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Systems Biology Enabled Research on the Role of Microbial Communities in Carbon Cycling" (DE-FOA-0000866) DOE Genomic Science Program funding call.
Close: 04/19/2013; Pre-applications Due 03/04/2013 [02/13]

Call for Exploratory Collaborations between the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory and Joint Genome Institute Letters of Intent Accepted February 11 - April 8, 2013 [02/13]

Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy. DOE and USDA announce funding call. Close: Feb 25, 2013; Pre-applications Due 12/18/2012 [11/12]

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Funding Call: Genomic Science: Biosystems Design to Enable Next-Generation Biofuels
Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces interest in receiving applications for research that supports the Genomics Science Program and addresses DOE’s missions in energy and the environment in the following research areas:

  • Microbial systems design for biofuels, from computer modeling to experimental validation: To develop modeling algorithms and innovative biosystems design technologies to define, build, and apply functional biological modules for the generation of novel biological systems that advance toward the production of biofuels; and
  • Plant systems design for bioenergy: To develop novel technologies to re-design bioenergy crops that can grow in marginal environments while producing high yield of biomass that can be easily converted to biofuels.

Applications should also address potential societal implications of engineered organisms.
Applications that propose incremental advances in existing technologies or knowledge will not be invited to submit a full application.
Pre-Application Due Date: February 13, 2012
(Pre-applications are Required)
Application Due Date: April 2, 2012
Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov to be considered for award.


Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy: A Joint Research Funding Opportunity Announcement SC_FOA_0000598. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), hereby announce their interest in receiving applications for genomics based research that will lead to the improved use of biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of fuels such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. Specifically, applications are sought for fundamental research on plants that will improve biomass characteristics, biomass yield, or sustainability. Systems biology approaches to identify genetic indicators enabling plants to be efficiently bred or manipulated, or research to predict phenotype from underlying genotype that could lead to improved feedstock characterization and sustainability are also encouraged.
Pre-Application Due Date: December 16, 2011
(Pre-applications are Required)
Application Due Date: February 24, 2012
Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov to be considered for award.

Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0000368, "Genomic Science and Technology for Energy and the Environment"

The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces interest in receiving applications for research that supports the Genomics Science Program and addresses DOE's missions in energy and the environment in the following research areas:

  • a) Microbial Environmental Processes: To develop a systems-level understanding of the functional processes used by microbes and microbial consortia that link the internal metabolic processes of microbial species to their external biogeochemical activities;
  • b) Microbial and Plant Processes for Bioenergy: To develop new approaches that advance our understanding of the systems biology of plant and microbes in producing biofuels including the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass and microbial synthesis of advanced biofuel;
  • c) Characterizing Key Molecular Species, Events, and Multicellular Processes for Genomic Science: To develop innovative technology approaches to characterize biological processes and networks at the subcellular, cellular and multicellular levels.

Preapplications are REQUIRED and due June 28, 2010.

More details are available at this PDF and the full announcement is available on grants.gov.

 

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