of highly experienced and respected experts which, along with NASA, are in the process of formulating visionary, broad-based "Grand Challenges" for the new institute. The finalized list of "Grand Challenges" will become the basis for a Call for Proposals to be issued by the NIAC, currently planned for June 1998. Development of NIAC advanced concepts will be carried out through issuance of research grants in a two-phased approach. Phase I grants of $50K-$75K will be for 6 months to validate the viability of the proposed concept and definition of major feasibility issues. Phase II grants of up to $500K and 2 years would study the major feasibility issues associated with cost, performance, development time and key technology issues. Both Phase I and Phase II awards will be competitively selected by the NIAC based on an independent peer review process. First grants are planned for the fall of 1998. To be placed on the NIAC Source List, log into our web site at http://www.niac.usra.edu and click on the mailing list icon or send, E-Mail (dkl@niac.usra.edu) or fax (404-347-9638) your name, affiliation, research interest area, address, phone number, fax number and E-Mail address to the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, 555-A 14th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. (0131)

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