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DBI SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Dear Colleague Letter: Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD)
NSF Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
NSF guidance for postdoctoral mentoring plans -- see Summary of Significant Changes to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_29/gpg_sigchanges.jsp
Dear Colleague Letter: Multi-scale Modeling (MSM)
Dear Colleague Letter: Update - Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles (ETBC)
Life in Transition (LiT) Dear Colleague Letter
Microbial Systems in the Biosphere (MSB) Dear Colleague Letter
BIO Program Director and Reviewer Opportunities
Be sure to check the Division of Emerging Frontiers (EF) for additional grant competition
Please note that the DBI-wide deadline for REU, ROA and RET supplement requests is February 1 annually

Empowering Biological Discovery

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide


Human Resources Cluster
	Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities
	Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
	Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
	Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM)

Research Resources Cluster
	Advances in Biological Informatics (ABI)
	Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)
	Improvements to Biological Research Collections (BRC)
	Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR)
	Living Stock Collections for Biological Research (LSCBR)

National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)

Additional Funding Opportunities for the DBI Community
	2010 Project
	Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Observatories: Prototype Systems to Address Cross-Cutting Needs (CEO:P)
	Developing Country Collaborations in Plant Genome Research (DCC-PGR)
	Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles (ETBC)
	Interagency Opportunities in Metabolic Engineering
	Maize Genome Sequencing Project: An NSF/DOE/USDA Joint Program
	Microbial Genome Sequencing Program FY 2009
	Multi-scale Modeling (MSM)
	Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
	Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS)
	Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (RCN)
	Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology (RIG BP)

Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD)

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program

International Research Fellowship Program

Major Research Instrumentation Program

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Upcoming Due Dates

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Living Stock Collections for Biological Research
(NSF 09-550) Full Proposal: July 15, 2009

Improvements to Biological Research Collections
(NSF 09-548) Full Proposal: July 24, 2009

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
(NSF 06-591) Preliminary Proposal: September 15, 2009

Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology
(NSF 09-501) Full Proposal: January 11, 2010

2010 Project
(NSF 09-514) Full Proposal: January 12, 2010

News

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		Field Stations Foster Serendipitous Discoveries in Environmental, Biological Sciences Released April 8, 2009 Press Release
		National Science Foundation Announces Partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Foster Sustainable Agricultural Solutions around the World Released March 30, 2009 Press Release
		The World's a Classroom? Thanks to Technology, It Can Be Released March 19, 2009 News From the Field

Discoveries

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		2008: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year Released March 13, 2009
		Batteries Made of Bacteria? Researchers believe the energy produced by <em>Geobacter</em> microbes can be harnessed for electrical power, environmental remediation and biosensors Released November 19, 2008

Events Calendar		See All
June 29, 2009 - June 30, 2009 Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) Advisory Committee Meeting

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