This grant from the National Science Foundation aims to explore and understand the unknown diversity on Earth, emphasizing the importance of biodiversity amidst the changing environment. The Dimensions of Biodiversity campaign seeks to integrate genetic, taxonomic/phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of biodiversity to elucidate their synergistic roles in ecological and evolutionary processes. Successful proposals will address multiple dimensions of biodiversity simultaneously in innovative ways. Collaboration with the National Natural Science Foundation of China and São Paulo Research Foundation of Brazil is included in this grant opportunity. Researchers interested can email a brief summary and contact information to Dimensions@nsf.gov. Closing date for applications is April 3, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 249440
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | 14-525 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Dimensions of Biodiversity |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 12 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 47.050 — Geosciences |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 03, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 03, 2014 |
| Archive Date:: | May 03, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 22,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Science Foundation |
| Description:: | Despite centuries of discovery, most of our planet’s biodiversity remains unknown. The scale of the unknown diversity on Earth is especially troubling given the rapid and permanent loss of biodiversity across the globe. With this loss, humanity is losing links in the web of life that provide ecosystem services, forfeiting an understanding of the history and future of the living world, and losing opportunities for future beneficial discoveries in the domains of food, fiber, fuel, pharmaceuticals, and bio-inspired innovation.The goal of the Dimensions of Biodiversity campaign is to transform, by 2020, how we describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth. The campaign promotes novel, integrated approaches to identify and understand the evolutionary and ecological significance of biodiversity amidst the changing environment of the present day and in the geologic past.This campaign seeks to characterize biodiversity on Earth by using integrative, innovative approaches to fill the most substantial gaps in our understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. It takes a broad view of biodiversity, and currently focuses on the integration of genetic, taxonomic/phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of biodiversity. Successful proposals should integrate these three dimensions to understand interactions and feedbacks among them. While this focus complements several core NSF programs, it differs by requiring that multiple dimensions of biodiversity be addressed simultaneously, in innovative or novel ways, to understand their synergistic roles in critical ecological and evolutionary processes.Dimensions of Biodiversity FY2014 again includes partnerships with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) of Brazil. NASA will not partner with the Dimensions of Biodiversity in FY2014.Investigators wishing to inquire about the suitability of potential projects for Dimensions of Biodiversity are encouraged to email a brief summary and contact information to Dimensions@nsf.gov. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 47.074 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00191259 |
| Opening Date: | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 03, 2014 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Simon Malcomber |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] Research & Related Personal Data [V1.2] Research & Related Budget [V1.1] NSF Cover Page [V1.3] |
| optional_forms |
R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form [V1.2] NSF Deviation Authorization [V1.1] NSF Suggested Reviewers [V1.1] NSF FastLane System Registration [V1.3] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.074 | PKG00191259 | Dec 20, 2013 | Apr 03, 2014 | View | Simon Malcomber | Organization and Individual Applicants |