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Find similar grantsPlant Biotic Interactions (PBI) is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) / USDA NIFA. A joint NSF-USDA program supporting research on the interactions between plants and their associated microbes, pests, and pathogens, utilizing advanced molecular and genomic tools.
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Plant Biotic Interactions | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Plant Biotic Interactions 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 and research coordination networks focusing on interactions between plants and their symbionts, pathogens and pests and the molecular, genomic, metabolic, cellular, network and organismal processes that mediate these interactions.
Supports research and research coordination networks focusing on interactions between plants and their symbionts, pathogens and pests and the molecular, genomic, metabolic, cellular, network and organismal processes that mediate these interactions.
The Plant Biotic Interactions (PBI) program supports research on the processes that mediate beneficial and antagonistic interactions between plants and their viral, bacterial, oomycete, fungal, plant, and invertebrate symbionts, pathogens and pests. This joint NSF/NIFA program supports projects focused on current and emerging model and non-model systems, and agriculturally relevant plants.
The program’s scope extends from fundamental mechanisms to translational efforts, with the latter seeking to put into agricultural practice insights gained from basic research on the mechanisms that govern plant biotic interactions. Projects must be strongly justified in terms of fundamental biological processes and/or relevance to agriculture and may be purely fundamental or applied or include aspects of both perspectives.
All types of symbiosis are appropriate, including commensalism, mutualism, parasitism, and host-pathogen interactions. Research may focus on the biology of the plant host, its pathogens, pests or symbionts, interactions among these, or on the function of plant-associated microbiomes.
The program welcomes proposals on the dynamics of initiation, transmission, maintenance and outcome of these complex associations, including studies of metabolic interactions, immune recognition and signaling, host-symbiont regulation, reciprocal responses among interacting species and mechanisms associated with self/non-self recognition such as those in pollen-pistil interactions.
Explanatory frameworks should include molecular, genomic, metabolic, cellular, network and organismal processes, with projects guided by hypothesis and/or discovery driven experimental approaches. Strictly ecological projects that do not address underlying mechanisms are not appropriate for this program. Quantitative modeling in concert with experimental work is encouraged.
Overall, the program seeks to support research that will deepen our understanding of the fundamental processes that mediate interactions between plants and the organisms with which they intimately associate and advance the application of that knowledge to benefit agriculture. Updates and announcements Plant Biotic Interactions Proposal Submission through Research.
gov September 14, 2023 - IOS Virtual Colloquium: From Postdoc to Principal… September 13, 2023 - IOS Virtual Colloquium: From Postdoc to Principal… Additional program resources PBI Awards funded by USDA-NIFA 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 Integrative Organismal Systems (BIO/IOS)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Universities, colleges, non-profit research organizations, and federal agencies. Research must address biological mechanisms of plant-symbiont, pathogen, and pest interactions. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $50,000-$300,000 per year. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Plant Biotic Interactions (PBI) accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no single fixed deadline. Check the official notice for any cycle-specific review dates.
Plant Biotic Interactions (PBI) is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) / USDA NIFA. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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