Announcing the Opportunity for NSF Researchers to Participate in BioMADE Project Calls as Part of an Integrated Project Team
Forecasted
Announcing the Opportunity for NSF Researchers to Participate in BioMADE Project Calls as Part of an Integrated Project Team supports teams' basic research and manufacturing translation to advance the U.S. bioeconomy.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Due Dates (Anticipated): Not yet announced
Funding Amounts: NSF supports basic research at MRL 1–3; BioMADE supports translation at MRL 4–7
Summary: Supports integrated research teams connecting basic discoveries with bioindustrial manufacturing translation to advance the U.S. bioeconomy.
Key Information: BioMADE membership and cost-share requirements apply to the BioMADE-funded portion, not the NSF-funded portion.
Description
This NSF–BioMADE partnership invites integrated projects spanning basic research through manufacturing translation. Participating programs in NSF’s Directorates for Biological Sciences and Engineering support basic research at Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL) 1–3, from fundamental discovery to proof of concept. BioMADE, the Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation Institute, supports MRL 4–7 work, from laboratory demonstration to implementation in an environment representative of production.
The partnership aims to accelerate the translation of NSF-sponsored discoveries into use and grow biomanufacturing in the United States. Projects must respond to a BioMADE Project Call and align with a participating NSF program. Through a joint review mechanism, NSF and BioMADE support complementary portions of an integrated project, connecting basic researchers with translationally focused research and development teams.
