USDA/DOE Joint Bioenergy Research Funding Opportunity Announcement
Pre-Application Due Date:
December 16, 2011, 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
(Pre-applications are Required)
Application Due Date:
February 24, 2012, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), hereby announce their interest in receiving applications for genomics based research that will lead to the improved use of biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of fuels such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. Specifically, applications are sought for fundamental research on plants that will improve biomass characteristics, biomass yield, or sustainability. Systems biology approaches to identify genetic indicators enabling plants to be efficiently bred or manipulated, or research to predict phenotype from underlying genotype that could lead to improved feedstock characterization and sustainability are also encouraged.