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Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide

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Biological Infrastructure (DBI)

DBI SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you're a new visitor to the Directorate for Biological Sciences website or just want a quick visual and textual summary of our areas of support, please visit the "About BIO" web page where we have added a new interactive organization chart.

See additional items of interest below:
BIO Dear Colleague Letters - updated 8/9/12
BIO Program Director and Reviewer Opportunities
BIO's Guidance on Data Management Plans required for all full proposals submitted to NSF.
February 1, 2013 is the next deadline for REU, RET, RAHSS, and ROA supplements in DBI.
Be sure to check the Division of Emerging Frontiers (EF) for additional grant competitions

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide


Human Resources Cluster
	Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
	Research Coordination Networks
	Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

Research Resources Cluster
	Advances in Biological Informatics (ABI)
	Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR)
	Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)
	Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR)

Directorate for Biological Sciences Centers Overview
	Bio/computational Evolution in Action CONsortium (BEACON)
	Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN)
	iPlant
	National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
	National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)
	National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)
	National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)
	Science and Technology Center for Microbial Oceanography Research and Education (C-MORE)

Additional Funding Opportunities for the DBI Community
	Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC)
	Data Infrastructure Building Blocks (DIBBs)
	Dimensions of Biodiversity FY2013
	Innovation Corps Teams Program (I-Corps Teams)
	Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
	Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS)
	Research Coordination Networks
	Research Experiences for Teachers: Supplement Opportunity (RET)
	Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES)
	Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation - S2I2 (SI2-S2I2)

Current Activities: no longer receiving proposals - DBI
	Assembling, Visualizing, and Analyzing the Tree of Life (AVAToL)
	Innovations in Biological Imaging and Visualization (IBIV)

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

International Research Fellowship Program

Research in Undergraduate Institutions

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NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience

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For Graduate Students

For Postdoctoral Fellows

For K-12 Educators

Upcoming Due Dates

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Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education
(NSF 13-518) Letter of Intent: February 20, 2013, INSPIRE Track 2 Inquiries

Major Research Instrumentation Program:
(NSF 13-517) Full Proposal: February 21, 2013

Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program
(NSF 12-516) Full Proposal: March 5, 2013

Innovation Corps Teams Program
(NSF 12-602) Full Proposal: March 15, 2013

Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education
(NSF 13-518) Letter of Intent: March 29, 2013, INSPIRE Track 1 Inquiries

News

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		Avoiding a Cartography Catastrophe Released February 4, 2013 News From the Field
		Plant Scientists at CSHL Demonstrate New Means of Boosting Maize Yields Released February 1, 2013 News From the Field
		Virginia Tech Computer Scientists Develop New Way to Study Molecular Networks Released January 24, 2013 News From the Field

Discoveries

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		Life in the Fast Lane: Racing to Identify Species as Biodiversity Shrinks A conversation about conserving and naming species Released January 4, 2013
		Studying Evolution in Action Researchers apply biological and digital approaches to better understand underlying factors Released November 29, 2012

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February 22, 2013 Climate Change Symposium at Cosmos Club Symposia

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