The National Science Foundation’s Infrastructure Capacity for Biology (ICB) grant supports the development, expansion, or improvement of shared, openly accessible infrastructure crucial for fundamental biological sciences research. This grant is for enhancing the capacity of today’s scientific community to conduct leading-edge studies. Supported infrastructure may include cyberinfrastructure, instrumentation, biological collections, living stocks, field stations, and marine laboratories. Unlike other programs focusing on new infrastructure innovation or sustained operations, ICB directly enables access to and substantially improves resources that will advance or transform research. The impact of these activities is measured by the novel and transformative science outcomes achieved by the users of these vital resources, advancing any field of research supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences.
Opportunity ID: 359588
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 18-594 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 80 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.074 — Biological Sciences |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 06, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 06, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – Proposals accepted anytime |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – Proposals accepted anytime |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Infrastructure Capacity for Biology (ICB) supports the development, expansion, or improvement of infrastructure that will enable fundamental research within the biological sciences. Infrastructure supported under thissolicitation may include cyberinfrastructure, instrumentation, biological collections, living stocks, field stations, marine labs, or other resources that are shared and openly accessible. Proposals submitted to the ICB solicitation must make a compelling case that the proposed infrastructure will advance or transform research in areas of science that are supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at the National Science Foundation.
While other programs in the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) focus on innovative research leading to new infrastructure or sustained operation of mature infrastructure, thissolicitation focuses on supporting projects that seek to deliver, enable access to, or substantially improve infrastructure that will advance the capacity oftoday’s scientific community to conduct leading edge research. The impacts of the activities funded by awards made through this solicitation will be reflected not just in the quality of their products, but by the novel and transformative science outcomes that will be achieved by the users of these resources. Infrastructure projects that will advance any field of research supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences are eligible for support under this program. Please refer to the individual program descriptions for detailed guidance on what is supported through this solicitation: |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 18-594 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
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