Biosystems Design to Enable Safe Production of Next-Generation Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biomaterials
Funding Agency:
- Department of Energy
The DOE SC program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research within the Biological Systems Science Division‘s (BSSD) Genomic Science Program (GSP) mission-space.
This FOA solicits applications in the following research areas: a) Microbial biosystems design: Interdisciplinary, fundamental systems biology research to advance the development of new genome-wide design and engineering technologies, innovative modeling, and high-throughput testing approaches for a broad range of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes relevant to the production of biofuels and bioproducts from biomass, from synthetic polymers, or as a byproduct of photosynthesis. b) Plant biosystems design: Integrative, basic research in plant systems biology, genomescale modeling, design, and engineering to advance towards the development of enhanced bioenergy crops, capable of producing biofuels, bioproducts, biomaterials and/or their precursors while growing in marginal environments. Applications must include strategies to address biocontainment, minimizing risks of potential release of engineered organisms into the environment or other unintended outcomes.
Multiple awards; Award Ceiling: $25,000,000
$110,000,000
Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications: January 26, 2022 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time A Pre-Application is required Pre-Application Response Date: February 9, 2022 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time Submission Deadline for Applications: April 6, 2022 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
Technical/Scientific Program Contact: Dr. Pablo Rabinowicz pablo.rabinowicz@science.doe.gov