New CSBR solicitation with annual deadline released!
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
Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR)
Note Guidance on Data Management Plans
BIO has posted revised Guidance on Data Management plans (updated 2/20/13). Please review before submitting a proposal to the Directorate for Biological Sciences.
CONTACTS
| Name | Phone | Room | |
| Anne M. Maglia | dbibrc@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8470 | |
| Roland P. Roberts | dbibrc@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8470 |
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation 14-564
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.
There may be no place better than the University of Texas to conduct a broad-based paleo imaging workshop. This certainly seemed the consensus the week of 29 April at the co-sponsored iDigBio and Jackson School of Geosciences imaging event.
Fifteen undergraduate students from seven Florida colleges and universities converged on the Florida Museum of Natural History April 17-19 for an all-expense-paid opportunity to shadow museum professionals and explore careers in the biological sciences.
