The U.S. National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories. NSF was established in 1950 by Congress to promote the progress of science, advance the national health, prosperity and welfare, and secure the national defense.
The Sustaining Infrastructure for Biological Research (Sustaining) Program is designed to support the continued operation of existing research infrastructure that is crucial to advancing contemporary biology. This grant program focuses on preserving critical cyberinfrastructure and biological living stocks that serve a wide spectrum of research endeavors. It aims at ensuring these mature resources remain available for future scientific discoveries, facilitating significant outcomes across a diverse range of biological research supported by BIO and its partner organizations.