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Aeronomy
The Aeronomy Program supports research on upper and middle atmosphere phenomena of ionization, recombination, chemical reaction, photoemission, and transport; the transport of energy, momentum, and mass in the mesosphere/thermosphere/ ionosphere system, including the processes involved and the coupling of this global system to the stratosphere below and magnetosphere above; and the plasma physics of phenomena manifested in the coupled ionosphere/magnetosphere system, including the effects of high-power radio wave modification.
CONTACTS:
Paul Bellaire
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals are accepted at any time.
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Antarctic Glaciology
The Glaciology Program supports studies of the world's largest ice sheet. Objectives are to study the history and dynamics of all naturally occurring forms of snow and ice, including floating ice shelves, glaciers, and continental and marine ice sheets.
CONTACTS:
Julie M. Palais
Directorate for Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Antarctic Ocean and Climate Systems
The Ocean and Climate Systems Program sponsors research intended to improve understanding of the oceanic environment at high latitudes, including global exchange of heat, salt, water, and trace elements, sea-ice dynamics, and tropospheric chemistry and dynamics.
CONTACTS:
Berhard Lettau
Directorate for Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Biological Oceanography
The Biological Oceanography Program supports research in marine ecology - relationships among marine organisms and their interactions with the geochemical and physical environment.
CONTACTS:
Phillip R. Taylor
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
February 15 and August 15, annually
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Chemical Oceanography
The Chemical Oceanography Program supports research into the chemical components, reaction mechanisms, and geochemical pathways within the ocean and at its interfaces with the solid earth and the atmosphere.
CONTACTS:
Donald L. Rice
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
February 1 and September 1
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Climate Dynamics
The Climate Dynamics Program supports research on processes that govern climate and the causes of climate variability and change; methods to predict climate variations and assess their impact on human activities; assembly and analysis of both paleoclimate and modern climate data; development and use of climate models to diagnose and simulate climate and its variations.
CONTACTS:
Jay S. Fein
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals are accepted at any time.
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Climate Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction
Climate Modeling, Analysis and Prediction (CMAP) supports research in climate-system model development, simulation and prediction, validation, error estimation, and assessment of predictability.
CONTACTS:
Jay S. Fein
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals may be submitted anytime.
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Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR)
The Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) Program supports research efforts that focuses on the variability and predictabil-ity of the slowly varying components of the climate system. The Divisions of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences support research that addresses short and longer-term climate variability of the coupled ocean-atmosphere-land system.
CONTACTS:
Jay S. Fein
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Earth System History
The ESH program supports coordinated projects that focus on the past behavior of the coupled Earth-Ocean-Atmosphere-Biosphere system which are conducted to provide insight into the factors that govern environmental variability, rates of climate change, and large-scale responses to climate forcing.
CONTACTS:
David Verardo
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology
Supports research that addresses ecological or evolutionary questions in the areas of morphology, comparative physiology, physiological ecology and biomechanics of plants, animals, protists, fungi and bacteria. The emphasis is study of whole organisms which may be living or extinct. These studies focus largely on how physiological or morphological mechanisms have evolved, and how they may influence evolutionary pathways or interactions between organisms and their biotic or physiochemical environment.
CONTACTS:
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
January 12 and July 12, annually.
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Ecological Biology
Supports research on natural and managed ecological systems, primarily in terrestrial, wetland, and freshwater habitats. Research areas include experimental, observational, theoretical, and modeling studies on the structure and function of complex associations that focus on biotic components, and the coupling of small-scale systems to each other and to large-scale systems. Projects are encouraged that develop conceptual and synthetic linkages among theoretical, modeling, and empirical approaches; that are conducted at one or more scales of ecological or geographic organization; and that synthesize empirical and theoretical findings into new paradigms.
CONTACTS:
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
January 9 and July 9, annually
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Ecological Rates of Change
The purpose of EROC is to support research on how human-induced global change affects ecological rates of change. Specifically, the EROC activity seeks proposals for ecological research designed to separate the effects of natural versus anthropogenic changes on plant and animal physiological ecology, behavior, plant-animal interactions, plant or animal communities, and ecosystem processes and dynamics in terrestrial and freshwater aquatic systems.
CONTACTS:
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
January 9 and July 9, annually
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Ecosystem Science
Supports research on natural, managed, and disturbed ecosystems, including those in terrestrial, freshwater, and wetland (including salt marsh) environments. Descriptive and manipulative approaches in field, mesocosm, and laboratory settings are supported, with the expectation that the bulk of the research is question- or hypothesis-driven. Proposals are encouraged, but not necessarily required to incorporate new or existing quantitative or conceptual models for the purpose of integration or synthesis.
CONTACTS:
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
January 9 and July 9, annually
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Fluid Dynamics and Hydraulics
The Fluid Dynamics and Hydraulics Program supports fundamental and applied research on mechanisms and phenomena governing single and multiphase fluid flow, particle formation and transport, various multiphase processes, nanostructures, and fluid-solid system interaction.
CONTACTS:
Michael Plesniak
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research
The Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR) Program supports integrative research that addresses major questions in the biological sciences. FIBR encourages investigators to identify major under-studied or unanswered questions in biology and to use innovative approaches to address them by integrating the scientific concepts and research tools from across disciplines including biology, math and the physical sciences, engineering, social sciences and the information sciences. Proposers are encouraged to focus on the biological significance of the question, to describe the integrative approaches, and to develop a research plan that is not limited by conceptual, disciplinary, or organizational boundaries. Particularly encouraged are the inclusion of young scientists trained in an interdisciplinary environment or in non-biological disciplines, and partnerships with underrepresented minority serving and primarily undergraduate institutions and community colleges.
CONTACTS:
Christopher Greer
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Geology and Paleontology
The Geology and Paleontology (GP) supports studies directed toward a better understanding of physical, chemical, geological, and biological processes at or near the Earth's surface and the landforms, sediments, fossils, low-temperature fluids, and sedimentary rocks that they produce.
CONTACTS:
H. Richard Lane
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
January 16 and July 16, annually.
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Global Oceans Ecosystems Dynamics
The U.S. GLOBEC research initiative has been called for by the oceanographic, marine ecology and fisheries communities to address the question: what will be the impact of changes in our global environment on populations and communities of marine animals comprising marine ecosystems? The U.S. GLOBEC approach is to develop basic information about the mechanisms that determine the variability of marine animal populations.
CONTACTS:
Phillip R. Taylor
Polly Penhale
Directorate for Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Global Tropospheric Chemistry
The Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program (GTCP) is a focused program designed to provide a fundamental understanding of emissions, atmospheric transformations, and depositional processes of key atmospheric chemicals and their relationship to climate forcing and response. GTCP's goal is to detect and predict changes in the chemistry of the atmosphere on global and regional scales, with emphasis on those processes affecting the oxidizing capacity and radiative properties of the atmosphere.
CONTACTS:
Christopher Cantrell
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals may be submitted anytime.
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Greenhouse Gas Dynamics
Greenhouse Gas Dynamics (GGD) includes research on the complex chemical processes, both natural and industrial, which lead to GHG production and release, and on the interactions of greenhouse gases with light, other atmospheric gases, surfaces, and other relevant substances.
CONTACTS:
Alfons Weber
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Hydrologic Sciences
The Hydrologic Sciences supports basic research dealing with the Earth's hydrologic cycle and the role of water on and near the continental surfaces of the Earth. The program encourages integrated studies of water balance and fluxes among the various reservoirs.
CONTACTS:
L. Douglas James
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
June 1 and December 1, annually.
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Integrated Carbon Cycle Research
Studies of the chemical, biological, ecological, and physical processes driving carbon distribution, transformation and transport within and between terrestrial, atmospheric, and oceanic environments are appropriate for this competition.
CONTACTS:
Rachael Craig
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Program Announcement
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Large Scale Dynamic Meteorology
The Large-Scale Dynamic Meteorology Program supports basic research to improve the understanding and prediction of atmospheric motion on synoptic to planetary scales.
CONTACTS:
Lydia Dumenil-Gates
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals are accepted at any time.
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Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology
Supports smaller studies that focus on evolutionary or ecological phenomena and that require long-term investigation.
CONTACTS:
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Mesoscale Dynamic Meteorology
The Mesoscale Dynamic Meteorology Program supports research on all aspects of mesoscale meteorological phenomena, including studies of the morphological, thermodynamic, and kinematic structure of mesoscale systems; the development of mesoscale systems and precipitation processes; and the energy transfer between scales.
CONTACTS:
Stephan O. Nelson
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals are accepted at any time.
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Microbial Genome Sequencing Project
The purpose of this interagency program announcement is to solicit applications to conduct high-throughput sequencing of genomes of microbes that are of fundamental biological interest, as well as those that are important to the productivity and sustainability of agriculture and forestry, and to the safety and quality of the nation's food supply.
CONTACTS:
Patrick P. Dennis
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Paleoclimate
The Paleoclimate Programs supports research on the natural evolution of Earth's climate with the goal of providing a baseline for present variability and future trends through improved understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence climate over the long-term.
CONTACTS:
David Verardo
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals are accepted at any time.
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Physical Meteorology
The Physical Meteorology Program supports basic research on the physics of the atmosphere with emphasis on cloud and precipitation physics, the transfer of solar and terrestrial radiation, atmospheric measurements including active and passive remote sensing, and atmospheric electricity and acoustics.
CONTACTS:
William "Al" Cooper
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals are accepted at any time.
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Physical Oceanography
The Physical Oceanography Program supports research on a wide range of topics associated with the structure and movement of the ocean, with the way in which it transports various quantities, with the way the ocean's physical structure interacts with the biological and chemical processes within it, and with interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, solid earth and ice that surround it.
CONTACTS:
Eric Itsweire
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
February 15 and August 15, annually
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Polar Ozone Depletion/UV Radiation Effects
Polar Ozone Depletion
The National Science Foundation supports research on the causes and nature of stratospheric ozone production and destruction.
Ultraviolet Radiation Effects
The Polar Biology and Medicine Program of the Office of Polar Programs invites scientists from U.S. institutions to submit proposals for research on biological consequences of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, photobiology, UV optics and physics in Antarctica.
CONTACTS:
Polly A. Penhale
Vladimir Papitashvili
Directorate for Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Ridge Inter-Disciplinary Global Experiments (RIDGE)
The RIDGE 2000 Integrated Studies Program addresses the complex, inter-linked array of processes that supports life at and beneath the
seafloor as a consequence of heat and material transfer
from the Earth's deep mantle, to the crust and overlying ocean. Relative to global change, the primary objective of RIDGE is to understand
the geological, chemical, biological, and physical
oceanographic interactions between the oceans and
hydrothermal circulation of seawater through the ocean crust.
CONTACTS:
David Epp
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Solar Influences
The Solar Influences Program at NSF is the aggregate of three related but distinct activities:
* Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR)
* Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)
* Radiative Inputs of the Sun to Earth (SunRISE)
The Solar Influences program supports research on those elements of Earth's space environment that are most important to Global Change.
CONTACTS:
Richard Behnke
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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Solar-Terrestrial REsearch
The Solar-Terrestrial Research Program supports research on the processes by which energy in diverse forms is generated by the Sun, transported to the Earth, and ultimately deposited in the terrestrial environment.
CONTACTS:
Paul Bellaire
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
Proposals are accepted at any time.
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Water and Energy: Atmospheric, Vegetative, & Earth Interactions
The Water and Energy: Atmospheric, Vegetative, and Earth Interactions (WEAVE) Initiative coordinates complementary research in the Geosciences Directorate. The WEAVE program seeks to improve understanding of the Earth's hydrologic and energy cycles to support better assessments of the potential impact of human activities on those cycles and on the climate system, in general.
CONTACTS:
L. Douglas James
Lydia Dumenil-Gates
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
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World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)
The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Program's principal goal is to support proposals aimed at understanding the ocean circulation and its relations to climate. It is also expected that the understanding obtained
from the WOCE field program will be used to identify key ocean measurements that will be needed as indices of global
change, and to design long-term observing systems to monitor, understand, and predict those changes.
CONTACTS:
Eric Itsweire
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
TARGET DEADLINE:
August 15 and February 15, annually
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