Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: November 19, 2025 (anticipated, third Wednesday in November, annually)
Funding Amounts: $1,500,000–$3,000,000 per award (total costs, up to 5 years); RCNs: up to $500,000; estimated total program funding: $27.6M
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary research on ecological and evolutionary drivers of infectious disease transmission, emphasizing quantitative or computational modeling.
Key Information: Minimum budget: $1.5M ($1M for US-UK/Israel/China collabs); highly competitive, ~12 awards/year; strong focus on modeling pathogen transmission.