FOA-Systems Biology of Bioenergy-Relevant Microbes to Enable Production of Next-Generation Biofuels and Bioproducts  (DE-FOA-0002448); January 19, 2021

 

Agency

Department of Energy (DOE) - Office of Science (SC)

 

Description

The DOE-BER Genomic Science program supports basic research aimed at identifying the foundational principles that drive biological systems. This endeavor is highly interdisciplinary, spanning multiple fields in biology, systems biology, chemical and metabolic engineering, and computational biology.  These principles govern the translation of the genetic code into integrated networks of proteins, enzymes, regulatory elements, and metabolite pools that are the functional processes of organisms including microbes and multispecies communities relevant to DOE missions in energy and the environment. The DOE SC program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research within the Biological Systems Science Division’s (BSSD) Genomic Science Program (GSP) (http://genomicscience.energy.gov) mission-space. This FOA solicits applications for: a) research to advance the development of promising new model organisms, microbial functional capabilities, and biosynthetic pathways relevant to biofuels and bioproducts production; and b) research into the metabolic pathways that can achieve synthetic polymer deconstruction and conversion to recycled monomers.

 

For this FOA, relevant biofuels are non-food crop-derived and/or microbiologically synthesized fuels other than ethanol, and bioproducts are those that will replace petroleum-derived non-pharmaceutical chemicals.  Applications focused on the following areas are NOT encouraged for this call: starch-derived fuels and products; natural gas-, petroleum-, or coal-derived biofuels and bioproducts; bioethanol, biohydrogen, and biogas production; pharmaceuticals; nutraceuticals; cosmetics; food products; municipal solid waste; microbial fuel cells; wastewater treatment; biomimetic hydrogen production; microbial bioremediation; electrochemistry; and applications focused exclusively on eukaryotic algal systems.

 

Cost sharing is not required.  A PI may submit only one letter of intent. Only one application under the leadership of a proposed PI may be submitted under this FOA.

 

Announcement Number

DE-FOA-0002448

 

Closing Date

Pre-Applications: January 19, 2021  

Submission Deadline for Applications:  April 6, 2021

 

Link to Full Announcement

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330176

 

Contact Information

Kimberlie Laing

301-903-3026
kim.laing@science.doe.gov