Opportunity Information: Apply for 18 579
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) is a discretionary grant opportunity focused on advancing plant genomics at genome-wide scale. The program is designed to support ambitious research that tackles difficult scientific questions with clear biological significance, and it also emphasizes problems that matter beyond the lab, including questions tied to societal needs and economic importance. A central theme of the program is that projects should operate at a scale and depth that truly leverage modern genomics, and that they should bring creative, forward-looking approaches rather than incremental extensions of existing work.
PGRP places strong value on developing and applying innovative tools, technologies, and community resources that make it easier for a broad range of plant scientists to ask and answer genome-scale questions. In other words, the program is not only about generating new biological insights, but also about building capabilities the wider community can use, such as improved methods, datasets, platforms, or enabling resources that expand what functional plant genomics can accomplish. NSF highlights that the most compelling projects will combine high-impact questions with approaches that are both technically strong and conceptually novel.
A major expectation under this opportunity is that the data produced through funded research should be broadly useful. NSF explicitly stresses usability, accessibility, and integration, meaning that genomics outputs should be shared in ways that allow other researchers to find them, reuse them, and connect them across biological scales (for example, linking genomic variation to gene function, traits, physiology, and plant performance). The intention is to maximize scientific impact across biology by ensuring that genomics data and resources do not remain siloed within individual projects.
The program also makes workforce and community development a core requirement rather than an add-on. Training, broadening participation, and career development are described as essential to scientific progress and are expected to be integrated into all PGRP-funded projects. This signals that competitive proposals should weave education and mentoring into the research plan, and should include thoughtful efforts to expand participation and support the development of researchers at different career stages.
PGRP offers two funding tracks. The RESEARCH-PGR track supports genome-scale plant research aimed at answering fundamental biological questions, including work connected to economically important processes with societal relevance. The TRTech-PGR track is oriented toward tools, resources, and technology breakthroughs that enable functional plant genomics, with an emphasis on advancements that make new types of genome-wide inquiry possible or substantially improve existing capabilities.
Administratively, this opportunity is run by the NSF under CFDA number 47.074 (Science and Technology and other Research and Development). It is an open eligibility program (unrestricted, subject to any additional eligibility language in the official solicitation). Proposals are accepted at any time, and NSF anticipated making about 15 awards. The published award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically indicates that award size is not capped in that field and applicants should refer to the solicitation and NSF norms for appropriate budget scope. The funding opportunity title is "Plant Genome Research Program" and the opportunity number is 18-579, with a creation date of August 15, 2018.Apply for 18 579
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Plant Genome Research Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.074.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 15, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Proposals accepted anytime. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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NSF Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) FAQs
1. What is the NSF Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)?
The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) is a discretionary National Science Foundation (NSF) grant opportunity that supports ambitious, genome-wide plant genomics research and the development of enabling tools, technologies, and community resources for functional plant genomics.
2. What is the main purpose of PGRP?
PGRP is intended to advance plant genomics at a genome-wide scale by supporting projects that address difficult scientific questions with clear biological significance. The program also emphasizes work that matters beyond the laboratory, including research connected to societal needs and economic importance.
3. What kinds of projects does PGRP prioritize?
PGRP prioritizes projects that are ambitious and forward-looking, operating at a scale and depth that fully leverage modern genomics. It favors conceptually novel approaches rather than incremental extensions of existing work.
4. Does PGRP focus only on generating new biological discoveries?
No. In addition to generating biological insights, PGRP places strong value on developing and applying innovative tools, technologies, datasets, platforms, and other community resources that broaden what plant scientists can do at genome scale.
5. What does NSF mean by "genome-wide scale" in this program?
Based on the program description, PGRP expects projects to operate at a scope and depth that truly leverage modern genomics, rather than addressing narrow questions with limited genomic coverage. The emphasis is on research and resources that meaningfully work across genomes and connect to functional outcomes.
6. Why does PGRP emphasize usability and accessibility of data?
PGRP explicitly stresses that data produced by funded projects should be broadly useful to the research community. NSF emphasizes usability, accessibility, and integration so that other researchers can find, reuse, and connect outputs across biological scales.
7. What does "integration" of genomics outputs mean under PGRP?
Integration refers to sharing genomics data and resources in ways that allow them to connect across biological scales. The program description gives an example of linking genomic variation to gene function, traits, physiology, and plant performance, with the goal of preventing valuable outputs from remaining siloed within individual projects.
8. Are community resources and shared tools important for proposal competitiveness?
Yes. The program places strong value on innovative tools, technologies, and community resources that enable a broad range of plant scientists to ask and answer genome-scale questions. Competitive projects are described as those that pair high-impact questions with technically strong and conceptually novel approaches, often with broadly enabling outputs.
9. Is workforce development required in PGRP-funded projects?
Yes. Workforce and community development are described as core requirements. Training, broadening participation, and career development are expected to be integrated into all PGRP-funded projects rather than treated as optional add-ons.
10. What types of training or participation elements are expected?
The opportunity description indicates that proposals should weave education and mentoring into the research plan and include thoughtful efforts to broaden participation and support researchers at different career stages.
11. What funding tracks are available under PGRP?
PGRP offers two tracks: RESEARCH-PGR and TRTech-PGR.
12. What is the RESEARCH-PGR track?
The RESEARCH-PGR track supports genome-scale plant research aimed at answering fundamental biological questions. It can include work connected to economically important processes with societal relevance.
13. What is the TRTech-PGR track?
The TRTech-PGR track focuses on tools, resources, and technology breakthroughs that enable functional plant genomics. It emphasizes advances that make new types of genome-wide inquiry possible or substantially improve existing capabilities.
14. How do I decide whether my project fits RESEARCH-PGR or TRTech-PGR?
Based on the descriptions provided, projects centered on answering fundamental biological questions using genome-scale plant research align with RESEARCH-PGR, while projects centered on creating enabling technologies, tools, or community resources that expand functional plant genomics capabilities align with TRTech-PGR.
15. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as open (unrestricted), subject to any additional eligibility language in the official solicitation.
16. Is this opportunity run by a specific agency and program?
Yes. The opportunity is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP).
17. What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 47.074 (Science and Technology and other Research and Development).
18. What is the opportunity number and title?
The opportunity number is 18-579, and the funding opportunity title is "Plant Genome Research Program."
19. When was this opportunity created?
The creation date listed is August 15, 2018.
20. When are proposals accepted?
Proposals are accepted at any time.
21. How many awards does NSF expect to make?
NSF anticipated making about 15 awards.
22. Is there a maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The published award ceiling is listed as 0. This typically indicates that award size is not capped in the listing and that applicants should refer to the solicitation and NSF norms for an appropriate budget scope.
23. Does PGRP encourage projects with societal and economic relevance?
Yes. The program description highlights problems that matter beyond the lab, including questions tied to societal needs and economic importance, and notes that RESEARCH-PGR can include economically important processes with societal relevance.
24. What makes a project "compelling" under PGRP based on the description provided?
The description indicates that the most compelling projects combine high-impact questions with approaches that are technically strong and conceptually novel, and they produce outputs (data and/or resources) that are broadly usable, accessible, and integrated for the wider community.
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