This grant is for supporting innovative research in biological informatics, instrumentation, and associated methods. The Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (IIBR) solicitation aims to foster the development of novel infrastructure, significant redesign of existing systems, or creative application of current infrastructure to propel basic biological research. It seeks to advance or transform research in biology, aligning with the NSF’s “Rules of Life” initiative. The funding will provide scientists with essential instrumentation and resources to understand fundamental biological principles and how genes function and interact with their environment, ultimately enabling predictions of organism phenotype, structure, function, and behavior.
Opportunity ID: 359587
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 18-595 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Infrastructure Innovation 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: | 40 |
| 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: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $300,000 |
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. *Who May Serve as PI: There are no restrictions or limits. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (IIBR) solicitation supports new and innovative research in biological informatics, instrumentation and associated methods, as well as multidisciplinary approaches to these broad themes that address needs in basic biological research. These awards support pioneering approaches that develop de novo infrastructure, significantly redesign existing infrastructure, or apply existing infrastructure in novel ways. Activities must demonstrate the potential to advance or transform research in biology as supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation (http://nsf.gov/bio).
The “Rules of Life” is one of the NSF’s ten big ideas for future investment. Understanding these basic “Rules” and how they operate across scales of time, space, and complexity to determine how genes function and interact with the environment will enable us to predict the phenotype, structure, function, and behavior of organisms.Providing scientists with the instrumentation and resources necessary to make these discoveries requires investments in new instrumentation capabilities and extending access to existing instrumentation and experimental facilities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 18-595 |
| 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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