Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
Awardee Meetings 2016
19th Annual PGRP Awardee Meeting to be Held September 8-9, 2016
Principal Investigators (PI) of current awards from the PGRP will be attending the annual PI meeting to be held at the Key Bridge Marriot in Arlington, VA. Abstracts and requests for information have been sent by email to PIs. Please contact dbipgr@nsf.gov or a PGRP Program Director with questions.
3rd Annual National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology Awardee Meeting to be Held September 7, 2016
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Biology will be attending an awardee meeting to be held at NSF Headquarters in Arlington, VA. The day will include discussions, talks, panels, and mentoring activities. Abstracts and requests for information have been sent by email to fellows. Please contact dbipgr@nsf.gov or a PGRP Program Director with questions. All fellows will also attend the PGRP Awardee Meeting on September 8-9.
2015 PGRP Panel: Proposal Recommendations
This message is an update about the review of proposals submitted to the NSF 15-548 PGRP solicitation. All declines have been processed and nearly all proposal funding recommendations are complete. The award list will be updated as soon as all awards have been made.
UPDATE about the PGRP solicitation for 2016
The PGRP solicitation is currently under revision. It is anticipated that the new solicitation will be released during the summer of 2016 with projected submissions in the fall. The Program expects the new solicitation will include focus areas for research similar to those described in the FY 2015 solicitation. Please contact dbipgr@nsf.gov or any PGRP Program Director if you have questions or would like to learn more about the Plant Genome Research Program.
Important Announcement
The Dear Colleague Letter for Developing Country Collaborations in Plant Genome Research, which announced the intention to support research collaborations between US scientists and scientists in developing countries as part of ongoing or new Plant Genome Research Program awards, is currently being revised.
CONTACTS
| Name | Phone | Room | |
| Diane Jofuku Okamuro | dbipgr@nsf.gov | (703)292-4400 | 685N |
| Anne Sylvester | dbipgr@nsf.gov | (703)292-4400 | 675.01N |
| C. Eduardo Vallejos | dbipgr@nsf.gov | (703)292-4400 | 685N |
| Timothy Nelson | dbipgr@nsf.gov | (703)292-4400 | 685N |
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation
16-614
Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 16-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 25, 2016. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 16-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Accepted Anytime
SYNOPSIS
The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) supports genome-scale research in plant genomics that addresses challenging questions of biological importance and of relevance to society. The Program encourages the development of innovative tools, technologies and resources that push the boundaries of research capabilities and permit the community to answer seemingly intractable and pressing questions on a genome-wide scale. Emphasis is placed on the creativity of the approach and the scale and depth of the question being addressed. Data produced by plant genomics should be usable, accessible, integrated across scales and of high impact across biology. Training and career advancement in plant genomics is featured as an essential element of scientific progress. The PGRP continues to focus on plants of economic importance and biological processes and interactions that will have broad impact on the scientific research community and society in general.
Four funding opportunities are currently available:
- Genome-scale plant research and/or tool development to address fundamental biological questions in plants of economic importance on a genome-wide scale (RESEARCH-PGR);
- Plant Transformation Challenge Grants to overcome constraints in plant transformation through breakthrough discoveries (TRANSFORM-PGR);
- Data Mining Challenge Grants to mine, reuse and unleash new information from available large-scale datasets (MINE-PGR);
- Career Advancement to build new careers in plant genomics as early career awards (ECA-PGR) or mid-career awards (MCA-PGR).
FUNDED AS PART OF THIS ACTIVITY
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
RELATED URLS
PGR Staff Directory
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
PGR Reports
Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology
Video: Secrets of Plant Genomes revealed
Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) Program
BREAD Ideas Challenge Dear Colleague Letter
Toronto International Data Release Workshop
Bermuda Principles
Ft. Lauderdale Principles
REVISIONS AND UPDATES
THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF
Additional Funding Opportunities for the DBI Community
Additional Funding Opportunities for the DEB Community
Additional Funding Opportunities for the MCB Community
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)
