Request for Proposals
Integrated Ecosystem Research Program
North Pacific Research Board
Proposal deadline: 15 December 2021, 4:00 p.m. AKST
For more information, go to:
https://www.nprb.org/nprb/integrated-ecosystem-research-program
North Pacific Research Board, in partnership with the North Slope Borough/Shell Baseline Studies Program, announces a Request for Proposals offering a total of $2.2 million to support the Synthesis Phase of the Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (IERP) and the Assessment Phase of a future IERP that will continue integrated ecosystem research in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, centered in the Northern Bering Sea.
NPRB developed the IERP to support innovative multi- disciplinary research to improve understanding of the complex mechanistic processes that influence the structure and function of marine ecosystems. IERP investigations include, for example, studies of the processes that affect productivity, organize biological communities, shape species interactions, and influence ecosystem services for communities and industry. IERP research is explicitly intended to identify and characterize important ecosystem attributes and processes to improve our ability to forecast and respond to environmental change.
Applicants have the option to be considered for funding by partner organizations and must opt-in during the proposal submission process to authorize NPRB to share the proposal with partner organizations. Several organizations have expressed interest in partnership and proposers who opt-in authorize NPRB to share the proposal with any of these organizations. Applicants with concerns about sharing a proposal with a specific organization should contact Danielle Dickson, Senior Program Manager/Chief Officer for Collaboration and Synthesis, at Danielle.Dickson [at] nprb.org.
An individual (or team of collaborators) may submit multiple proposals under any or all of the research categories. Independent proposals are required under each category.
Proposal deadline: 15 December 2021, 4:00 p.m. AKST
For more information and to submit a proposal, go to:
https://www.nprb.org/nprb/integrated-ecosystem-research-program