Opportunity Information: Apply for 22 504
The National Science Foundation (NSF) grant opportunity called Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science (MSB-NES) is aimed at supporting research that looks at biological and ecological processes across very large spatial scales, ranging from regional to continental. The central idea is to fund quantitative, interdisciplinary, systems-oriented projects that can explain how the biosphere works when multiple drivers interact, especially climate variation and change, land use and land cover change, and shifts in where species occur. In practice, this program is meant for teams that combine data, theory, models, and coordinated observations to study complex ecological dynamics that cannot be fully understood through local or single-site studies alone.
A major emphasis of the program is the use of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Proposals that use NEON data, samples, and/or infrastructure are encouraged, particularly when the project is substantively "NEON-enabled." That typically means the work depends in a meaningful way on NEON-generated datasets or collections, and/or the research is physically co-located at NEON field sites to leverage NEON measurements, sampling design, or long-term monitoring capacity. The program also recognizes that NEON data can be challenging to work with at scale, so it allows projects to build tools or workflows that improve processing, integration, and analysis of NEON datasets, as long as those tool efforts are clearly tied to answering a specific scientific question or testing a specific hypothesis.
At the same time, the solicitation draws a boundary around what MSB-NES is not intended to fund. If a proposal is mainly about creating broadly applicable tools, platforms, or infrastructure intended to serve a wide community across many possible research questions, NSF indicates that those projects fit better in other NSF programs: Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) or Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) within the Division of Biological Infrastructure. In other words, MSB-NES is science-question driven, with tool development allowed when it directly enables the targeted macrosystems research, rather than being the primary product.
Beyond research, MSB-NES also supports training and activities designed to broaden participation in macrosystems biology and NEON-enabled science. This indicates the program values workforce development, skill building, and inclusive engagement, such as training researchers to work with large, complex ecological datasets, improving access to NEON resources, and expanding who participates in macrosystems-scale ecological research. The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary NSF grant under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category (CFDA 47.074). The funding opportunity number is 22-504, it was created October 8, 2021, and originally closed January 10, 2022. NSF anticipated making about 25 awards, and the listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which typically signals that a fixed cap is not specified in the public summary and applicants should rely on the solicitation details and NSF guidance for budgeting expectations.Apply for 22 504
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.074.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 08, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 10, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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