OpportunityTitle: Environmental System Science
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All types of applicants are eligible to apply as prime recipients, except Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.    Applications involving the effort of multiple institutions are permitted, subject to the following requirements.  &#8226; An application must be submitted by a lead institution that includes proposed subawards to any other institution, except other Federal agencies. (Other Federal agencies must submit their own application.)  &#8226; DOE/NNSA National Laboratories are not eligible to apply as lead institutions but may be proposed as team members.  &#8226; The involvement of all DOE/NNSA National Laboratories is limited to no more than 10% of the total costs requested in an application. Applications involving DOE/NNSA National Laboratories must demonstrate clear scientific leadership from the submitting institution  &#8226; A multi-institutional application must clearly designate a lead PI and institution, and must include a project management section in the lead PI&#8217;s application that clearly describes the roles, proposed activities and deliverables for each collaborator, especially those at another institution.  &#8226; The lead institution must submit budgetary information for each of the funded Co-PIs on a supplement to the application cover page, as explained in Section IV. Part C.2.  &#8226; All applications involving unfunded collaborators must include letters of agreement. These letters should specify the contributions the collaborators intend to make if the application is accepted and funded.   &#8226; Applications for multi-investigator projects at multiple institutions also must present a well-defined management structure and coordination/communication plan for integrating collaborating investigators.
Description: The DOE SC program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research in Environmental Systems Science (ESS), including Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) and Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR). The goal of the Environmental System Science (ESS) activity in BER is to advance a robust, predictive understanding of the set of interdependent physical, biogeochemical, ecological, hydrological, and geomorphological processes for use in Earth system, ecosystem and reactive transport models. Using an iterative approach to model-driven experimentation and observation, and interdisciplinary teams, ESS-supported scientists work to unravel the coupled physical, chemical and biological processes that control the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems and integrated watersheds across critical spatial and temporal scales. This FOA will consider applications that focus on improving the understanding and representation of terrestrial and subsurface environments in ways that advance the sophistication and capabilities of local, regional, and larger scale models. Using new measurements, field experiments, more sophisticated modeling and/or synthesis studies, this FOA will encompass two topic areas: 1) Terrestrial Ecology, specifically linking above and belowground processes, as well as methane biogeochemistry; and 2) Subsurface and Watershed Hydro-biogeochemistry, specifically studying the function and dynamics of hydro-biogeochemical processes within watersheds. All applications are required to clearly delineate an integrative, hypothesis-driven approach and describe the existing needs/gaps in state-of-the-art models. Applicants should provide details on how the results of the proposed research will be used to improve the predictability and sophistication of integrated watershed systems and/or terrestrial ecosystem models.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: daniel.stover@science.doe.gov
GrantorContactText: Dr. Daniel Stover &lt;br/&gt;301-903-0289 &lt;br/&gt;Daniel.Stover@science.doe.gov &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Mr. Paul Bayer &lt;br/&gt;301-903-5324 &lt;br/&gt;Paul.Bayer@science.doe.gov  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Dr. Amy Swain &lt;br/&gt;301-903-1828 &lt;br/&gt;Amy.Swain@science.doe.gov