May 12, 2022

Work Begins on Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Budget

After significant delays in passing government funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), Congressional appropriators are now busy crafting FY23 spending bills. Bipartisan meetings have already begun, and leaders have expressed optimism that Congress will complete work on FY23 funding before the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Read more »

National Science Board Holds Spring Meeting, Honoring Waterman Award Winners and Outgoing Board Members

The National Science Board (NSB) held a hybrid meeting on May 5, the first with an in-person component since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NSB is a 25-member body that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF). Board Vice Chair Victor R. McCray welcomed board members and attendees for a packed agenda.Read more »

Webinar Showcases Initial Findings from NIH-funded SBE Health Impacts of COVID-19

On April 27 and 28, the SBE Initiative hosted a virtual conference to showcase initial findings and results, with a focus on understanding and addressing the impact on first responders, populations with health disparities, and those with medical and social vulnerabilities most impacted by the pandemic. The webinar provided interesting and meaningful opportunities for researchers to hear from one another and engage across disciplines and topics. Read more »

CUR Highlights Undergraduate Voices on Capitol Hill

FABBS congratulates the undergraduate students and their mentors in the behavioral and brain sciences featured in the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Posters on the Hill 2022. The annual event, which took place virtually on April 26-27, celebrates the impressive work of the accepted students across academic disciplines and supports the message of the importance of undergraduate research at the federal level.Read more »

How the Brain "Sees": Researcher Investigates the Visual System

Attend

• NASEM Conversation with White House Office of Science and Technology's Dr. Alondra Nelson - Co-producing Knowledge with Communities: Equity in Federal Research Programs(May 12)
• NIH Research Gaps and Opportunities for Health and Science Communication Workshop(May 16)
• NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Seminar - How Does Diversity Impact Science?(May 17)
• NIDA Meeting: Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Structural Racism(May 17-19)
• W.T. Grant Foundation Webinar: What Does It Mean to Use Research Evidence Well in Policy and Practice?(May 25)
• Behavioral ScientistSpring Writing Workshops(May and June)
• NASEM Reimagining Science Communication in the COVID Era and Beyond: The 5th Science Communication Colloquium(Jun 1, 2, and 6)
• 15th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors(Jun 3) - Distinguished Lecturer Dr. David R. Williams: “The Virus of Racism: Understanding its Threats, Mobilizing Defenses”

Apply and Comment

• NIH OBSSR: Call for New Director(Applications will be reviewed starting May 14)
• NSFRFI on Federal Priorities for Information Integrity Research and Development(May 15)
• NIH Openings for Scientific Review Officers (SROs)(Accepting applications May 16-25)
• 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)
• NIH Common Fund:Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity initiativeFOA:Limited Competition: Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity at Minority Serving Institutions (U01 Clinical Trials Optional) (May 23)
• 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:Scholars Program for Researchers in Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences(Jul 6)
• Foundation for Child Development:Young Scholars Program(LOI due Jun 9)
• Social Science Research Council (SSRC):The Mercury Project: Call For Proposals - Investigating the Impacts of Health Misinformation and Evaluating Interventions to Prevent its Spread(rolling deadline)

Share

• ICYMI - NASEM BBCSS Spring Board Meeting
• Building equitable access and inclusion for children growing up in the digital age (PIBBS video abstract)
• Impact of Public Health Guidance is Focus of New NSF Partnership with Social Science Research Council
• NIMH Shareable Tips and Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month

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 Hannah Mayberry

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