FOA-Dimensions
of Biodiversity FY2021; March 26, 2021
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Description
Despite
centuries of discovery, most of our planet's biodiversity remains unknown. The
scale of Earth's unknown diversity is especially troubling given the rapid and
permanent loss of biodiversity across the globe. The goal of the Dimensions of
Biodiversity campaign is to transform how we describe and understand the scope
and role of life on Earth.
This
campaign promotes novel integrative approaches to fill the most substantial
gaps in our understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. It takes a broad
view of biodiversity, and focuses on the intersection of genetic, phylogenetic,
and functional dimensions of biodiversity. Successful proposals must integrate
these three dimensions to understand interactions among them. While this focus
complements several core programs in the Biological Sciences Directorate at
NSF, it differs by requiring that multiple dimensions of biodiversity be
addressed simultaneously, in novel ways, to understand their synergistic roles
in critical ecological and evolutionary processes, especially pertaining to the
mechanisms driving the origin, maintenance, and functional roles of
biodiversity.
The
2021 Dimensions of Biodiversity program is restricted to projects supported by
international partnerships with the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (NSFC), the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) of Brazil, and the
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. Proposals are to be
submitted jointly, with the US PIs submitting to NSF and the collaborating
Chinese, Brazilian, or South African PIs submitting to their appropriate
national funding agencies.
Investigators
wishing to inquire about the suitability of potential projects for Dimensions
of Biodiversity are encouraged to email a brief summary and contact information
to Dimensions@nsf.gov.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
21-545
Closing
Date:
March
26, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21545/nsf21545.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Christopher
Balakrishnan
(703)
292-2331