ClosedOpportunity PD-11-1114

Cellular Processes

At a glance

Cellular Processes is a closed federal grant opportunity from U.S. National Science Foundation. The application deadline was September 6, 2011. Total estimated funding is $14M across about 70 awards. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 47.074 (Biological Sciences).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Close date: Sep 6, 2011
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $14,000,000
Expected awards: 70
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Cellular Processes Cluster encourages the use of innovative approaches and technologies that resolve long-standing questions in cell biology. The cluster seeks to support imaginative projects that integrate research on processes at the supramolecular and cellular scales. The cluster recognizes the need for rigorous, quantitative approaches for cell biology and welcomes multidisciplinary research that includes physical, mathematical, and computational approaches. Areas of particular interest include live-cell imaging, single-particle analysis of macromolecular assemblies, architectural organization and dynamics of structures over broad dimensional scales. This cluster entertains proposals in the following general areas of cell biology:Membrane organization and functionOrganelle biogenesis, maintenance, and traffickingCytoskeletal dynamics, cell division and motilityAs stated in the Grant Proposal Guide, proposals to conduct research motivated primarily by relevance to human diseases and health is not appropriate for the division and will be returned without review.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

47.074Biological SciencesProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 47.074

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$813M

FY25

$789M

FY26

$221M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 47.074. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Science Foundation
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
703-292-4223

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Cellular Processes”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “Cellular Processes”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $14,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 70 awards.

How do I apply for “Cellular Processes”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity PD-11-1114), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

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