Environmental Synthesis Center

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	Federal Grant Title:	Environmental Synthesis Center
	CFDA Number:	47.074
	CFDA Description:	Biological Sciences
	Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	10-521
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 23, 2009
	Creation Date:	Dec 23, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 14, 2010 Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): March 23, 2010 Full Proposal Deadline(s): July 14, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 14, 2010 Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): March 23, 2010 Full Proposal Deadline(s): July 14, 2010
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$30,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$30,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. *PI Limit:Only a single investigator may appear on the cover sheet of a preliminary or full proposal. This individual should be the intended center director or provisional director. No co-PIs are allowed.
Grant Description: This solicitation will establish a new environmental synthesis center to stimulate research, education and outreach at the interface of the biological, geological, and social sciences. The center will foster synthetic, collaborative, cross-disciplinary efforts to understand and predict the complex interactions among ecological populations, communities and ecosystems, the geophysical environment, and human actions and decisions that underlie global environmental change. It will play a pivotal role in forecasting adaptive responses to environmental change and understanding sudden shifts in dynamic systems. The center will also directly involve policy makers, managers, and conservation efforts, and educate an informed citizenry. The center will be international in its scope, addressing the most pressing challenges posed by global environmental change. The center represents a new effort, based on NSF's substantial investments in ongoing synthesis activities, and is not intended to extend or duplicate these activities. The Biological Sciences Directorate expects this center to lead the next generation of synthesis activities.
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