Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

Due Dates: Proposals accepted anytime

Funding Amounts: Up to $600,000 per award (direct + indirect costs) over 5 years; estimated $6 million total program funding annually

Summary: Supports long-term (decadal) research projects generating extended time series data to address major questions in evolutionary biology, ecology, and ecosystem science.

Key Information: Proposals must include at least 6 years of core data collected by the research team; marine ecology not supported (see details).