FY 2002: Interagency Announcement of Opportunities in Metabolic Engineering

This Announcement describes a collaborative effort among the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health), and the National Science Foundation. The intent of this Inter-Agency Announcement is to provide an opportunity for an Inter-Agency research activity in the area of Metabolic Engineering (ME). The eight participating Agencies or Departments are to make available up to $6M from current research funding (including agency in-kind support ie, equipment, laboratory space, personnel time, materials, etc.) in support of this Announcement. This is the fourth competition in an anticipated total of five competitions.