April 28, 2022

Progress on ARPA-H

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is slowly starting to take shape.Congress recently approved funding for the agency, and the Biden Administration settled on key details. FABBS is tracking progress to identify opportunities for our scientists.Read more »

Congress Advancing Bills to Facilitate Cannabis Research

FABBS is monitoring several pieces of legislation that would reform federal Cannabis regulations. Currently, cannabis is considered a Schedule I drug by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); this poses significant barriers to studying potential risks and benefits of the plant.Read more »

GAO Releases Recommendations on Scientific Integrity

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a federal agency known as the “Congressional Watchdog,” publishedrecommendationsto improve scientific integrity at several health agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The document offers guidance to agencies on how to protect scientific decision-making from political interference. Read more »

A Vision for Equitable Data: Recommendations from the Federal Working Group 

The Equitable Data Working Group released theirreport of recommended practicesfor federal agencies towards a vision for equitable data. The Group was established by President Biden’s Executive Order onAdvancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.Read more »

Q&A with Dr. Alice Ann Holland, FABBS Board Member

Dr. Alice Ann Holland is a current board member of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS), serving since 2020. As a member of the FABBS nominations committee, we asked Dr. Holland to speak with us about her experience with FABBS and why others might be interested in running for the board.  Read more »

FABBS Board of Directors Call for Nominations

This summer, FABBS is accepting nominations for open seats on the Board of Directors. Please submit nominations by May 6.Read more »

Attend

• Foundation for Child Development 2023 Young Scholars Program (YSP) LOI Webinar - Scholarship for Early Career Researchers(May 3)
• NSF Convergence Accelerator Phase 1 and 2 for 2022 Cohort Informational Webinars(May 4 and 5)
• Friends of NIAAA Webinar: Alcohol and Healthy Aging: Current Research and Future Directions(May 9)
• NIDA Meeting: Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Structural Racism(May 17-19)
• Behavioral ScientistSpring Writing Workshops(May and June)

Apply and Comment

• NIH OBSSR: Call for New Director(Applications will be reviewed starting May 14)
• NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community(Two-step submission process; first deadline May 20)
• NIH RFI: Challenges and Opportunities in Health and Science Communication Research(May 27)
• Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Input on NIDA’s Racial Equity Initiative Action Plan(May 31)
• AAAS John P. McGovern Award Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences Call for Nominations(June 30)

Funding

• IES:Education Research and Training Grant Programs
• NIH: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:NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I and II for the 2022 Cohort: Enhancing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities; Sustainable Materials for Global Challenges; and Food & Nutrition Security(LOI due May 31);Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM)(May 15);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)
• Foundation for Child Development2023 Young Scholars Program (YSP) - Scholarship for Early Career Researchers(May 3)

Share

• Building equitable access and inclusion for children growing up in the digital age (PIBBS video abstract)
• NIH Director's Blog: Human Brain Compresses Working Memories into Low-Res ‘Summaries’
• NIAAA Director's Blog: A Better Way to Talk About Problems with Alcohol Misuse
• NIMH Director's Message: Research Along the Autism Spectrum: Diverse Research to Meet Diverse Needs

FABBS Resources

• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 9, Issue1
• 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

• Vision Sciences Society(St. Pete Beach, FL, May 13–18)
• Association for Behavior Analysis International(Boston, MA, May 28–30)
• Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues(San Juan, PR, Jun 24–26)

FABBS News Highlights is a bi-weekly electronic newsletter published by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences with the goals of keeping scientists updated on federal budget and policy issues affecting the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior; recognizing the research contributions of leading scientists; and sharing research findings to inform policies and programs.

Editor: Juliane Baron

Contributors:Andrew Deshler, Jaclyn Sadiua, and Anna Peña-Gomez

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