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Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Grant

NSF’s Division of Environmental Biology supports research and training on fundamental evolutionary and ecological processes across levels from populations to biogeographic extents. A strong fit is an eligible U.S. IHE or specified U.S. nonprofit research or educational organization with a project clearly directed to a DEB core cluster and framed around fundamental understanding of life and environmental interactions over space and time. The packet does not supply formal review criteria, a submission deadline, expected award count, or the contents of the referenced NSF publication, so these items should be verified before substantial application work begins.

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Potential award

$5,000–$5,000,000

Time remaining

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Does your proposed work directly align with Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research, Community Development, Environment?

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Geography

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Organization size

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Program area

Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research, Community Development, Environment

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Population served

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Matching funds

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What the funder is trying to accomplish

NSF DEB supports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes across populations, species, communities, ecosystems, macrosystems, and biogeographic extents. It encourages research that elucidates fundamental principles explaining the unity and diversity of life and its interactions with the environment over space and time, using a broad range of empirical, synthesis, phylogenetic, theoretical, statistical, and computational approaches.

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Strong-fit project signals

The work directly addresses evolutionary or ecological processes at one or more DEB-supported levels: populations, species, communities, ecosystems, macrosystems, or biogeographic extents. The proposal can be directed to a named DEB core cluster: Ecosystem Science, Evolutionary Processes, Population and Community Ecology, or Systematics and Biodiversity Science. The research is framed around fundamental principles concerning biological diversity or interactions between life and the environment over space and time. The project uses an approach DEB says research may incorporate, such as field, laboratory, collection-based, observational, manipulative, synthesis, phylogenetic discovery, theoretical, analytical, statistical, or computational work. The applicant is an eligible U.S.-located IHE or specified U.S. nonprofit non-academic research or educational organization.

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What reviewers may prioritize

The evidence packet supplies no formal review criteria. As a program-description-based inference only, an applicant should make the fundamental ecological or evolutionary purpose, relevant DEB core cluster, level of biological organization, and relationship between the approach and research question easy to identify. These are fit-framing considerations, not confirmed reviewer standards.

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What this grant funds

The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Core supports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of populations, species, communities, ecosystems, macrosystems, and biogeographic extents. DEB encourages research that elucidates fundamental principles that identify and explain the unity and diversity of life and its interactions with the environment over space and time. Research may incorporate field, laboratory, or collection-based approaches; observational or manipulative studies; synthesis activities; phylogenetic discovery projects; or theoretical approaches involving analytical, statistical, or computational modeling. Proposals should be submitted to the core clusters ( Ecosystem Science , Evolutionary Processes , Population and Community Ecology , and Systematics and Biodiversity Science ). DEB also encourages interdisciplinary proposals that cross conceptual boundaries and integrate over levels of biological organization or across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Research addressing ecology and ecosystem science in the marine biome should be directed to the Biological Oceanography Program in the Division of Ocean Sciences; research addressing evolution and systematics in the marine biome should be directed to the Evolutionary Processes or Systematics and Biodiversity Science programs in DEB.

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Award range: $5,000–$5,000,000
Total program funding: $100,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Geography: National
Cost share: Not indicated
Assistance listing: Not specified

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Geographic fit

National

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Requirements captured

Other requirements: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
Submission system: Grants.gov
Attachments: NSF Publication 24-543
Contact: U.S. National Science Foundation · grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov · 703-292-4203

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Source: grants gov
Last checked: 8/21/2026, 9:02:01 AM
Content updated: 8/21/2026, 9:02:01 AM
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8/14/2026
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8/11/2026
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8/10/2026
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8/7/2026
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Quick answersFrequently asked questionsGet concise answers about Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Grant.

Is Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Grant currently open?

Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is Not specified. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 8/21/2026.

How much funding does Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Grant provide?

Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Grant lists $5,000–$5,000,000 per award. The total program funding recorded is $100,000,000. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.

Who can apply to Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Grant?

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.

Does Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Grant require matching funds?

No cost-share requirement is indicated in the captured source facts. Applicants should still verify the official budget instructions in case an amendment, program track, or specific cost category carries additional conditions.

What should I prepare before applying to Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Grant?

Moderate effort is expected. The captured requirements include other requirements, submission system, attachments, contact. Start by confirming eligibility and registrations, then work backward from Not specified using the preparation plan above.