<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear LTER PIs, REU Coordinators, and DEI contacts, </div><div><br></div><div>I want to alert you to two funding opportunities that may be especially relevant and for which there are upcoming webinars on December 15. While the current deadlines are short for developing cross-site proposals (early January), both programs are expected to continue after this year and both provide strong opportunities for building relationships with community colleges and primarily undergraduate serving institutions. </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks,</div><div>Marty</div><div>---</div>Marty Downs (she/her) <div>617-833-7930 (m)</div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">George, Sophie</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sgeorge@nsf.gov">sgeorge@nsf.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 8:55 AM<br>Subject: NSF BRC-BIO and RaMP Webinars (December 15,2021<br>To: <a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:downs@nceas.ucsb.edu">downs@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">This email is to inform you of upcoming webinars for
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">NSF’s
</span></b><a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/building-research-capacity-new-faculty-biology-brc-bio" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) program</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">
(22-500) and </span></b><a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/research-and-mentoring-postbaccalaureates-biological-sciences-ramp" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates
in Biological Sciences (RaMP) program</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif"> (22-506)</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">BRC-BIO Webinar</span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Date and Time:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif"> Dec. 15, 2021,
<span style="background:yellow">1:00-2:00PM</span> ET</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Register</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif"> at
</span><a href="https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN__wI_CKm5QB-Z2ku5L-0BHg" target="_blank"><b>https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN__wI_CKm5QB-Z2ku5L-0BHg</b></a></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">RaMP Webinar</span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Date and Time:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Dec. 15, 2021, <span style="background:yellow">
2:00-3:00PM</span> ET</span></p>
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</span><b><a href="https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_NBuCmYe5QnilXXmEuAhOVw" target="_blank">https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_NBuCmYe5QnilXXmEuAhOVw</a></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">As you may know,
</span><a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/building-research-capacity-new-faculty-biology-brc-bio" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">BRC-BIO</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif"> and
</span><a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/research-and-mentoring-postbaccalaureates-biological-sciences-ramp" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">RaMP</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif"> are new programs
offered by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO).</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">BRC-BIO is intended to enhance research capacity of and broaden participation among new faculty of biology at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), predominantly
undergraduate institutions (PUIs), and other universities and colleges that are not among the nation’s most research-intensive and resourced institutions.
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<p style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Some key information from the BRC-BIO
</span><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22500/nsf22500.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">solicitation</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Primary investigators must be at the
<b>Assistant Professor rank</b> (or tenure-track equivalent) with service for no more than 3 years by the submission date.
</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Proposed projects should help enable the establishment of research programs that will be competitive for future research proposals to NSF (e.g., CAREER)
or other agencies. Projects should enrich undergraduate research experiences and thereby grow the STEM workforce.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span class="m_-935347642288466659normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Projects can include biology-focused research collaborations among those in academia, or partnerships
with industry or other non-academic partners that advance the PI</span></span><span class="m_-935347642288466659normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white">’</span></span><span class="m_-935347642288466659normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">s
research program.</span></span><span class="m_-935347642288466659eop"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">First submission window</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">: January 03 – January 31, 2022 (<b>second submission window</b> is June 01
– June 30, 2022)</span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">RaMP awards will establish networks to support full-time research, mentoring, and training for recent college graduates who have had few or no research or training
opportunities during college in research fields typically supported by the BIO. Cohorts for each award are expected to be between 8 and 12 postbaccalaureate graduates per year over the course of 3 years.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Some key information from the RaMP
</span><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=505965&ods_key=nsf22506" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">solicitation</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">:</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Proposals are expected to create strong evidence-based and inclusive mentorship programs that will advance the goal of creating a competitive and highly representative STEM workforce in the U.S.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Networks are expected to involve and facilitate communication and training among mentors and mentees from different organizations, institutions, and/or departments.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Proposals submitted under this solicitation should focus on research-based inquiry projects that include analytical and technical training and professional development opportunities.</span></p>
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</span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Proposal deadline</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif"> is January 20, 2022.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Please feel free to forward this message to anyone you believe will be interested.</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks in advance for your help.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
</span><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">Both working groups can be reached by phone at 703-292-8470 and via email at the addresses below.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black">Regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">NSF BRC-BIO Working Group</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:BRC-BIO@nsf.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">BRC-BIO@nsf.gov</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">NSF RaMP Working Group</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:RAMP@nsf.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">RAMP@nsf.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif">
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