2025 Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) NOFO
Funder: NASA Johnson Space Center
Due Dates: December 2, 2024 (Step-1, Appendix A) | October 31, 2025 (Final/Step-2, all appendices)
Funding Amounts: Omnibus: up to $250,000 for 1 year; Flagship: $1M–$1.5M for 3–5 years; total awards per appendix range from under $1M to several million.
Summary: Supports applied research to address human health, performance, and countermeasures for safe, reliable, and productive human space exploration.
Key Information: Two-step application (Step-1 required for Step-2); topics and deadlines are appendix-specific and staggered; U.S. institutions eligible, international partners allowed (no NASA funds to non-U.S. orgs).