Office of Science Program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER): Environmental System Science (ESS)

The goal of the ESS program in BER is to advance an integrated, robust, and scale-aware predictive understanding of terrestrial systems and their interdependent biological, chemical, ecological, hydrological and physical processes.

• SRA 1: plant-soil-microbe interactions and their influence on belowground biogeochemical processes
• SRA 2: synthesis studies using existing data relevant to the US southeast coastal systems;
• SRA 3: synthesis studies on contributions and vulnerabilities of Earth system processes in marginal and degraded lands

The program will support standard grants and synthesis  grants

Funding: SRA1 $300,000 to $1,000,000  total ; SRA2 and SRA3 $100,000 to $400,000  total 

Duration:  Standard grants 3 years ; Synthesis grants 1-2 years

PI must be based in an American institution, Foreign Co-PI's are allowed. 

Research Authority due date: : 4.12.24

Pre application required) due date: 11.12.24

Full proposal due date: 29.2.24