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Antarctic Biology and Medicine

The Biology and Medicine Program supports research leading to an improved understanding of physiology, behavior, adaptations, and processes related to life forms and ecosystems in Antarctica.

CONTACTS:
Polly A. Penhale

Directorate for Office of Polar Programs (OPP)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



Arctic Social Sciences Program

The Arctic Social Sciences Program (ASSP) encourages projects that include indigenous peoples; are circumpolar or comparative; integrate social and natural sciences; involve collaborations between researchers and those living in the Arctic; include traditional knowledge; or form connections among disciplines, regions, researchers, communities, and students, including those in grades K-12 and undergraduate and graduate programs.

CONTACTS:
Anna M. Kerttula

Directorate for Office of Polar Programs (OPP)

TARGET DEADLINE:
August 30 and February 15 of each year.

Program Announcement

Additional Information



Arctic System Science

The ARCSS Program is an interdisciplinary program. The goal is to (1) understand the physical, geological, chemical, biological and sociocultural processes of the arctic system that interact with the total Earth system and thus contribute to or are influenced by global change, in order to (2) advance the scientific basis for predicting environmental change on a seasonal-to-centuries time scale, and for formulating policy options in response to the anticipated impacts of global change on humans and societal support systems.

CONTACTS:
Neil Swanberg

Directorate for Office of Polar Programs (OPP)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



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Coastal Long-Term Ecological Research (cLTER/LMER)

Coastal areas are sites of intense human activity and rapid population growth. The general mission of the cLTER Network is to understand ecological phenomena which occur over long temporal and broad spatial scales and provide information necessary for the identification and solution of environmental problems.

CONTACTS:
Phillip R. Taylor

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



Cultural Anthropology

The Cultural Anthropology Program promotes basic scientific research on the causes and consequences of human social and cultural variation. The Program solicits research proposals of theoretical importance in all substantive and theoretical subfields within the discipline of Cultural Anthropology.

CONTACTS:
Stuart Plattner

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

TARGET DEADLINE:
January 1 and August 1, annually.

Additional Information



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Ecology of Infectious Diseases

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (hereafter "the Government" or "the Participating Agencies") invite applications for the establishment of research programs to elucidate the underlying mechanisms that govern the relationships between anthropogenic environmental changes and the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases.

CONTACTS:
Donald L. Rice
Rachael G. Craig

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

TARGET DEADLINE:
Second Friday in February, annually.

Additional Information



Environmental Engineering and Technology

This program supports engineering research with the goal of reducing adverse effects of solid, liquid, and gaseous discharges into land, fresh and ocean waters, and air that result from human activity and impair the value of those resources in the context of ecological tenets.

CONTACTS:
Nicholas Clesceri

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



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Genes and Genome Systems

Supports studies on genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage, or virus. Proposals on the structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, and stability of genetic information in DNA, RNA, and proteins and how those processes are regulated are appropriate. Areas of interest include genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information. Of equal interest are the processes that mediate and regulate gene expression, such as chromatin structure, epigenetic phenomena, transcription, RNA processing, editing and degradation, and translation. The use of innovative in vivo and/or in vitro approaches, including biochemical, physiological, genetic, genomic, and/or computational methods, is encouraged, as is research at the interfaces of biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics and computer science, and engineering.

CONTACTS:
Patrick Dennis
Robert Coyne

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



Geography and Regional Science (GRS)

The Geography and Regional Science (GRS) Program supports basic research on a variety of problems associated with human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Projects on a variety of topics (both domestic and international) qualify for support if they are argued to contribute to scholarship by enhancing geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, and their applica-tion to societal problems and concerns.

CONTACTS:
Gregory Chu

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

TARGET DEADLINE:
January 15 and August 15, annually.

Additional Information



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Human Dimensions of Global Change (HDGC)

The Human Dimensions of Global Change (HDGC) Program research focuses on the interactions between human and natural systems, with an emphasis on the social and behavioral processes that shape and influence those interactions. Proposals for research on regional or local phenomena are welcome provided the implications for global effects are clearly specified in the proposal. They should be well grounded in relevant social science theory.

CONTACTS:
Thomas J. Baerwald

Directorate for Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



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Innovation and Organizational Change (IOC_

The Innovation and Organizational Change (IOC) Program seeks to improve the performance of industrial, educational, service, health care, governmental and other organizations and institu-tions through the support of research on theories, concepts, and methodologies of innovation and organizational change. Proposers should work with partner organizations in industry, education, health care, government, or service.

CONTACTS:
John L. Naman

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

TARGET DEADLINE:
February 1, annually.

Additional Information



International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP)

The International Human Dimensions Program (IHDP). How humans interact with the environment, how individuals and societies can mitigate or adapt to environmental change, and how policy responses to such changes influence economic and social conditions are at the center of research on the human dimensions of global environmental change within the IHDP. A key IHDP program is the Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change.

CONTACTS:

Directorate for Office of International Science & Engineering

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



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Marine Geology and Geophysics

The Marine Geology and Geophysics (MG&G;) Program supports research on all aspects of geology and geophysics of the ocean basins and margins, as well as the Great Lakes.

CONTACTS:
Bil Haq
David Epp

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

TARGET DEADLINE:
February 15 and August 15, annually

Additional Information



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Physical Anthropology Program

The Physical Anthropology Program supports basic research in areas related to human evolution and contemporary human biological variation.

CONTACTS:
Mark Weiss

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



Population and Evolutionary Processes

Focuses on population properties that lead to variation within and among populations. Approaches include empirical and theoretical studies of microevolution, organismal adaptation, geographical differentiation, natural hybridization and speciation, as well as processes that lead to macroevolutionary patterns of trait evolution.

CONTACTS:

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

TARGET DEADLINE:
January 9 and July 9, annually

Additional Information



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Science and Technology Studies (STS)

The Science and Technology Studies (STS) Program supports research and related activities that contribute to systematic understanding of the character and development of science and technology, including their cultural, intellectual, material and social dimensions. The Program supports research on the nature and development of science and technology, both in the past and present, and on differences in the nature of theory and evidence in various fields of science and engineering.

CONTACTS:
John Perhonis
Keith Benson

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

TARGET DEADLINE:
February 1 and August 1, annually.

Additional Information



Separation and Purification Processes

The Separation and Purification Processes Program encourages proposals that address emerging research areas and technologies, have a high degree of interdisciplinary thought and knowledge creation, and integrate education and research.

CONTACTS:
Geoffrey Prentice

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology (SDEST)

The Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology (SDEST) Program contains two components: Ethics and Values Studies (EVS), and Research on Science and Technology.

CONTACTS:
John Perhonis
Sheila Slaughter

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

TARGET DEADLINE:
February 1 and August 1, annually.

Additional Information



Sociology Program

The Sociology Program supports research on problems of human social organization, demography, and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes.

CONTACTS:
Joane Nagel
Patricia E. White

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

TARGET DEADLINE:
Regular Proposals: January 15 & August 15; Dissertation Proposals: February 15 & October 15

Additional Information



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Technology for a Sustainable Environment

It is well recognized that industrial pollution often has complex negative effects on biological systems in the environment. The various policies and regulations set in place to help protect the environment have stimulated researchers to search for effective, economical ways to minimize pollution. This competition is designed to address pollution avoidance / prevention processes and methodologies, and to support scientific and technological research with long-term impact on industrial and societal applications. Research proposals are invited that advance the discovery, development, and use of innovative technologies and approaches to avoid or minimize the generation of pollutants at the source.

CONTACTS:
Robert Wellek

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)

TARGET DEADLINE:

Additional Information



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