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Plant Genome Research Program
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:
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).
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
NSF Publication 16-614
Additional Information of Eligibility:
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U. S. associated with educational or research activities.
-Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in, the US acting on behalf of their faculty members.
Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.
- A consortium of organizations must submit a single proposal with one eligible organization serving as the lead and all other organizations as subawardees.
Separately submitted collaborative proposals will be returned without review.
International subawards are permitted if justified by unique opportunities and capabilities not available in the U. S. *Who May Serve as PI: For Early CareerInvestigator Awards (ECA-PGR) only: Individuals must hold an appointment as a tenure-track Assistant Professor (or equivalent) at a U. S. academic or non-profit research institution within 6 months of submission of the proposal and may submit for up to four years from the start date of the appointment.
For Mid-Career Investigator Awards (MCA-PGR) only: Individuals must hold a tenure track position (or equivalent) at a U. S. academic or non-profit research institution and have an active research program that would benefit from genomics approaches.
Eligible individuals must be post-tenure and pre-retirement (or at an equivalent career stage).
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf16614
Contact:
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Date Posted:
2016-09-27
Application Due Date:
2016-11-15
Archive Date:
2024-12-15
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