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DEB Special Announcements

NEW FY '10 Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 4, 2010. See GPG Summary of Significant changes
NOTE The "Population and Evolutionary Processes" and "Ecological Biology" Clusters have been realigned to reflect program changes. See newly named "Evolutionary Processes" and "Population and Community Ecology" Cluster descriptions below.
The Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster invites OPUS proposals beginning with the July, 2009 target date. OPUS stands for "Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis" and a link to that solicitation is below. All DEB clusters now participate in the OPUS program.
NSF guidance for postdoctoral mentoring plans described in Chapter II - Section C.2j, Special Information and Supplementary Documentation of the GPG
NSF Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
BIO Program Director and Reviewer Opportunities
- Serve at NSF as a temporary Program Officer
- Serve as a reviewer on grant proposals

Please note that the DEB-wide deadline for REU supplement requests is February 1 annually

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide


Ecosystem Science

Evolutionary Processes

Population and Community Ecology

Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories

Additional Funding Opportunities for the DEB Community
	2010 Project
	Advances in Biological Informatics (ABI)
	Advancing Theory in Biology (ATB)
	Assembling the Tree of Life (ATOL)
	Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD)
	Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (DDIG)
	Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH)
	Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID)
	EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 2010
	Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles (ETBC)
	Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM)
	International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG)
	Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB)
	Microbial Genome Sequencing Program FY 2009
	Multi-scale Modeling (MSM)
	Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (OPUS)
	Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET)
	Planetary Biodiversity Inventories (PBI)
	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)
	Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program

International Research Fellowship Program

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Upcoming Due Dates

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Ecosystem Science
(PD 04-7381) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

Evolutionary Processes
(PD 09-1127) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
(NSF 07-588) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

Population and Community Ecology
(PD 09-1128) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories
(PD 04-7374) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

News

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		Anniversary Edition of Evolution Special Report Released Released November 23, 2009 Press Release
		Ants, Like Humans, Use Bacteria to Make Their Gardens Grow Released November 19, 2009 Press Release
		Ancient Penguin DNA Raises Doubts About Accuracy of Genetic Dating Techniques Released November 10, 2009 News From the Field

Discoveries

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		Following the Adventurous Ant Trail Student field crews study the ecological power of ants in Central America under the guidance of biologist John Longino Released November 16, 2009
		With Help from a Bacterium, Cockroaches Develop Way to Store Excess Uric Acid Finding could lead to new understanding of substance harmful in kidney disease and other human diseases Released November 5, 2009
		Benefits of Sexual Reproduction Lie in Defense Against Parasites Indiana University graduate student describes research studying populations of New Zealand freshwater snails that reproduce either sexually or asexually to determine if sexual reproduction offers advantages in parasite-rich environments Released October 28, 2009

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December 18, 2009
NSF Day at Middle Tennessee State University
Outreach

March 22, 2010 - March 23, 2010
NSF Regional Grants Conference - Cleveland, OH
Outreach

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