Biodiversity on a Changing Planet
ID: 345164Type: Posted
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National Science Foundation (NSF)

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

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https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/345164

Additional Information

http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf23542
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    Description

    The National Science Foundation is offering a grant opportunity titled "Biodiversity on a Changing Planet". This grant aims to support research on the biodiversity dynamics and functional biodiversity in the context of environmental change, including climate change. The program encourages multidisciplinary research that integrates various scientific perspectives and scales, from organismal to ecosystem levels and from recent to deep timescales. The grant is open to non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and international branch campuses of US institutions. The total program funding is $17,000,000, and it is expected to award 12 grants. The deadline for proposal submission is September 5, 2024. For more information, you can visit the NSF Publication 23-542 at http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf23542.

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