The NSF CSBR program is back to an annual cycle! A new call for proposals (NSF 14-564) was just released with a deadline of August 11, 2014. Please distribute this information broadly.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503651 [1]

Collections in Support of Biological Research  (CSBR) 

Note Guidance on Data Management Plans

BIO has posted revised Guidance on Data Management plans [2] (updated 2/20/13).  Please review before submitting a proposal to the Directorate for Biological Sciences.  

CONTACTS

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  14-564 [6]

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Deadline Date:  August 11, 2014

SYNOPSIS

The Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR) Program provides funds: 1) for improvements to secure, improve, and organize collections that are significant to the NSF BIO-funded research community; 2) to secure collections-related data for sustained, accurate, and efficient accessibility of the collection to the biological research community; and 3) to transfer collection ownership responsibilities.

The CSBR program provides for enhancements that secure and improve existing collections, result in accessible digitized specimen-related data, and develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management. Requests should demonstrate a clear and urgent need to secure the collection, and the proposed activities should address that need. Biological collections supported include established living stock/culture collections, vouchered non-living natural history collections, and jointly-curated ancillary collections such as preserved tissues and DNA libraries.