Please join representatives from the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) and the U.S. Culture Collection Network (USCCN) for a joint webinar discussion on the need for a Specimen Management Plan requirement in research proposals that generate living or preserved specimens. Recommended by the National Academies’ report on biological collections in 2020, this requirement is now supported […]
NSC Alliance Joins Science Coalition in Urging Increased NSF Funding in FY 2023, 2024
The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)—an alliance of more than 140 professional organizations, scientific societies, universities, and businesses that advocate for the National Science Foundation (NSF)—has called on lawmakers to complete appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2023 before the end of the calendar year and to fund NSF at the highest level possible. The […]
iDigBio 2022 Community Survey
iDigBio is seeking input from their users and networks. They would like to hear about your experiences with iDigBio and how you have used iDigBio resources in your work. This will help them better understand their accomplishments to date and plan for the future. To that end, iDigBio invites you to participate in a short […]
NSC Alliance Provides Comments on Proposed NAGPRA Rule
Earlier this week, the Department of the Interior proposed revisions to the regulations governing the implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The NAGPRA was enacted in 1990 to address the rights of lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to Native American cultural items, including human remains, funerary objects, […]
NSC Alliance Urges Congress to Pass Bipartisan Innovation Legislation
NSC Alliance has joined 34 other science, engineering, and higher education organizations in sending a letter to congressional leaders urging them to finalize and pass a bipartisan agreement on the United States Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) and the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521) by the end of July. The letter also […]
NSC Alliance Urges Support for Collections in Conferenced Competitiveness Legislation
The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) has joined forces with the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) to send a letter in support of collections to congressional leadership and members of the conference committee working to reconcile the United States Innovation and Competition […]
NSC Alliance Urges California Governor to Approve Support for Biorepositories, Orphan Collections
The Natural Science Collections Alliance has written a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to approve a one-time investment in biorepositories and orphan collections as proposed in SB-154, the Budget Act of 2022. “As an organization representing natural history collections nationwide, including several in California, we can affirm that this one-time support is […]
U.S. Government Initiative to Help Support Ukrainian Collections
The U.S. Department of State, the Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections (IWGSC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI) are working together to help identify, and where possible assist with efforts to save and protect priceless Ukrainian archival, cultural, and scientific collections under threat. They are requesting help […]
NSF Requests Comments on Draft Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on an updated draft of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG). Notable proposed changes include: A provision requiring the use of SciENcv to prepare personnel biographical sketches for grant proposals. A new section to expand disclosure requirements […]
Science Agencies Slated for Budget Increases in FY 2023
On March 28, 2022, President Joe Biden released his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2023, once again calling for significant investments in climate change, scientific research, and conservation. The budget framework proposes large budget increases for most federal science agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. […]