# Division of Environmental Biology

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/15-500-division-of-environmental-biology/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359546

> U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants of up to $5.0 million (at least $5,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $72.0 million in total. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 15-500 |
| Agency | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $72.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 47.074 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) supports fundamental research on populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. Scientific emphases range across many evolutionary and ecological patterns and processes at all spatial and temporal scales. Areas of research include biodiversity, phylogenetic systematics, molecular evolution, life history evolution, natural selection, ecology, biogeography, ecosystem structure, function and services, conservation biology, global change, and biogeochemical cycles. Research on organismal origins, functions, relationships, interactions, and evolutionary history may incorporate field, laboratory, or collection-based approaches; observational or manipulative experiments; synthesis activities; as well as theoretical approaches involving analytical, statistical, or computational modeling.

## Questions people ask

### Is NSF 15-500 still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov. A newer notice is open: NSF 27-500, closes January 29, 2027 (83 days left).

### Who can apply for Division of Environmental Biology?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Division of Environmental Biology?

Closed. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $5.0 million each. About $72.0 million in total.

### Who has won Biological Sciences grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Battelle Memorial Institute, Arizona State University, Cornell University. The program made 6,885 awards worth $4.2 billion in that time.