L0045
NSF
Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)
NSF 05-550
URL for complete guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05550/nsf05550.htm
Brief Description:
Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSMLs) are off-campus facilities for research and education conducted in the natural habitats of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. FSMLs support biological research and education by preserving access to study areas and organisms, by providing facilities and equipment in close proximity to those study areas, and by fostering an atmosphere of mutual scientific interest and collaboration in research and education. To fulfill these roles, FSMLs must offer modern laboratories and educational spaces, up-to-date equipment, appropriate personal accommodations for visiting scientists and students, and modern communications and data management systems for a broad array of users. In recognition of the importance of FSMLs in modern biology, NSF invites proposals that address these general goals of FSML improvement.
Award Amount:
Proposals may request up to $350,000, except that requests for planning grants are limited to $25,000.
The program expects to make, on an annual basis, approximately 15 - 20 new standard and continuing grants totaling $2.3 million in their initial year, of which 3 - 5 will be planning grants. Most awards will have durations of 36 months. The exact number of grants, and their durations, will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the funds and durations requested. The anticipated start date for awards is seven months from the annual target date for receipt of proposals.
Cost Sharing is not required.
Eligibility:
To qualify for support through the FSML program, the research and education activities at the proposing facility must focus primarily on study of biological phenomena and organisms in natural habitats, or on study of organisms whose availability for research depends upon the existence of the facility. A significant fraction of the research and education projects that use the proposing facility as a platform for their execution should be in fields of science and engineering eligible for support by the National Science Foundation.
Facilities whose primary focus is on precollege or informal education, or on agriculture, aquaculture, or mariculture are not usually considered to be field stations or marine laboratories.
Limitation:
One per facility at each campus
Only one proposal may be submitted on behalf of any single facility per round of the FSML competition. This limitation does not prevent a single institution from submitting more than one proposal, as long as each proposal is submitted on behalf of a different eligible facility.
Internal deadline: 1/22/2010
Internal deadline Indy: 1/22/2010
Preliminary Proposal Deadline:
Agency deadline: 3/5/2010
*Status of Internal Competition:
Bloomington - Open
Indianapolis - Open
East - Open
Fort Wayne - Open
Kokomo - Open
Northwest - Open
South Bend - Open
Southeast - Open
To apply for IU Internal competition:
This internal competition will be handled by your school, department or facility as the limitations apply to each facility. Contact the appropriate director or leader of your facility for instructions if you are interested in this program.
Limited Submissions DOES NOT currently manage this program.
Contact Information for Inquiries and applications:
| Limited Submission | Donna Carter | (812) 856-1368 | |
| Bloomington | Donna Carter | (812) 856-1368 | |
| East | Mary Blakefield | (765) 973-8522 | |
| Fort Wayne | Carl Drummond | (260) 481-5750 | |
| Indianapolis | Etta Ward | (317) 278-8427 | |
| Kokomo | Linda Bielewicz | (765) 455-9227 | |
| Northwest | Marie Czach | (219) 981-4262 | |
| South Bend | Erika Zynda | (574) 520-4181 | |
| Southeast | Walter Ryan | (812) 941-2539 |
*If you are interested in a program with an expired internal deadline which shows a status of "Open", send an e-mail to the appropriate contact above to inquire about submitting an internal proposal for consideration. A program showing a status of "Closed" is not accepting any additional internal applications.
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