Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements .

All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions . NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects. Supports research to design or improve research tools and methods with a focus on research infrastructure in three program areas: bioinformatics, instrumentation and research methods.

Supports research to design or improve research tools and methods with a focus on research infrastructure in three program areas: bioinformatics, instrumentation and research methods.

The Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research Program (Innovation) supports research to design novel or greatly improved research tools and methods that advance contemporary biology in any research area supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at NSF.

The Innovation Program focuses on research infrastructure that is broadly applicable to researchers in three programmatic areas: Bioinformatics, Instrumentation, and Research Methods.

Infrastructure supported by this program is expected to advance biological understanding by improving scientists’ abilities to manipulate, control, analyze, or measure critical aspects of biological systems, which can be essential for addressing important fundamental research questions.

Proposals submitted to these programmatic areas can do one of three things to advance or transform research in biology: develop novel infrastructure, significantly redesign existing infrastructure, or adapt existing infrastructure in novel ways. Projects are expected to have a significant application to one or more biological science questions and have the potential to be used by a community of researchers beyond a single research team.

Please refer to the descriptions of individual programmatic areas for detailed guidance on what is supported through this solicitation (see links below). Innovation: Bioinformatics DBIBioinformatics@nsf. gov Innovation: Instrumentation DBIInstrumentation@nsf.

gov Innovation: Research Methods DBIInnovationMethods@nsf.

gov June 20, 2023 - Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Virtual Office Hours Funded as part of this Program Innovation: Bioinformatics Innovation: Instrumentation Innovation: Research Methods Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Division of Biological Infrastructure (BIO/DBI)