The National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting proposals for “Thematic Clusters” and a “Coordinating Hub”, under Program Solicitation NSF 19-586 (“Critical Zone Collaborative Network”). All proposals are due 02 December 2019. As defined by NSF, Thematic Clusters are united by research themes or science questions. Clusters may consist of one or more sites operated by different institutions, and sites are the places where interdisciplinary research will be conducted in support of Cluster science themes.
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Find a note to CZ colleagues from CZO PIs and other relevant solicitation information at http://criticalzone.org/national/news/story/cz-colleagues-please-contact-us-about-proposals-cz-collaborative-network/.
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Would this be worth considering? There is extensive metagenomic data, some of it genome-resolved, from Eel River CZO (including Sagehorn), Hopland, Sedgwick, and the LBNL East River watershed study site (DOE).