Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions (NEH)

• Published date: 22 October 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31338
• Date: 22 October 2020

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NSF $100M biosciences

research program opens

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has

announced $100 million for the Division of Molecular

and Cellular Biosciences: Investigator-initiated

research projects solicitation. The funding will

support the molecular and cellular biosciences (MCB)

quantitative, mechanistic, predictive and theory-

driven fundamental research designed to promote

understanding of complex living systems at the

molecular, subcellular and cellular levels, NSF said.

According to the announcement, priorities

support work that advances the eld by capturing

the predictive power of mechanistic, quantitative

and evolutionary approaches. Proposals are solicited

to support research relevant to the four MCB core

clusters:

• Cellular Dynamics and Function,

• Genetic Mechanisms,

• Molecular Biophysics and

• Systems and Synthetic Biology.

High priority is given to research projects that

use theory, methods and technologies from life and

physical sciences, mathematics, computational

sciences and engineering to address major biolog-

ical questions that elucidate the rules governing

subcellular and cellular processes, NSF said. MCB

research uses a range of experimental and compu-

tational approaches—including in vivo, in vitro and

in silico strategies—and a broad spectrum of model

and nonmodel organisms, including microbes and

plants, the foundation said.

Typical research supported by MCB integrates

theory and experimentation, and projects are par-

ticularly welcome that address the emerging areas of:

multiscale integration, transformative methods and

resources (when driven by compelling biological ques-

tions), molecular and cellular evolution, the synthesis

of lifelike systems and the quantitative prediction of

the phenome from genomic information, NSF said.

Proposals may be submitted at anytime by

eligible colleges and universities.

To learn more, visit www.grants.gov and search

FON# 21-509. Find more NSF grant alerts see

right. ■

Grants alerts

Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller

Institutions (NEH)

Scope: The National Endowment for the Humanities

seeks applications for the Preservation Assistance

Grants for Smaller Institutions announcement to help

small and midsized institutions improve their ability

to preserve and care for their signicant humanities

collections.

Deadline: Jan. 14, 2021.

Funds: $600,000 for up to 55 awards of up to $15,000.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; nonprot

organizations; and state, local, special district and

Native American tribal governments.

Areas: NEH said collections may include special

collections of books and journals, archives and

manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving images,

sound recordings, architectural and cartographic

records, decorative and ne art objects, textiles,

archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture,

historical objects and digital materials.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# 20210114-PG

Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research

(NSF)

Scope: The National Science Foundation seeks

applications for the Infrastructure Capacity for Biological

Research announcement to support the implementation

of, scaling of or major improvements to research tools,

products and services that advance contemporary

biology in any Biological Sciences NSF research area.

Deadline: Proposals are accepted at any time.

Funds: $20 million total for up to 75 awards ranging

from $25,000 to $1.2 million.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities and nonprot

organizations.

Areas: NSF said the program focuses on building

capacity in research infrastructure that is applicable

to a wide range of researchers in three programmatic

areas: cyberinfrastructure, biological collections,

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