(FOA)-DOE Office of Science - Systems Biology Enabled Research on the Roles of Microbiomes in Nutrient Cycling Processes (DE-FOA-0002059); May 17, 2019

 

Agency

DOE Office of Science (SC)

 

Description

The DOE SC program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research within the Genomic Science Program (GSP) (http://genomicscience.energy.gov) mission-space.  Applications are solicited for –omics driven basic research on the contribution of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and microbial communities to biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial soil and sedimentary ecosystems in the following areas:

Systems biology studies on regulatory, metabolic, and signaling networks of microbes, microbial consortia, and microbe-plant interactions involved in biogeochemical cycling of nutrients. Proposed studies should focus on systems biology research using model microbes or microbial consortia that are relevant to biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Experimental systems should be carefully chosen to facilitate development of microbial community-scale metabolic and regulatory models, examine fundamental ecological principles, and inform understanding of larger-scale biogeochemical processes in the environment of interest.

•         Development and application of –omics approaches to investigate microbial community processes involved in biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial and sedimentary ecosystems. Applications should address the adaptation of genome-enabled techniques (e.g. metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics, community-scale metabolomics, etc.) to interrogate relevant processes of microbes in terrestrial environments, either at field sites or using model micro-/meso-cosms, and integrate resulting data into process understanding at the ecosystem scale. Applications are encouraged that target key microbe-mediated biogeochemical cycling processes in terrestrial systems to predict responses to shifts in temperature, precipitation, CO2 concentration, or other environmental stressors.

 

NOTE: BER encourages the submission of innovative "high-risk/high-reward" research applications that address critical knowledge gaps and have the potential for high impact.  Cost sharing is not required.

 

Announcement Number

DE-FOA-0002059

 

Pre-Application Due Date

March 13, 2019

 

Application Due Date

May 17, 2019

 

Link to Full Announcement

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=312797

 

Contact Information

Dawn M. Adin

301-903-0570
dawn.adin@science.doe.gov