TABLE 1. SUMMARY OF SUN-EARTH CONNECTION PROGRAMS FOR FY 1997

PROGRAM ELEMENT SUMMARY STATUS APPENDIX A REFERENCE * Cosmic Physics Experimental Not addressed in this NRA Section 6.1 Program * Educational Outreach Program Up to 15 new grants may be selected as supplements to new and/or Section 3.3 existing investigations in above programs. * Heliospheric Physics Theory Program fully subscribed, proposals not solicited Section 6.1 and Data Analysis Program * Interball Guest Investigator Program Five one-year awards expected Section 6.3 * Ionospheric, Thermospheric, Approximately 50% of the program is Mesospheric Physics SR&T Program open for competition Section 6.4 * ISTP Guest Investigator Program Up to $2 M available for competition Section 6.3 * Magnetospheric Physics SR&T Program Approximately 25% of the program is open for competition Section 6.3 * MITM Suborbital Program Approximately 25% of the program is open for competition Section 7 * SOHO Guest Investigator Program Up to $1M available for competition by U.S. investigators Section 6.2 * Solar Physics SR&T Program Approximately 30% of the program is open for competition Section 6.2 * Solar Physics Suborbital Program Selection of four to six new investigations expected Section 6.2 * Space Physics Theory Program Comprehensively reviewed in 1995; fully subscribed Section 2 through 1998; proposals not solicited