March 24, 2022

Congress Passes Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations

Congress Establishes Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

In passing FY 2022 government funding legislation, Congress took a step toward creating an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The initiative offers nimble funding mechanisms to support research efforts aimed at specific applications. President Biden pushed for the new agency as a way to more quickly and effectively “develop breakthroughs—to prevent, detect, and treat diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and cancer.”Read more »

NSF Establishes TIP Directorate

On March 16th, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan announced the launch of a new research Directorate forTechnology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP), integrating new and existing programs focused on advancing emerging technologies, accelerating the transition from research to practice, and bolstering the STEM workforce. According to Panchanathan,who recently spoke at the FABBS annual meeting, "By pursuing new approaches that engage the nation's broad and diverse population in shaping research directions and outcomes, TIP will be a game-changer in terms of the pace of technological breakthroughs, future job growth and national competitiveness.”Read more »

Animal Use in Research

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) held an important webinar, “Non-Animal Models in Biomedical Research: We Aren’t There Yet,” on March 16th. The scientists underscored the limitations, to date, of identifying effective alternative models to animal-model testing, explaining why animal testing remains essential to their research.Read more »

Understanding the Effects of Food Insecurity on Child Cognitive Outcomes and Well-Being

Food insecurity (the lack of access to sufficient foods for an active and healthy lifestyle) affects more than 10 million children in the US. This number has further increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among minoritized children. Researchers Caitlin Hines, Anna Markowitz, and Anna Johnson review the effects of food insecurity on both children and parents and make evidence-based policy suggestions to address them inPolicy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences(PIBBS).Read more »

Attend

• From Research to Intervention and Treatment: NIMH Advances in Early Psychosis(Hosted by Friends of NIMH, in conjunction with the Congressional Mental Health Caucus) (Mar 31)
• Webinar on Ethics and Regulation of Animal Research: “Selected Events in the Evolution of the Ethics and Regulation of Research Involving Animals”(Hosted by National Association for Biomedical Research, NABR) (Apr 5)
• Can Social Scientists Influence the Public Debate? A Discussion with David Leonhardt(Apr 6)
• University-Industry Partnerships in the Social Sciences: Helping Organizations Achieve Impact Workshops - Co-sponsored by FABBS(Apr 20-21)
• NIH Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Health Impacts of COVID-19 Initiative Spring Webinar(Apr 27-28)

Apply and Comment

• NSF Using the Rules of Life to Address Societal Challenges (Virtual Events on Apr 14, 19, 21, 26)(Apply to participateby Mar 29)
• RFI: NIH-Wide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Strategic Plan(Apr 3)
• BRAIN Initiative Challenge: “Ethical Considerations of Brain Technologies”(Open to High School Students, Apr 14)
• NIMH 2022 James Jackson Memorial Award, Call for Nominations(Apr 18)
• NIH Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program(Ongoing)
• NIH OBSSR: Call for New Director(Applications will be reviewed starting May 14)

Funding

• IES:Education Research and Training Grant Programs;Unsolicited Grant Opportunities (for projects not eligible under FY22 grant competitions)(Mar 31)
• NIH:Research on Community Level Interventions for Firearm and Related Violence, Injury and Mortality Prevention (CLIF-VP) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)(Apr 22);Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)(Jun 5); Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics – Underserved Populations (RADx-UP):Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on Disparities in COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations(May 2) |Community-Engaged Research on Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Testing among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)(May 2)
• NIA:Behavioral Research Funding Opportunities and Applicant Resources
• NSF:EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research(ECR: BCSER)(Mar 29); Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) Program(Apr 1);NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I and II for the 2021 Cohort(May 25);Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
• NSF andWT Grant Foundation: Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence(May 4) andScholars Program for Researchers in Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences(Jul 6)

Share

• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 9, Issue1
• Prioritizing Mental Health: NICHD Director’s Corner March 2022
• OBSSR Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Accomplishments

FABBS Resources

• Public Scholarship Toolkit
• Science Advocacy 101: Realizing the Benefits, Overcoming the Challenges
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS Video Series
• FABBS Teaching Resources-PIBBS Course Compendium

Upcoming Member Society Meetings

• American Educational Research Association(Virtual and in San Diego, CA | Apr 21–26)
• Cognitive Neuroscience Society(San Francisco, CA | April 23–26)
• Association for Behavior Analysis International(Boston, MA | May 28–30)

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Editor: Juliane Baron

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