Funding-NSF - Plant
Genome Research Program (PGRP); May 27, 2015
Agency
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Biological Sciences
Description
This
program is a continuation of the Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) that began
in FY 1998 as part of the National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI). Since the
inception of the NPGI and the PGRP, there has been a tremendous increase in the
availability of functional genomics tools and sequence resources for use in the
study of key crop plants and their models. Proposals are welcomed that build on
these resources to develop conceptually new and different ideas and strategies
to address grand challenge questions in plants of economic importance on a
genome-wide scale. There is also a critical need for the development of novel
and creative tools to facilitate new experimental approaches or new ways of
analyzing genomic data. Especially encouraged are proposals that provide strong
and novel training opportunities integral to the research plan and particularly
across disciplines that include, but are not limited to, plant physiology,
plant breeding, quantitative genetics, biochemistry, bioinformatics and
engineering.
Activities
in four focus areas will be supported in FY 2015: (1) Genomics-empowered plant
research (RESEARCH-PGR) to tackle fundamental questions in plant sciences
on a genome-wide scale; (2) Development of tools and resources for plant genome
research (TOOLS-PGR) including novel technologies and analysis tools to enable
discovery; (3) Mid-Career Investigator Awards in Plant Genome Research
(MCA-PGR) to increase participation of investigators trained primarily in
fields other than plant genomics; and, (4) Early Career Investigator Awards in
Plant Genome Research (ECA-PGR) to increase the participation of early-career
scientists in plant genome research.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
15-548
Closing
Date:
May
27, 2015
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15548/nsf15548.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Diane
Jofuku Okamuro
(703)
292-4400