Instrument Development for Biological Research  (IDBR)

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  08-566

Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA) (Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I: Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of this new requirement).

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Target Date:  August 28, 2009

Last Friday in August, Annually Thereafter

Last Friday in August, Annually Thereafter

SYNOPSIS

The Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR) Program supports the development of novel instrumentation or instrumentation that has been significantly improved by at least an order of magnitude or more in fundamental aspects.  Supported instruments are expected to have a significant impact on the study of biological systems at any level. The development of new instrumentation must be firmly based in biological research need.  The IDBR Program supports the development or major improvement of software for the operation of instruments only as associated with the development of the instrument.  Data analysis and acquisition software are only supported to the extent that the availability of the software, in connection with new instrumentation, will clearly advance biological research. Proposals are encouraged that focus on proof-of-concept development for entirely novel instrumentation. Proposals must target instrument developments that meet a broad need in the biological community in areas supported by NSF Biology programs.  Proposals are encouraged for instrumentation that does not currently exist in the form of a working prototype.  In the selection of projects for funding, the program does not support the development of biological instrumentation that would be used for clinical or biomedical applications.

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