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Funding Opportunity Announcements
AHRQ: National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) (RFA-HS-17-011)\ NIH Opportunities: NIA: Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30) (RFA-AG-18-007) NIA: NIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07) (PAR-17-287) NIA: NIA MSTEM: Advancing Diversity in Aging Research through Undergraduate Education (R25) (PAR-17-290) NIH: Addressing Suicide Research Gaps: Understanding Mortality Outcomes (R01) (RFA-MH-18-410) [NIMH, NCCIH, NIDA, NIMHD] NCI: U.S. Tobacco Control Policies to Reduce Health Disparities (R01) (PAR-17-217), (R21) (PAR-17-218) NCI: Leveraging Population-based Cancer Registry Data to Study Health Disparities (R21) (PA-17-288), (R01) (PA-17-289) NIAAA: Specialized Alcohol Research Centers (P50) (RFA-AA-18-001) NCCIH: Behavioral Interventions for Prevention of Opioid…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 10
Featured News Census Bureau Director Resigns, Complicating Outlook for 2020 Decennial COSSA in Action Why Social Science? Highlights Paul Milgromâs Auction Research COSSA Joins Community in Urging Increased Allocation for Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill Federal Agency & Administration News NIH Announces Major Policy Shift: Agency to Impose Cap on R01s Held by Grantees Presidentâs Complete Budget Request Expected May 23 Gopal Khanna Named AHRQ Director HHS Seeks Nominations for Advisory Council on Alzheimerâs Research, Care, and Services Publications & Community Events National Security Decadal Survey Issues Second Call for White Papers National Academies Publishes K-12 Behavioral and…
Funding Opportunity Announcements
NHLBI: ImPlementation REsearCh to DEvelop Interventions for People Living with HIV (PRECluDE) (U01) (RFA-HL-18-007) NIA: Uncovering the Causes, Contexts, and Consequences of Elder Mistreatment (R01) (RFA-AG-18-010) NIAAA: Understanding Processes of Recovery in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (R21) (PA-17-284) (R01) (PA-17-285) NIBIB, NIDDK, NINDS: Administrative Supplements for Participation in the Concept to Clinic: Commercializing Innovation (C3i) Program (Admin Supp) (PA-17-286) NIDA: Wearable to Track Recovery and Relapse Factors for People w/ Addiction(R43/R44) (RFA-DA-18-010) NIH/FDA: Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01) (RFA-OD-17-007) [NCI, NHLBI, NIAAA, NIDA, NIEHS, ODP] NIH: Tobacco Regulatory Science (R03) (RFA-OD-17-008), (R21) (RFA-OD-17-009) [NCI, NHLBI, NIAAA, NIDA, NIEHS, ODP]…
Events Calendar
Investments in Scientific and Educational Research: Fueling American Innovation â CNSF Exhibition and Reception, May 16, 2017, Washington, DC American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, May 18-21, 2017, New Orleans, LA 2017 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture on Social Science and Public Policy, May 18, 2017, Washington, DC American Evaluation Association Summer Institute: Finding Your Pathway in Evaluation, June 4-7, 2017, Atlanta, GA Graduate Training in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Public Workshop, June 8-9, 2017, Washington, DC Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, June 20-23, 2017, Mexico City, Mexico Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues…
OBSSR Holds 10th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors; Mark Hayward Delivers 2017 Lecture
On April 25, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) hosted its 10th annual celebration honoring Matilda White Rileyâs influence in social and behavioral sciences conducted and supported by the NIH. In 2016, OBSSR renamed the celebration Real Life, Labs, Research: Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors. The ceremony honors a âwhoâs who of behavioral and social science research,â noted current OBSSR director Bill Riley (no relation). Mark Hayward, Professor of Sociology, Centennial Commission Professor in the Liberal Arts, and director of the Population Health Initiative at the University of Texas…
Funding Opportunity Announcements
AHRQ: Developing New Clinical Decision Support to Disseminate and Implement Evidence-Based Research Findings (R18) (PA-17-261) AHRQ: Scaling Established Clinical Decision Support to Facilitate the Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Research Findings (R18) (PA-17-260) NIFA: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences Education and Literacy Initiative (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006354) NIH opportunities: NIA: Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76) (RFA-AG-18-006) NIA: Coordinating Center for Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (U24) (RFA-AG-18-008) NICHD: Promoting NICHD Areas of Research for HIV/AIDS in Maternal and Child Health (R01) (PA-17-262) NIMH: Initiation of a Mental…
Events Calendar
Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 27-29, 2017, Chicago, IL SPSSI Webinar:Â An Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, May 4, 2017 Investments in Scientific and Educational Research: Fueling American Innovation â CNSF Exhibition and Reception, May 16, 2017, Washington, DC American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, May 18-21, 2017, New Orleans, LA 2017 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture on Social Science and Public Policy, May 18, 2017, Washington, DC American Evaluation Association Summer Institute: Finding Your Pathway in Evaluation, June 4-7, 2017, Atlanta, GA Graduate Training in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Public Workshop, June 8-9, 2017,…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 8
Featured News Why Social Science Is Marching for Science COSSA in Action 286 Societies Sign Letter in Support of R&D Enterprise Federal Agency & Administration News NSF Seeks Nominations for Advisory Committee NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Convergence Research NIH Office of AIDS Research Issues RFI on FY 2019 Trans-NIH Research Plan Publications & Community Events Criminologists Call for Keeping Science at DOJ Academies Calls for Science Communication Partnership Proposals Academies Report Examines Impact of Social Competencies on College Success National Academies Releases New Research Integrity Report Funding Opportunity Announcements COSSA Member Spotlight Society for Prevention Research Joins COSSA…
Events Calendar
Understanding Student Debt: Moving Toward Evidence-Based Policy Solutions, April 20, 2017, Washington, DC Criminal Justice Reform in the Midwest: Justice Reinvestment in Nebraska, April 20, 2017, Washington, DC March for Science, April 22, 2017, Washington, DC 10th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors, April 25, 2017, Bethesda, MD American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April 27-May 1, 2017, San Antonio, TX Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 27-29, 2017, Chicago, IL American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, May 18-21, 2017, New Orleans, LA 2017 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture on Social Science and Public Policy,…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 7
Featured News Recap of the 2017 COSSA Science Policy Conference COSSA in Action Representative Dan Lipinski Answers âWhy Social Science?â COSSA Presents 2017 Distinguished Service Award to Senators Gardner and Peters 70 Social Science Advocates Take to Capitol Hill COSSA to Host Why Social Science? Briefing Featuring Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth Congressional News House Science Committee Holds Second Hearing on Future of NSF; Legislation Likely this Year HHS Secretary Appears Before House Appropriations Subcommittee, Suggests NIH Budget Cuts to Come From âEfficienciesâ in Indirect Costs Federal Agency & Administration News NIFA Releases Evaluation of Capacity Funding Mechanism Publications & Community…
Funding Opportunity Announcements
AHRQ: Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality and Outcomes (R21) (PA-17-246) AHRQ: Implementation and Evaluation of New Health Information Technology (IT) Strategies for Collecting and Using Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Measures (U18) (PA-17-247) AHRQ: AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) (PA-17-232) AHRQ: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems V (CAHPS V) (U18) (RFA-HS-17-010) NIFA: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) – Food Safety Challenge Area (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006286) NIFA: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) – Water for Food Production Systems Challenge Area (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006304) NIFA: Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification Program (USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-006287) NIH Opportunities: NIH:…
Events Calendar
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, April 5-9, 2017, Boston, MA Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 6-9, 2017, Chicago, IL Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, April 6-8, 2017, Austin, TX AERA Centennial Lecture: Russell Skiba –Â School Discipline: Issues of Equity and Effectiveness, April 12, 2017, Boston, MA Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting, April 12-15, 2017, Austin, TX WHY SOCIAL SCIENCE? Because Understanding Markets Can Save Lives: Congressional Briefing and Reception, April 18, 2017, Washington, DC March for Science, April 22, 2017, Washington, DC 10th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors, April 25,…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 6
Featured News Trump Administration Releases Preliminary Details on FY 2018 Budget COSSA in Action NAS President Marcia McNutt Answers âWhy Social Science?â Last Chance to Attend the 2017 COSSA Science Policy Conference COSSA Testimony Calls for Funding for NIH, AHRQ, CDC, Education Programs Congressional News House Science Committee Begins Conversation on NSFâs Future Senate Committee Holds Hearing: âSaving Lives Through Medical Researchâ House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Lawmakersâ Priorities Federal Agency & Administration News OBSSR Director Comments on 2017-2021 Strategic Plan National Medal of Science, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nominations Open Publications & Community Events Ad…
Trump Administration Releases Preliminary Details on FY 2018 Budget
On March 16, the Trump Administration released preliminary, high-level details of its fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget request, referred to as a “skinny budget.” Full budget details are expected sometime in May. There are few surprises in the President’s “safety and security” budget blueprint. Major reductions are proposed for nondefense discretionary programs (including research accounts) in order to finance $54 billion in increases for the Department of Defense. Of course, to achieve such a reallocation, Congress would need to act to adjust the budget caps that are currently governing defense and nondefense discretionary spending; the President cannot unilaterally shift funds…
OBSSR Director Comments on 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Director William (Bill) Riley recently released commentaries on the officeâs 2017-2021 Strategic Plan three scientific priorities. Priority One: Improve the synergy of basic and applied behavioral and social sciences research Priority Two: Enhance and promote the research infrastructure, methods, and measures needed to support a more cumulative and integrated approach to behavioral and social sciences research Priority Three: Facilitate the adoption of behavioral and social sciences research findings in health research and in practice. Back to this issueâs table of contents.
Senate Committee Holds Hearing: “Saving Lives Through Medical Research”
While Congress has not yet completed its work on fiscal year (FY) 2017 appropriations, Congressional committees have begun holding hearing on agenciesâ FY 2018 budgets. On March 8, the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) held a hearing, âSaving Lives Through Medical Research,â to discuss the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Hearing witnesses included Thomas J. Grabowski, Jr., University of Washington School of Medicine; Timothy J. Eberlein, Washington University, St. Louis; Jennifer M. Sasser, University of Mississippi Medical Center; and Stacey Schultz-Cherry, St. Jude Childrenâs Research Hospital.
House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Lawmakersâ Priorities
Reviving the Appropriations Committeeâs tradition of holding hearings to allow members of Congress to testify on their priorities within a subcommitteeâs jurisdiction, on March 1, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) heard testimony from Members of Congress on their priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Throughout the course of the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) continually urged members to âcontinue to advocate for their priorities.â Otherwise, Cole cautioned, the Subcommittee would have to âlive within the allocationâ it is given by the budget committee….
Funding Opportunity Announcements
FDA: Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) (U18) (RFA-FD-17-007) NIH opportunities:Â NCI: Revision Applications to NCI-supported R01 Awards to Include Research on the NCI’s Provocative Questions (R01) (RFA-CA-17-019), (U01) (RFA-CA-17-020), (P01) (RFA-CA-17-021), (P50) (RFA-CA-17-022) NHLBI: Sleep Health and Circadian Biology in HIV-Related Comorbidities (R01) (RFA-HL-18-005) NIBIB: Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25)Â (PAR-17-221) NIH/FDA: Center for Coordination of Analytics, Science, Enhancement , and Logistics (CASEL) in Tobacco Regulatory Science (U54) (RFA-OD-17-002) [FDA Center for Tobacco Products, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse and Office of Disease Prevention] NIH/FDA:…
Events Calendar
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, March 21-25, 2017, Kansas City, MO AERA Centennial Lecture: Charles Payne –Â The Limits of Schooling, the Power of Poverty, March 23, 2017, Detroit, MI COSSA 2017 Science Policy Conference & Social Science Advocacy Day, March 29-30, 2017, Washington, DC Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, March 29-April 1, 2017, San Diego, CA Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, March 29-April 1, 2017, Greenville, SC Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, March 30-April 2, 2017, Milwaukee, WI American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, April 5-9, 2017, Boston, MA Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 6-9,…