Funder: National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Proposals accepted anytime (no deadline)
Funding Amounts: Typical awards: $50,000–$300,000 per year for 2–4 years (up to 5 years for CAREER awards); ~25–30 awards/year; total program funding ~$18.5M/year
Summary: Supports research on the mechanisms and principles of beneficial and antagonistic interactions between plants and microbes, invertebrates, and other organisms, from basic biology to agricultural applications.
Key Information: Proposals must be submitted via Research.gov or Grants.gov; strictly ecological projects without mechanistic focus are not eligible.