D.2 – Transformational Tools and Technologies Project (TTT) | NNH23ZEA001N TTT

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The D.2 Transformational Tools and Technologies Project (TTT) is a NASA Headquarters Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) funding opportunity released as part of the Research Opportunities in Aeronautics (ROA) 2023 NASA Research Announcement (NRA). The solicitation is listed under funding opportunity number NNH23ZEA001N-TTT, and Amendment 1 to the broader ROA 2023 announcement was posted through NSPIRES, which is NASA's system for proposing, managing, and tracking research solicitations and awards. The purpose of this call is to support research and development that advances next-generation methods, tools, and enabling technologies that can significantly improve how aeronautics systems are analyzed, designed, and operated.

NASA is seeking proposals across a focused set of technical topics aimed at raising the state of the art in computational and multidisciplinary engineering, autonomy and system-of-systems behaviors, and measurement capabilities relevant to aeronautics. The topics include: (1) development of uncertainty quantification methods for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and broader multidisciplinary analysis, which targets better ways to measure, propagate, and reduce uncertainty in simulation-driven decisions; (2) high-fidelity structural modeling approaches for complex aeroelastic vehicle design, addressing the need to accurately predict coupled aerodynamic and structural behavior for advanced airframes; (3) industry-relevant applications of analytic derivatives for multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization, emphasizing efficient and accurate gradient-based methods that can scale to realistic design problems; (4) responsibility designation in scalable mN architectures, which points to assigning and managing roles, authority, or accountability within architectures that must scale across many nodes or agents; (5) collective behavior of air mobility systems, focusing on how fleets or networks of air vehicles coordinate and behave as a group in operational contexts; and (6) water drop impingement measurement capability, aiming to improve the ability to measure and characterize droplet impacts relevant to aerodynamics, weather effects, safety, and performance.

The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement as the primary funding instrument, which generally indicates NASA expects substantial involvement with awardees during the performance of the work (for example, coordination with NASA researchers, shared planning, or joint technical interchange). The activity category is science and technology and other research and development, and the CFDA number is 43.002. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning proposals are open to a wide range of applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility conditions or clarifications provided in the full solicitation text.

Key dates were set to structure the submission process. NASA requested Notices of Intent (NOIs) by December 9, 2022, which are typically used to help the agency plan for proposal reviews and assess expected proposal volume; an NOI is commonly encouraged even when not strictly required. Full proposals were due by 5:00 PM on January 13, 2023 (the original closing date listed for the opportunity). NASA indicated an expectation of about 10 awards. The posting does not specify a fixed award ceiling (shown as 0), which often means funding levels may vary by topic and proposal scope and are described in more detail in the full NRA instructions and topic descriptions on NSPIRES.

Overall, TTT is a targeted aeronautics R&D call centered on transformational improvements in modeling, simulation credibility, design optimization, scalable architectures, coordinated air mobility operations, and specialized measurement techniques. It is designed for teams that can demonstrate clear technical innovation and practical relevance to aeronautics, especially where improved tools or methods can translate into better design decisions, safer operations, and more efficient development of future aircraft and air mobility systems.

• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Headquarters in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "D.2 – Transformational Tools and Technologies Project (TTT)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 43.002.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 16, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 13, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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