Improvements to Biological Research Collections

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Improvements to Biological Research Collections: The Improvements to Biological Research Collections Program provides funds for improvements to network, secure, and organize established natural history collections for sustained, accurate, and efficient accessibility of the collection to the biological research community. The BRC program is encouraging collaborative proposals to network collections on regional and continental scales. The BRC program also provides for enhancements to existing collections to improve collections, computerize specimen-related data, develop better methods of specimen curation and collection management through activities such as symposia and workshops. Biological collections supported include those housing natural history specimens and jointly curated collections such as preserved tissues and other physical samples, e.g. DNA libraries and digital images. Such collections provide the materials necessary for research across broad areas of biological sciences.

Federal Grant Title:	Improvements to Biological Research Collections
Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	09-548
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	47.074
CFDA Descriptions:	Biological Sciences
Current Application Deadline:	Jul 24, 2009 Full
Original Application Deadline:	Jul 24, 2009 Full
Posted Date:	Mar 27, 2009
Creation Date:	Mar 27, 2009
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$6,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	15
Cost Sharing or Matching:	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: - Proposals are accepted from U.S. organizations, including colleges and universities that maintain research collections, natural history museums including herbaria, and other collections administered by independent organizations or by state, county, or local governments; non-federal and non-profit research organizations that maintain collections; and field stations, marine laboratories, botanical gardens, zoological parks, and aquaria that maintain research collections that document biological diversity. The size of an organization is not a factor in determining eligibility.
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