NSF Dear Colleague Letter: NSF-USDA-BBSRC Joint Funding Opportunity

This NSF-BIO, USDA-NIFA and BBSRC Joint Activity is soliciting Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals to support development of breakthrough ideas and technologies to speed the development for new crop varieties. This EAGER opportunity invites proposals to overcome these barriers to crop breeding in highly innovative and transformative ways.
Submission of two-page summary of EAGER proposal concept (Summary): Inquiries will be accepted from a Principal Investigator (PI) or a consortium of Investigators led by a PI at an eligible institution in the US or UK. (http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/documents/grants-guide/)
Due March 14, 2018 at 5:00 PM proposer’s local time