NASA Office of STEM Engagement Program Update
NASA Office of STEM Engagement
NASAWatch
Dear OSTEM Community: The new Administration has issued several Executive Orders (EOs) and implemented policy and guidance that may affect grants and cooperative agreements. Consistent with this direction, OSTEM is working diligently to comply with the requirements of the new EOs, and policy and guidance, as well as comply with court orders resulting from litigation related to these EOs.
The process of implementing the policy and guidance associated with the new EOs is taking some time and the response on actions will take longer than normal. We ask for your patience. Please also realize that we are in a highly dynamic environment with multiple lawsuits being adjudicated, each with the potential to impact policy and guidance, which, in turn, impacts grants and cooperative agreements.
OSTEM would like to provide the following brief updates:
1. The Engagement Opportunities in NASA STEM (EONS) 2025 omnibus solicitation was not released in January 2025 as originally planned. OSTEM continues to work diligently on EONS-2025 and intends to release it soon. A new forecast will be posted here when available.
2. OSTEM is simultaneously working on an update for EONS 2024, Appendix #13 MUREP Earth Science Systems Research (MUREP ESSR). At this point in time, it is unclear if selections will be made. Updates will be sent to Proposers that met the October 30, 2024 solicitation deadline.
3. In order to review and analyze the agency’s compliance, with recent EOs, OSTEM canceled EONS 2024, Appendix #16 titled MUREP Aeronautics Community & Environmental Impact Research (ACEIR) in mid-February 2025.
4. The Grants and Cooperative Agreement Manual (GCAM) is being revised to ensure compliance with new EOs, policy, and guidance. We hope to have the revised GCAM released soon.
For guidance from NASA’s Office of Procurement (OP), please visit https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-global-contractor-and-grantee-community-memos/. For Grants and cooperative agreements ONLY, the section of the Grants Policy and Compliance webpage that provides updates on NASA’s implementation of recent EOs that impact the Agency’s Federal financial assistance applicants and recipients is https://www.nasa.gov/grants-policy-and-compliance-team/#Regulations.
Thank you for your continued partnership and commitment to our mission.
Torry A. Johnson
Deputy Associate Administrator, OSTEM Program
NASA Headquarters