About the User Program

The NSF ExFAB BioFoundry facilities are designed to empower both internal and external users to discover and engineer new microbes by pioneering novel workflows and techniques to unlock nature’s most unusual and extreme microorganisms through an open-access structure.

To submit a proposal, please complete the Proposal Submission Form. Prior to submitting a proposal, potential users are encouraged to contact the appropriate user coordinator to discuss the proposed use to ensure it is a fit with ExFAB’s current capabilities and expertise.  Once a proposal is submitted, it will be reviewed internally for feasibility, compliance, broader impact.