Bioinnovation and Infrastructure (BI)
Forecasted
The Bioinnovation and Infrastructure (BI) grant from NSF supports innovative research and technology to advance understanding and research capacity in the biological sciences.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: No fixed limits; typical NSF BIO awards range from $200,000–$1,000,000 over 2–5 years, depending on project scope.
Summary: Supports transformative research and technology development to advance biological understanding and research capacity across all levels of biological organization.
Description
The Bioinnovation and Infrastructure (BI) thematic area from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) supports hypothesis-driven research and the development of new technological approaches to advance understanding across all levels of biological organization. Projects may focus on relationships among biological structure, function, and environment, genome-wide influences on traits, and the connections between molecular or cellular characteristics and broader biological patterns. The program also encourages technology development for innovative shared resources that expand and transform research capacity, such as novel instrumentation, computational algorithms, and analytical strategies—including artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches.
This program is part of NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and is one of three cross-cutting thematic areas, alongside Foundations of Life and Living Systems, reflecting NSF’s commitment to supporting bold, interdisciplinary research and infrastructure for the biological sciences.
