2. Funding Opportunities at NSF Mark Courtney Program Director Division of Environmental Biology

3. Agenda ORGANIZATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –Core Activities (ongoing) –Emerging Frontiers –Developing Expertise –Increasing Diversity –Instrumentation Resources –New & Upcoming Opportunities

4. Pardon me, but could you tell us where the public trough is?

5. NSF, NASA, NIST, OSTP Appropriations sub-Committees Executive Branch Major DepartmentsCommerceDefenseEnergyHomelandSecurity Agriculture Health and HumanServicesInteriorTrans. Independent Agencies NASAEPA OtheragenciesSmith.InstitutionNuclearRegulatoryCommission House: Science, State, Justice and Commerce Senate: Commerce, Justice and Science Other boards, councils, etc. Science Advisor OSTP Executive Office of the President Office of Management and Budget and Budget Legislative Branch

6. Last year of NIH doubling NSF Support ‘06 – level ‘07 – +7.5% (so far) ‘08 – +7.5%?* * ACI Trends in the Federal Budget

7. NSF…

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

9. Agenda ORGANIZATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –Core Activities (ongoing) –Emerging Frontiers –Developing Expertise –Increasing Diversity –Instrumentation Resources –New & Upcoming Opportunities

10. Where’s the treasure? Funding Opportunities

11. http://www.nsf.gov Please get to know your friendly NSF home page…

12. www.nsf.gov/bio BIO Homepage

13. Proposal Policy Changes NSF’s new Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide is now in use Minimum font size: 10 pt Required fonts: Arial Helvetica Palatino Computer Modern Georgia Publication Number: NSF 07-140

14. Agenda ORGANIZATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –Core Activities (ongoing) –Emerging Frontiers –Developing Expertise –Increasing Diversity –Instrumentation Resources –New & Upcoming Opportunities

15. Population & Evolutionary Processes Directorate for Biological Sciences Div. of Environmental Biology (DEB) Div. of Environmental Biology (DEB) Ecological Biology Ecosystem Science Ecosystem Science Div. of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Div. of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Behavioral Systems Developmental Systems Developmental Systems Neural Systems Research Resources Research Resources Human Resources Div. of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Div. of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Div. of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences (MCB ) Div. of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences (MCB ) Biomolecular Systems Biomolecular Systems Cellular Systems Genes and Genome Systems Genes and Genome Systems As of February 2007 Emerging Frontiers (EF) Plant Genome Research Program Plant Genome Research Program Systematic Biology & Biodiversity Inventories Physiological & Functional Systems Physiological & Functional Systems

16. Core Programs in DEB Systematic Biology & Biodiversity Inventories Cluster Ecological Biology Cluster Ecosystem Science Cluster Population And Evolutionary Processes Cluster

17. BIO Target dates for unsolicited proposals January 9 or 12 July 9 or 12

18. Agenda ORGANIZATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –Core Activities (ongoing) –Emerging Frontiers –Developing Expertise –Increasing Diversity –Instrumentation Resources –New & Upcoming Opportunities

19. Announcement: NSF 06-567 Proposal Target Date: Last Monday in June, annually Contact: Gerald Wilkinson, biorcn@nsf.gov Research Coordination Networks (RCN) Encourage and foster interactions among scientists Create new research directions or advance a field Support communication and coordination across disciplinary, organizational, institutional, and geographical boundaries $50,000-100,000 per year for up to 5 years

20. Announcement: NSF 06-579 Contact: Patrick Herendeen, biofibr@nsf.gov Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR) 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 Planning grants are available

21. Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID) Joint NSF and NIH initiative Supports the development of predictive models and the discovery of principles governing the transmission dynamics of infectious disease agents. Announcement: NSF 07-513 Deadline: 2 nd Wed in December annually Contact: Sam Scheiner, sscheine@nsf.gov Award Web Page: http://nsf.gov/bio/pubs/awards/eid.htm

22. Announcement: NSF 07-535 Assembling the Tree of Life Project (AToL) 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: AToL Working Group, BIO-AToL@nsf.gov

23. Announcement: NSF 06-612 Contact: Bio2010@nsf.gov The 2010 Project To determine the function of all genes in Arabidopsis thaliana 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

24. Contact: Patrick Dennis, pdennis@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 07-513 Microbial Genome Sequencing Support high-throughput sequencing of the genomes of microorganisms (including viruses, bacteria, archaea, fungi, oomycetes and protists) In collaboration with the USDA Emphasis on: novel biological functions, ecosystem roles, environmental effects, and genome evolution

25. Announcement: NSF 05-600 Deadline: October 8, 2007 Contact: Matt Kane, mkane@nsf.gov Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactions and Processes (MOMIP) Develop a network of sites in different habitats to study and understand microbial diversity over time and across environmental gradients. Establish or participate in an internet-accessible knowledge network to disseminate the information. Now supports research projects that need not be site- based, and that are smaller and/or shorter in duration than MO projects.

26. Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) Joint program of three directorates: Biological Sciences, Geosciences, and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Focuses on complex interactions among human and natural systems at diverse scales Topics are inherently interdisciplinary Announcement: NSF 06-587 Deadline: see announcement Contact: Saran Twombly, stwombly@nsf.gov

27. 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

28. Agenda ORGANIZATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –Core Activities (ongoing) –Emerging Frontiers –Developing Expertise –Increasing Diversity –Instrumentation Resources –New & Upcoming Opportunities

29. Announcement: NSF 05-579 Deadline: July 17, 2007 Contact: Mark Courtney, mcourtne@nsf.gov Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Supports teacher-scholars Supports plans that effectively integrate research and education BIO minimum of $500,000 for 5 years Check eligibility criteria

30. Announcement: NSF 06-589 Deadline: see announcement Contact: Edward Murdy, emurdy@nsf.gov Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) Developed to meet the challenges of educating future Ph.D. scientists and engineers Emphasizes international training Multi-institutional award $2 million over 5 years

31. Contact: Juan Carlos Morales, jmorales@nsf.gov Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) Training new generations of taxonomists Translate current expertise into electronic databases Monographic research and computer infrastructure Next competition, 2007 Please see the announcement for more details Announcement: NSF 07-519

32. Announcement: NSF 04-539 Deadline: 2 nd Monday in April, annually Contact: Peter McCartney, pmccartn@nsf.gov 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

33. Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) and the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Must pass candidacy by the deadline Funds research-related costs only Recent changes: increased upper limit to $12,000 allow travel to meetings Announcement: NSF 05-607 Deadline: 3 rd Friday in November, annually Contact: Mark Courtney, mcourtne@nsf.gov

34. Announcement: NSF 06-592 Contact: Help@nsfgradfellows.org Graduate Research Fellowships Awarded for graduate study leading to research- based masters or doctoral degrees Science, mathematics, and engineering Intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study Handled through the Div. of Graduate Education (Education Directorate) $30,000 / yr for 3 years

35. Announcement: NSF 07-540 Preliminary Proposal Deadline: March 27, 2006 Contact: Carol Van Hartesveldt, cvanhart@nsf.gov Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Developed to meet the challenges of educating future Ph.D. scientists and engineers Emphasizes multidisciplinary training Institutional award $2 million over 5 years

36. Announcement: NSF 05-592 DEB Supplement Deadline: February 1st, annually Contact: Main award’s NSF Program Director Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) REU Sites or REU supplements to PIs with existing awards Intended to attract and retain undergraduates in mathematics, science and engineering Incorporates active research experience

37. Announcement: NSF 00-144 Target Date: Same as core programs’ Contact: Michael Mishkind, mmishkin@nsf.gov Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Support high quality research by faculty with active involvement of undergraduate students Strengthen the research environment in academic departments that are oriented primarily toward undergraduate instruction

38. Research Opportunity Award (ROA) Supplementary funding through ongoing NSF research grants Allows faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions to participate in research activities under the aegis of NSF- supported investigators Announcement: NSF 05-548 Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime Contact: Main award’s NSF Program Director

39. Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime Contact: Main award’s NSF Program Director Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplements to current NSF Awards Helps build long term collaborative relationships between K-12 teachers of science and mathematics and the NSF research community Encourages researchers to form partnerships with teachers Announcement: NSF 05-524

40. Agenda ORGANIZATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –Core Activities (ongoing) –Emerging Frontiers –Developing Expertise –Increasing Diversity –Instrumentation Resources –New & Upcoming Opportunities

41. Announcement: NSF 06-586 Contact: Carter Kimsey, ckimsey@nsf.gov Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships & Supporting Activities 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

42. Undergraduate Research & Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM) Research Mentoring Awards – proposals should emphasize ways of enabling students from under-represented groups to enter and remain in environmental biology Travel Awards - awards to professional societies to enable undergraduates from under-represented groups to attend meetings Announcement: NSF 06-591 Preliminary proposal deadline: 3 rd Tues in Sep Contact: biourm@nsf.gov

43. Announcement: NSF 06-027 Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime Contact: Main award’s NSF Program Director Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS) Supplements current NSF awards Fosters high school students’ interest in pursuing the biological sciences Broadens participation

44. Agenda ORGANIZATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –Core Activities (ongoing) –Emerging Frontiers –Developing Expertise –Increasing Diversity –Instrumentation Resources –New & Upcoming Opportunities

45. Deadline: 3 rd Thursday in January, annually Contact: Joan Frye, jfrye@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 07-510 Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Designed to improve the condition of scientific and engineering equipment and facilities for research and research training Awards for instrumentation will range from $100,000 to $2 million Cost sharing at a level of 30% of total eligible costs is required

46. Announcement: NSF 05-550 Improvements in Facilities, Communications, & Equipment for Research at Biological Field Stations & Marine Laboratories (FSML ) Off-campus facilities for R&E Preserving access to study areas & organisms Provide facilities & equipment in close proximity to study areas Deadline: March 7, 2008 Contact: Kandace Binkley, biofsml@nsf.gov

47. Deadline: Phase 2 & 3: January 10, 2008 Contact: Terry Woodin, twoodin@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 07-543 Course, Curriculum, & Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Division of Undergraduate Education Changed substantially in FY 2006 Phase 1, Exploratory Projects - up to $150,000 ($200,000 when 4- year and 2-year institutions collaborate) for 1 to 3 years; Phase 2, Expansion Projects - up to $500,000 for 2 to 4 years; Phase 3, Comprehensive Projects - up to $2,000,000 for 3 to 5 years.

48. Agenda ORGANIZATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES –Core Activities (ongoing) –Emerging Frontiers –Developing Expertise –Increasing Diversity –Instrumentation Resources –New & Upcoming Opportunities

49. Announcement: NSF 07-560 Deadline: 2 nd Monday in January, annually Contact: W. Carl Taylor, wtaylor@nsf.gov Research Initiation Grants (RIG) & Career Advancement Awards (CAA) to Broaden Participation in the Biological Sciences Increase the number and competitiveness of underrepresented groups in biology and scientists at minority-serving institutions. For faculty at any college or university. Proposed activities must facilitate broadening participation by underrepresented groups in biology. RIG - beginning investigators - for activities (e.g. preliminary data or developing collaborations), in order to formulate competitive grant applications. CAA – established scientists – to enhance career development and competitiveness (e.g., acquiring new tools, skills).

50. Human & Social Dynamics (HSD) Multidisciplinary research teams Focuses on understanding the drivers and consequences of organizational, cultural, and societal change FY 2008 emphasis areas not yet announced Announcement: NSF 06-604 Contact: Rita Teutonico, rteutoni@nsf.gov

51. Contact: Sam Scheiner, sscheine@nsf.gov Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM) Enhance undergraduate training at the intersection of the biological and mathematical sciences Involve interdisciplinary teams of undergraduates in genuine research projects Strengthen research and education capacity, infrastructure, and culture of the institution Announcement: NSF 07-539

52. Science and Society (S&S) Impacts of Biology on Society Examine the relationships among science, engineering, technology, and society. –Ethics and Values –History and Philosophy –Social Studies –Policy Studies Announcement: NSF 06-039 Impacts of Bio on Society NSF 05-588 Science & Society Proposal Target Dates: February 1 and August 1, annually Contact: Frederick Kronz, fkronz@nsf.gov

53. 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 insight that points to new directions in research. 6.5 mths salary and fringe benefits for primary PI; up to $25,000 non-PI salary costs, over 2 years. Deadlines: January 9 and July 9, annually Contact: Mark Courtney, mcourtne@nsf.gov OPUS Announcement: NSF 06-568 O pportunities for P romoting U nderstanding through S ynthesis (OPUS)

54. Contact: engen@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 06-611 E nvironmental G enomics (EnGen) To enhance the development of fundamental knowledge and strengthen the capacity to apply genomics-enabled methods in research on organisms in their natural environments. Research foci should be appropriate to the themes of interest or purviews of the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Geosciences (GEO). If related to polar species or polar ecosystems, proposals should be responsive to the themes and goals of the International Polar Year (IPY), and submitted to the NSF IPY solicitation

55. Contact: Office of Polar Programs Announcement: NSF 07-536 International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 An intense scientific campaign to explore new frontiers in polar science, improve our understanding of the critical role of the polar regions in global processes, and educate the public about the polar regions

56. Planetary Biodiversity Inventories (PBI) To accelerate the discovery & study of the world’ biodiversity. World wide, species-level systematic inventory of a major group of organisms. Announcement: NSF 06-500 Deadline: January 12, 2008 Contact:Patrick Herendeen, pherende@nsf.gov

57. Plant Science Cyberinfrastructure (PSCIC) New program Create a cyberinfrastructure collaborative for plant science that will enable new conceptual advances through integrative, computational thinking Scientists from various disciplines will work collaboratively on teams Announcement: NSF 06-594 Contact: Christopher Greer, pscic@nsf.gov

58. Advancing Theory in Biology (ATB) Develop new conceptualizations and theoretical approaches to identify fundamental principles that traverse levels of biological complexity Awards up to $250,000 per year for 3 years Announcement: NSF 07-556 Proposal Deadline: July 3, 2007 Contact: Saran Twombly, BioTheory@nsf.gov

59. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) A major research infrastructure activity Continent-wide network of observatories State-of-the-art infrastructure will support interdisciplinary, integrated research Award announcement is forthcoming Contact: Elizabeth Blood, eblood@nsf.gov

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61. Questions? Mark Courtney Program Director Division of Environmental Biology mcourtne@nsf.gov 703.292.7187