The DEB Core is back, baby! NSF 24-543 is ready to receive your proposals (with a few minor updates and revisions). So, what’s new?

• The Small Grants category has been replaced by STAR Grants with a maximum budget of $400,000 and a reduced page limit (10 pages).
• This solicitation expands the categories of research experience educational activities that can be requested in the proposal submission to include Research Experiences for Post-Baccalaureate Students (REPS).
• A Safe and Inclusive Fieldwork (SAIF) Plan is still required but you can now follow the submission instructions in the Core Programs solicitation under “additional proposal preparation instructions” instead of being directed to the PAPPG.

As a reminder, the Core Programs Solicitation supports research by our four clusters (Ecosystem Science, Evolutionary Processes, Population and Community Ecology, and Systematics and Biodiversity Science) and any inquiries as to where your research fits best should be directed to the Program Officers within those clusters. For other general submission questions, feel free to email debquestions@nsf.gov.