Long-Term Ecological Research

Post Date

August 13th 2013

Application Due Date

March 14th 2014

Full Proposal Deadline(s): March 14, 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

13-588

CFDA Number(s)

47.050
47.074

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

7

Eligibility Categories

Other

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - The LTER program is currently accepting only renewal proposals. Only organizations with active LTER awards are eligible to apply. Collaborative proposals must be submitted using the "single proposal" method as described in Chapter II, Section D.4.a. of the GPG. Separately submitted collaborative proposals will be returned without review. *PI Limit: The LTER program is currently accepting only renewal proposals. Only organizations and PIs with active LTER awards are eligible to apply.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $8200000

• Award Range:

  $1127000 - $1280000

Grant Description

NSF currently supports 25 LTER sites, and the solicitation is open to renewal proposals only.To address ecological questions that cannot be resolved with short-term observations or experiments, NSF established the Long Term Ecological Research Program (LTER) in 1980. Three components differentiate LTER research from projects supported by other NSF programs: 1) the research is located at specific sites chosen to represent major ecosystem types or natural biomes; 2) it emphasizes the study of ecological phenomena over long periods of time based on data collected in five core areas; and 3) projects include integrative, cross-site, network-wide research. Ongoing research at LTER sites must test important, current ecological theories and significantly advance understanding of the long-term dynamics of populations, communities and ecosystems. It often integrates multiple disciplines and, through cross-site interactions, examines patterns or processes over broad spatial scales. Recognizing that the value of long-term data extends beyond use at any individual site, NSF requires that data collected by all LTER sites be made broadly accessible.

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Science Foundation

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• More Information:

  NSF Publication 13-588