Opportunity Information: Apply for 12 528
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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Dimensions of Biodiversity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.050 Geosciences 47.074 Biological Sciences.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 12, 2012 and posted on Jan 12, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 10, 2012 Full Proposal Deadline(s) April 10, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $24,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) grant opportunity "Dimensions of Biodiversity" (NSF Publication 12-528) is designed to speed up and modernize how scientists discover, describe, and explain the diversity of life on Earth at a time when species and ecosystems are being lost rapidly and, in many cases, permanently. The core idea behind the program is that humanity still does not know most of the planet's biodiversity, and that this knowledge gap has serious consequences. As biodiversity disappears, we lose ecosystem services that support human well-being, we lose pieces of evolutionary history that help explain how life works and adapts, and we also lose potential future discoveries that could matter for food and agriculture, new materials, fuels, medicines, and bio-inspired technologies.
The campaign's stated goal is transformational: to change, by 2020, how biodiversity is described and understood, both in the modern world and across geologic time. Rather than supporting traditional projects that focus on just one angle of biodiversity, this program emphasizes novel and integrated research approaches that can reveal the evolutionary and ecological meaning of biodiversity under environmental change. In practice, the program is looking for projects that do more than catalog species; it wants research that helps explain how biodiversity is generated, maintained, and functions, and how it responds to shifting conditions, whether those shifts are happening now or reflected in the deep past.
A defining requirement of the opportunity is integration across three specific "dimensions" of biodiversity: (1) genetic diversity (variation within and among populations and species, often using modern genomic tools), (2) taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity (identifying organisms and mapping their evolutionary relationships), and (3) functional diversity (the traits and roles organisms have in ecosystems, including how they affect and are affected by ecological processes). Competitive proposals are expected to bring these three dimensions together in a coherent way, explicitly examining interactions and feedbacks among them. The program is positioned as complementary to NSF's core programs in the biological sciences and geosciences, but it is distinct because it requires applicants to address multiple biodiversity dimensions at the same time, and to do so in innovative ways that reveal their combined influence on critical ecological and evolutionary processes.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant program under the NSF, categorized under science and technology and other research and development. The opportunity listed an estimated total program budget of $24,000,000 and anticipated making around 10 awards. Individual awards were expected to fall between $1,000,000 (award floor) and $2,000,000 (award ceiling), and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA program listings associated with the opportunity include 47.074 (Biological Sciences) and 47.050 (Geosciences), reflecting the cross-cutting nature of the research encouraged.
Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional clarifications in the full solicitation text. The original posting date was January 12, 2012, with a full proposal deadline of April 10, 2012, and an archive date of April 18, 2012. For researchers unsure whether a concept fits the program, NSF encouraged prospective investigators to email a brief project summary and contact information to Dimensions@nsf.gov. For technical issues accessing the announcement via Grants.gov, NSF directed applicants to Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity (NSF Publication 12-528)
What is the NSF "Dimensions of Biodiversity" grant opportunity?
The National Science Foundation (NSF) "Dimensions of Biodiversity" opportunity (NSF Publication 12-528) is a research grant program intended to speed up and modernize how scientists discover, describe, and explain the diversity of life on Earth, especially at a time when species and ecosystems are being lost rapidly and sometimes permanently.
What problem is this program trying to address?
The program is built on the premise that humans still do not know most of the planet's biodiversity, and that this knowledge gap has serious consequences. As biodiversity disappears, we risk losing ecosystem services that support human well-being, losing evolutionary history that helps explain how life works and adapts, and losing future discoveries that could affect food and agriculture, new materials, fuels, medicines, and bio-inspired technologies.
What is the stated goal of the program?
The program's stated goal is transformational: to change, by 2020, how biodiversity is described and understood, both in the modern world and across geologic time.
Is this program meant to fund traditional biodiversity cataloging projects?
No. The opportunity emphasizes novel and integrated research approaches. It is looking for projects that do more than catalog species and instead help explain how biodiversity is generated, maintained, how it functions, and how it responds to changing environmental conditions (in the present and/or in the deep past).
What kinds of research questions does the program want proposals to address?
Based on the solicitation description, the program prioritizes research that explains the evolutionary and ecological meaning of biodiversity under environmental change, including how biodiversity is generated, maintained, and functions, and how it responds to shifting conditions over time.
What are the three required "dimensions" of biodiversity?
Competitive proposals are expected to integrate three specific dimensions of biodiversity:
- Genetic diversity: variation within and among populations and species, often using modern genomic tools.
- Taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity: identifying organisms and mapping their evolutionary relationships.
- Functional diversity: organism traits and roles in ecosystems, including how they affect and are affected by ecological processes.
Do proposals need to include all three dimensions, or can they focus on only one or two?
The program includes a defining requirement of integration across all three dimensions (genetic, taxonomic/phylogenetic, and functional). Competitive proposals are expected to bring the three dimensions together in a coherent way and explicitly examine interactions and feedbacks among them.
What does "integration" mean in this program?
Integration, as described in the opportunity summary, means more than having separate components. Projects are expected to connect the three dimensions in a coherent research design and explicitly examine interactions and feedbacks among them, with the aim of revealing their combined influence on critical ecological and evolutionary processes.
How is this program different from NSF core programs?
The program is described as complementary to NSF's core programs in the biological sciences and geosciences, but distinct because it requires applicants to address multiple biodiversity dimensions at the same time and to do so in innovative ways that reveal their combined influence on key ecological and evolutionary processes.
What agency is offering this grant?
The grant opportunity is offered by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
What funding category is this opportunity listed under?
It is described as a discretionary grant program under NSF, categorized under science and technology and other research and development.
What is the estimated total program budget?
The opportunity listed an estimated total program budget of $24,000,000.
How many awards were anticipated?
The solicitation anticipated making around 10 awards.
What is the expected award size?
Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 (award floor) to $2,000,000 (award ceiling).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What CFDA program listings are associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA program listings associated with the opportunity include:
- 47.074 (Biological Sciences)
- 47.050 (Geosciences)
These listings reflect the cross-cutting nature of the research encouraged.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional clarifications in the full solicitation text.
When was this opportunity posted?
The original posting date was January 12, 2012.
What was the full proposal deadline?
The full proposal deadline was April 10, 2012.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was April 18, 2012.
What should researchers do if they are unsure whether their concept fits the program?
NSF encouraged prospective investigators to email a brief project summary and contact information to Dimensions@nsf.gov.
Where can applicants get help with technical issues accessing the announcement via Grants.gov?
For technical issues accessing the announcement via Grants.gov, NSF directed applicants to contact Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
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