Organismal Response to Climate Change

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a grant opportunity titled "Organismal Response to Climate Change" under funding opportunity number 25-504. This grant aims to support research that examines how organisms respond to rapidly changing global climates, which are affecting ecosystems across all biomes. The focus is on understanding the mechanisms that underlie organismal responses to climate change, integrating eco-evolutionary approaches to predict and mitigate the impacts of these changes on living systems. Proposals should address how changes in climate affect the growth, reproduction, fitness, and distribution of species, and how biological interactions influence organismal responses. The solicitation encourages integrative and cross-disciplinary research, including physiology, genomics, and species distribution modeling. Specific areas of emphasis include understanding plastic responses to climate change, functional genomics, and improving models that predict organismal resilience to changing environments. Proposals must also describe a plan for applying foundational research to address societal challenges related to climate change. Eligible applicants include U.S.-based institutions of higher education, non-profit research organizations, and Tribal Nations. The program expects to fund approximately 20 awards, with a total funding amount of $15 million. There is no cost-sharing requirement. Proposals are due by January 23, 2025, and the estimated award date is later in 2025. The NSF encourages applicants to contact program officers for guidance on proposal submissions.