Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation

1. Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation Rita Teutonico, Ph.D. Deputy Division Director BIO/Molecular and Cellular Biosciences rteutoni@nsf.gov

2. Science Advisor Office of Management and Budget Other boards, councils, etc. Office of Science and Technology Policy Science Advisor Major Departments Health and Human Services Commerce Agriculture Interior Transportation Defense Energy Independent Agencies National Aeronautic and Space Administration Environmental Protection Agency Nuclear Regulatory Commission Smithsonian Institution Other agencies

3. National Science Board Office of Inspector General National Science Foundation Director Deputy Director • Office of the Director • Legislative & Public Affairs • Equal Opportunity Prog. • General Counsel • Integrative Activities • Polar Programs • Directorates • Biological Sciences • Comp. & Info. Science & Engineering • Education & Human Resources • Engineering • Geosciences • Mathematical & Physical Sciences • Social, Behaviorial & Econ. Sciences • Offices • Budget, Finance & Award Management • Information & Resource Management

4. Divisions in BIO Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB) Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Environmental and Structural Systems Biomolecular Systems Human Resources Functional and Regulatory Systems Population and Evolutionary Processes Cellular Systems Research Resources Plant Genome Research Program Ecological Biology Behavioral Systems Genes and Genome Systems Ecosystem Science Developmental Systems Division of Emerging Frontiers Directorate for Biological Sciences

5. National Science Foundation Funding Opportunities Where’s the treasure? Website: http://www.nsf.gov

6. Funding Opportunities Ongoing Core Activities

7. Target dates for unsolicited proposals in DEB, IOB & MCB January 9 to 12 July 9 to 12 Or next business day if date is a weekend or holiday

8. Funding Opportunities Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

9. Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) • Supports research and related activities that contribute to a fundamental understanding of life processes at the molecular, subcellular, and cellular levels • Biomolecular Systems • Cellular Systems • Genes and Genome Systems

10. MCB Organized into 3 Clusters Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Cellular Systems Eve Barak Michael Mishkind John Rogers Jermelina Tupas Genes and Genome Systems Pat Dennis Susan Porter Ridley Rita Teutonico Joanne Tornow Biomolecular Systems Parag Chitnis Mona Norcum Kamal Shukla

11. MCB: Biomolecular Systems Cluster Structure, function, dynamics, interactions, and interconversions of biological molecules • Integrating theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to the study of biological molecules and their functional complexes • Mechanistic studies of the regulation and catalysis of enzymes and RNA • Higher-order characterization of the biochemical processes

12. MCB: Cellular Systems Cluster Structure, function, and regulation of plant, animal and microbial cells, and their interactions with the environment and with one another • Studies of the structure, function, and assembly of cellular elements, including eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell walls and envelopes • Intracellular and transmembrane signal transduction mechanisms and cell-cell signaling processes, including those that occur in biofilms

13. MCB: Gene and Genome Systems Cluster Genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage, or virus • Structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, and stability of genetic information in DNA, RNA, and proteins and how those processes are regulated • Genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information • Processes that mediate and regulate gene expression, such as chromatin structure, epigenetic phenomena, transcription, RNA processing, editing and degradation, and translation.

14. Funding Opportunities Division of Integrative Organismal Biology

15. Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB) • Supports research aimed at understanding the living organism -- plant, animal, microbe --as a unit of biological organization • Behavioral Systems • Developmental Systems • Environmental and Structural Systems • Functional and Regulatory Systems

16. IOB Organized into 4 Clusters Division of Integrative Organismal Biology Functional and Regulatory Systems Dona Boggs Ione Hunt Von Herbing Steve Rodermel Environmental and Structural Systems Robert Malchow Bill Winner Bill Zamer Developmental Systems Paul Farel Susan Lolle Judy Plesset Behavioral Systems Godfrey Bourne Gary Thompson Diane Witt Jerry Wolff

17. IOB: Behavioral Systems Cluster • Focuses on the development, function, mechanisms, and evolution of behavior, biological rhythms, and interactions between organisms including animals, plants, and microbes: • social and reproductive behavior • behavioral ecology and physiology • neural and hormonal mechanisms of behavior; immunology of behavior • biological bases of learning, cognition, and communication

18. IOB: Developmental Systems Cluster • Focuses on the nature, control, and evolution of those processes that comprise the life cycle of organisms • mechanisms of gametogenesis, fertilization, embryogenesis, differentiation, pattern formation, and morphogenesis • development, regeneration, and aging of the nervous system • genomic approaches, gene networks, integration of developmental gene pathways, and computational approaches are included. 

19. IOB: Environmental and Structural Systems Cluster • Focuses on the function and evolution of organisms in their physiochemical and biotic environments • physiological ecology, • functional morphology, • animal sensation and movement, • molecular bases of tissue biomechanical properties, • environmental genomics. 

20. IOB: Functional and Regulatory Systems Cluster • Focuses on fundamental physiological mechanisms and how they have evolved, with emphasis on organisms as integrated systems. • Comparative Physiology • Neurophysiology • Mechanisms of solute transport • Comparative or Evolutionary Immunology • Includes research at the genetic, genomic, cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal levels of organization. 

21. Funding Opportunities Division of Environmental Biology

22. DEB Organized into 4 Clusters Division of Environmental Biology Population and Evolutionary Processes Mark Courtney mcourtne@nsf.gov Sam Scheiner sscheine@nsf.gov John Damuth jdamuth@nsf.gov Saran Twombly stwombly@nsf.gov Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories James Rodman jrodman@nsf.gov Judith Skog jskog@nsf.gov Chuck Lydeard clydeard@nsf.gov Juan Carlos Morales jmorales@nsf.gov Ecological Biology Alan Tessier atessier@nsf.gov Catherine Gehring cgehring@nsf.gov Susan Mazer smazer@nsf.gov Jess Zimmerman jzimmerm@nsf.gov Ecosystem Science Henry Gholz hgholz@nsf.gov Mark Walbridge mwalbrid@nsf.gov Martyn Caldwell mcaldwel@nsf.gov

23. Continuation of Core Panels in DEB DEB is accepting proposals as usual in the core areas: Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories (BS&I) Ecological Biology Ecosystem Science Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) Population And Evolutionary Processes (PEP) Systematic Biology

24. Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis OPUS • Encourage and provide the means to produce integrated analysis and interpretation of a body of research by an individual or team of investigators. • Provide an account that chronicles how stages of research led to cohesive understanding. • Generate a new level of insight that points to new directions in research. • 6.5 months salary and fringe benefits for primary PI; up to $25,000 non-PI salary costs, over 2 years. Target Dates: Jan 9th and July 9th annually Contact: Mark Courtney, mcourtne@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 05-572

25. Partnerships For Enhancing Expertise In Taxonomy Announcement: NSF 00-140 • Training new generations of taxonomists • Translate current expertise into electronic databases • Monographic research and computer infrastructure • Next competition, March 2007 • Please see the announcement for more details. Contact: James Rodman, jrodman@nsf.gov

26. Funding Opportunities Division of Biological Infrastructure

27. DBI Organized into 3 Clusters and a Program Training Cluster 2 Program Directors (Carter Kimsey, Sally O’Connor) Science Assistant Program Assistants Research Resources Cluster 4 Program Directors (Manfred Zorn, Elizabeth Blood, Vacant, Christopher Greer) Science Assistants Program Assistants Instrumentation Related Activities Cluster 3 Program Directors (Gerald Selzer,Richard McCourt, Helen Hansma) Science Assistant Program Assistant Plant Genome Research Program 3 Program Directors (Jane Silverthorne, Diane Jofuku Okamuro, Anita Klein) Science Assistant Financial Administrative Officer Program Assistant Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Division Director (Machi F. Dilworth) Deputy Division Director (Judy Skog) Division Secretary Administrative Officer Financial Administrative Officer Lead Program Assistant Rotator Permanent 9/6/05

28. Continuation of Core Panels in DBI DBI is accepting proposals as usual in the core areas: • Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biological Informatics • Starter Grants for Postdoctoral Fellows in Microbial Biology • Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology • Biological Databases and Informatics • Biological Research Collections • Improvements in Facilities, Communications and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories • Instrument Development for Biological Research • Living Stock Collections

29. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Biological Informatics • Address important scientific questions in biology • Include a strong linkage between computer, information, computational science and biology • Develop computational, statistical, and other tools in the collection, organization, dissemination, and use of information to solve problems in biology Deadline: April 10, 2006 Contact: Carter Kimsey, ckimsey@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 04-539

30. Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships • Supports training and research in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences • Offers travel grants for graduate students to visit prospective sponsors • Provides starter research grants for Fellows • NSF hosts an annual meeting of Fellows and their mentors Deadline: December 5, 2005 Contact: Carter Kimsey, ckimsey@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 00-139

31. Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) • Started as part of the National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI) in 1998 • Major focus is on plants of agricultural importance and plant processes of potential agronomic value • Research areas include structural genomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, databases and tool development • Training and outreach activities are built into all projects • Rapid release and sharing of all data and tools is required

32. Arabidopsis Apple Barley Brassica Cotton Grape Lettuce Plants Supported • Maize • Medicago • Oat • Pepper • Pine • Poplar • Potato • Rice • Soybean • Sorghum • Tobacco • Tomato • Wheat

33. Resources Supported • Genome maps (genetic, physical) • Sequences (genomic, EST, cDNA) • Mutant collections • Antibody collections • Microarrays • Databases (PlantGDB, Gramene, GDR, SGN, Populus Genome Portal) • Tools (TILLING, MPSS)

34. FY06 Program Changes • The proposal submission deadline has been changed to a target date • Only one proposal will be accepted from an investigator as a principal investigator or a co-principal investigator in response to the new Program Solicitation • There are new proposal categories designed to encourage individual and small groups of investigators to apply !

35. Developing Country Collaborations In Plant Genome Research (DCC-PGR) • Dear Colleague Letter NSF 04-563http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12789&org=BIO • Supplements of up to $100k for up to 2 years to existing awards • DCC-PGR activities may also be integrated into FY2006 proposals to PGRP

36. Multi-User Biological Equipment and Instrumentation Resources • Provides support for the purchase of major items • Requests can be $40,000 to $400,000 • Single items of biological equipment or several pieces of equipment with a related purpose • Must be shared by 3 to 7 investigators with actively-funded NSF research projects •  30% of the total acquisition cost must be shared by the PI’s institution Suspended for Budgetary Reasons Deadline: 1st Monday in October, annually Announcement: NSF 05-534

37. Funding Opportunities Cross-BIO Opportunites

38. Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) • Research Mentoring Awards - proposals should emphasize factors that enable students from under-represented groups to enterand remain in environmental biology • Travel Awards - awards to professional societies to enable them to bring undergraduates from under-represented groups to meetings Preliminary proposal required Contact: Sally O’Connor soconnor@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 05-558

39. Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants(DDIG) • Division of Environmental Biology and Integrative Organismal Biology (Behavioral Systems only) • Must pass candidacy by the deadline • Funds research-related costs only • Recent changes: • increased upper limit to $12,000 • allows travel to meetings Deadline: 3rd Friday in November, annually Contact: Dr. Mark Courtney, mcourtne@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 02-173

40. Research Initiation Grants(RIG) and Career Advancement Awards(CAA) • Increase number and competitiveness of underrepresented groups in biology as well as scientists at minority-serving institutions. • Proposed activities must facilitate broadening participation by underrepresented groups in biology. • RIG - beginning investigators – activities leading to competitive grant applications (e.g. preliminary data or developing collaborations) • CAA – established scientists – to enhance career development and competitiveness (e.g., acquiring new tools, skills). Target Dates: Jan 12th and July 12th annually Contact: rig-caabp@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 05-581

41. Funding Opportunities Emerging Frontiers

42. National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) • Foster greater conceptual synthesis in biological evolution • Bring together researchers and educators, extant data and information technology resources. • Develop new tools and cross-disciplinary standards for management of biological information, support data analysis capabilities, and host and curate databases. • Workshops, sabbaticals, postdoctorals

43. NEON National Ecological Observatory Network NEON infrastructure can address technical issues of: Scale Complexity Interacting Drivers Biological Processes Grand Challenges (NRC 2003) Invasive Species Biodiversity, species composition, and ecosystem functioning Ecological aspects of biogeochemical cycles Ecological implications of climate change Ecology and evolution of infectious disease Ecological Consequences of Land use and habitat alteration Advances for ecology Knowledge Discovery Sensing Forecasting Collaboratory Educational tools Decision Support Contact: Liz Bloodeblood@nsf.gov

44. The 2010 Project To determine the function of all genes in Arabidopsis thaliana Announcement: NSF 04-510 • Determine the function of all genes in Arabidopsis thaliana by the year 2010 • Conduct creative and innovative research in order to determine the function of a network of genes • Development of critical research tools for Arabidopsis functional genomics Target Date: Jan 23, 2006 Contact: Bio2010@nsf.gov

45. Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research(FIBR) • Goals: To identify major questions in biology, develop integrative approaches, and integrate scientific concepts and research tools both from within and outside of the biological sciences • Awards made up to $5 Million for up to 5 years. Preliminary proposals due: October 3, 2005 Contact: Chris Greer, cgreer@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 05-597

46. Assembling The Tree of Life Project (AToL) Announcement: NSF 04-526 • Constructing a universal Tree of Life for all 1.7 million named species of organisms on earth • Capitalizes on new computational and genomic technologies • Encompasses all microbes, fungi, protists, animals and plants Contact: James Rodman, jrodman@nsf.gov

47. Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID) • Joint NSF and NIH initiative • Study how large-scale environmental events alter the risks of emergence of viral, parasitic, or bacterial diseases Deadline: February 10, 2006 Contact: Sam Scheiner, sscheine@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 03-507

48. Mathematical Biology Research • Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences(UBM) NSF 04-546 – Deadline: March 29, 2006 • Quantitative Environmental and Integrative Biology (QEIB) NSF 05-602 – Target Dates: Jan 9 and July 9 Contact: Sam Scheiner, sscheine@nsf.gov NSF 04-546; NSF 05-602

49. Human Interactions • Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) • complex interactions among human and natural systems • quantitative, interdisciplinary analyses • NSF 03-597 Deadline: To Be Determined • Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) • understanding the dynamics of human action and development • interdisciplinary • NSF 05-520 Deadline: Anticipated for Fall 2006 Deadlines: To Be Determined Contact: Tom Baerwald, tbaerwal@nsf.gov NSF 03-597; NSF 05-520

50. Funding Opportunities Cross-Foundation Opportunities