Closed · 11-545 · CFDA 47.074 · Discretionary
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences: Investigator-initiated research projects
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $500K+
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 100
- Expected awards
The verdict
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences: Investigator-initiated research projects is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $500,000 or more across 100 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.
- $500K+
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 100
- expected awards
- 47.074
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Division of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience… is closed. The parent program page for CFDA 47.074 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. National Science Foundation still indexes 1,338 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
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Est. Total Funding
$65,000,000
Expected Awards
100
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) supports fundamental research and related activities designed to promote understanding of complex living systems at the molecular, subcellular, and cellular levels. The Division is soliciting proposals for hypothesis-driven and discovery research and related activities in four core clusters:Biomolecular dynamics, structure, and functionCellular processesGenetic mechanismsNetworks and regulation The Division supports research using a range of experimental approaches--including in vivo, in vitro and in silico strategies--and a broad spectrum of model and non-model organisms, especially microbes and plants. Typical research in areas supported by MCB integrates theory and experimentation. The Division gives high priority to research projects that use theory, methods, and technologies from physical sciences, mathematics, computational sciences, and engineering to address basic biological questions. Projects that address the emerging areas of single molecule or single cell studies, molecular dynamics, small RNA and chromatin biology, predictive modeling of complexity at molecular and cellular levels, and synthetic biology are particularly welcome. The Division is also interested in projects aimed at understanding and predicting the molecular and cellular underpinnings of phenotypic variation and adaptation to environmental change. Highest funding priority is given to applications that are outstanding in both intellectual merit and broader impacts. The Division supports both hypothesis-driven research and discovery-based, large-scale biology research. Proposals that are motivated by relevance of the proposed research to human health or proposals that address the molecular basis of human diseases and treatment are not appropriate for the Division and will be returned without review.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 11-545
Grants.gov marks Division of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. National Science Foundation book (722 peers, 54% of 1,339).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
Agency Contact
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What to do next
Division of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 47.074 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Biological Sciences indexes 164 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- U.S. National Science Foundation lists 1,338 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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