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Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability and Biotechnology
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02-03-2025 | $10.0 M | No Match Required |
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- Expected Number of Awards 12
- Opportunity Type Discretionary
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CFDA
47.074 -- Biological Sciences
Description
Microbes and communities of microbes have remarkable diversity, allowing them to flourish in environments all over the planet and in a variety of substrates and hosts. Given their relative importance to ecosystems around the world, to the economy and to health, researchers have studied microbial systems extensively and have a better understanding of their capabilities and impacts on hosts and the environment. In recent years, researchers have turned to synthetic microbial communities, which are less complex and better defined than natural systems and used them to address fundamental biological questions as well as a range of societal problems. This solicitation seeks projects that use a model synthetic microbial community to better understand the formation, maintenance or functionality of natural communities and to understand a natural community’s impact on the host, when applicable. This solicitation also seeks projects that create synthetic communities with novel capabilities and aim to understand the biological underpinnings for these novel capabilities. Projects that address fundamental biological principles at any scale, from the molecular to the ecosystem scale, are welcome. Ultimately, this solicitation aims to build a comprehensive biological knowledge base that scientists can use to rationally design synthetic microbial communities with novel applications in climate resiliency, sustainability, biotechnology, and biomanufacturing.
Eligibility
- IHE
- Local Government
- Non-Profit
- Other
- State Government
- Tribal Government
Additional Eligibility Information
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members.Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
Key Date(s)
- October 05, 2024: Last Updated Date
- October 05, 2024: Posted Date
- February 03, 2025: Current Closing Date for Applications
- February 03, 2025: Application Due Date
- March 05, 2025: Application Archive Date
Contact Information
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