Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002043
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, through the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program in the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division (CESD), released the Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0002043) to support research that improves how terrestrial ecosystems are understood and, importantly, how they are represented in Earth system models. The central aim is not just to collect new ecological information, but to translate that knowledge into better model parameterizations and capabilities so that Earth system models can make more reliable predictions under changing environmental conditions.
This opportunity focuses on projects that connect multiple approaches such as field and laboratory measurements, manipulative or observational experiments, modeling, and synthesis studies. DOE is explicitly interested in work that couples these methods rather than treating them as separate efforts. The program also encourages research spanning a wide range of scales, both physically and biologically: from the subsurface environment up through the full vegetated canopy, and from molecular or microbial processes all the way to landscape, regional, and global dynamics. In other words, proposals are expected to build bridges between mechanisms and large-scale outcomes, with a clear path to improving model structure, parameters, or evaluation.
Two specific scientific themes are highlighted. The first is the interactions and feedbacks between aboveground and belowground processes. This includes the linked behavior of plants, soils, roots, microbes, nutrient cycling, water movement, and carbon dynamics, especially where feedbacks can amplify or dampen ecosystem responses to climate or environmental change. The second theme is the role of disturbance at the terrestrial-aquatic interface, meaning the boundary zones where land and water systems meet (for example riparian corridors, floodplains, wetlands, and stream-adjacent soils). DOE is interested in how disturbances such as flooding, drought, fire, storms, erosion, land-use shifts, or other episodic events alter material and energy flows between terrestrial and aquatic systems, and how those changes should be represented to improve predictive modeling.
A defining requirement of the solicitation is that applicants frame their research explicitly around improving Earth system model predictability. That means proposals need to do more than describe ecosystem behavior; they should articulate how the work will reduce uncertainty, improve process representation, enable better benchmarking, or deliver transferable parameters and model formulations. Projects that clearly connect data and experiments to modeling needs and scalable representations of ecosystem processes are the best fit for the TES program intent.
Administratively, this is a discretionary, competitive grant opportunity in the science and technology research and development category (CFDA 81.049). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning a broad range of applicants may apply (subject to any additional eligibility language in the full announcement). The FOA anticipated around 10 awards, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per project. The opportunity was originally posted on December 27, 2018, with an original closing date of March 29, 2019.Apply for DE FOA 0002043
- The Department of Energy - Office of Science, Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Terrestrial Ecosystem Science" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.049.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 27, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 29, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - DOE Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) FOA (DE-FOA-0002043)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary, competitive grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. It is offered through the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program, within the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division (CESD), under the Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002043.
What is the main goal of the TES FOA?
The central goal is to support research that improves understanding of terrestrial ecosystems in ways that directly improve how those ecosystems are represented in Earth system models. The emphasis is on translating ecological knowledge into better model parameterizations and capabilities so Earth system models can make more reliable predictions under changing environmental conditions.
Is the goal mainly to collect new ecological data?
No. While measurements and experiments may be part of a project, the stated aim is not just to collect new ecological information. Proposals are expected to connect knowledge generation to clear improvements in Earth system model structure, parameters, evaluation, benchmarking, and overall predictability.
What kinds of research approaches are encouraged?
DOE is interested in projects that connect multiple approaches, including field and laboratory measurements, manipulative or observational experiments, modeling, and synthesis studies. The FOA explicitly favors work that couples these methods rather than treating them as separate efforts.
Does the FOA require a modeling component?
The FOA defines improving Earth system model predictability as a defining requirement. Proposals are expected to articulate how the work will reduce uncertainty, improve process representation, enable better benchmarking, or deliver transferable parameters and model formulations for Earth system models.
What does "improving Earth system model predictability" mean in this context?
It means the project should go beyond describing ecosystem behavior and should clearly state how results will translate into improved model performance. Examples described in the FOA context include reducing uncertainty, improving representation of processes, enabling better model evaluation/benchmarking, and producing scalable and transferable parameters or formulations.
What scientific scales are in scope for this solicitation?
The FOA encourages research spanning a wide range of physical and biological scales: from the subsurface environment up through the full vegetated canopy, and from molecular or microbial processes to landscape, regional, and global dynamics.
Is work that links mechanisms to large-scale outcomes encouraged?
Yes. Proposals are expected to build bridges between mechanisms (for example microbial or plant-soil interactions) and large-scale outcomes, with a clear path to improving model structure, parameters, or evaluation.
What scientific themes are highlighted in the FOA?
Two specific themes are highlighted: (1) interactions and feedbacks between aboveground and belowground processes, and (2) the role of disturbance at the terrestrial-aquatic interface (boundary zones where land and water systems meet).
What is included in the "aboveground-belowground interactions and feedbacks" theme?
This theme includes linked behavior among plants, soils, roots, microbes, nutrient cycling, water movement, and carbon dynamics, especially where feedbacks can amplify or dampen ecosystem responses to climate or environmental change.
What is meant by the "terrestrial-aquatic interface"?
It refers to boundary zones where terrestrial and aquatic systems meet, such as riparian corridors, floodplains, wetlands, and stream-adjacent soils.
What types of disturbances are of interest at the terrestrial-aquatic interface?
The FOA notes interest in disturbances such as flooding, drought, fire, storms, erosion, land-use shifts, and other episodic events, particularly where they alter material and energy flows between terrestrial and aquatic systems.
Why is DOE interested in disturbances at the land-water boundary?
The focus is on understanding how disturbances change material and energy exchanges between terrestrial and aquatic systems and how those changes should be represented to improve predictive modeling in Earth system models.
How should proposals connect data and experiments to modeling?
Based on the FOA description, proposals should clearly explain the pathway from measurements/experiments/synthesis to modeling needs and to scalable representations of ecosystem processes, including how outputs will improve parameters, model formulations, or benchmarking and evaluation.
What makes a project a strong fit for the TES program intent?
Projects that clearly connect data and experiments to modeling needs and produce scalable, transferable representations of ecosystem processes (with clear benefits to Earth system model predictability) are described as the best fit for the TES program intent.
What is the assistance listing / CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 81.049.
What type of grant is this?
It is described as a discretionary, competitive grant opportunity in the science and technology research and development category.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning a broad range of applicants may apply, subject to any additional eligibility language in the full announcement.
How many awards were anticipated?
The FOA anticipated around 10 awards.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $1,000,000 per project.
When was the opportunity posted and what was the original closing date?
The opportunity was originally posted on December 27, 2018, with an original closing date of March 29, 2019.
What is the FOA number for this opportunity?
The FOA number is DE-FOA-0002043.
Which DOE offices and programs are associated with this FOA?
The FOA is from the DOE Office of Science, through BER (Biological and Environmental Research), within CESD (Climate and Environmental Sciences Division), under the Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) program.
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