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NIH’s Role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
NIH is well positioned to fund the best science in pursuit of improving the length and the quality of the lives of our citizens, while at the same time stimulating the economy.

March 06, 2009
OBSSR Hosts Conference on Dissemination, Implementation

Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Jim Yong Kim
Harvard Medical School’s
Dr. Jim Yong Kim

As a way to improve public health in a battered world, understanding poverty counts as much as knowing how proteins fold.

March 06, 2009
Research Funders Collaborate To Reduce Childhood Obesity

A new National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) was launched Feb. 19 to accelerate progress on reversing the epidemic of overweight and obesity among U.S. youth.

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Calendar

May 26, 2009, ­ 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Building a Bridge: Transitional Programs from the Criminal Justice to the Community Setting for HIV+ Drug Users

May 3-8, 2009
Institute on Systems Science and Health

May 22-25, 2009
Gene-Environment Interplay in Stress and Health at the Association for Psychological Science 21st Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA

July 12-24, 2009
OBSSR/NIH Summer Training Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions

August 2-7, 2009
2009 NIH Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research Targeting the Medically Underserved

Application Deadline: May 15, 2009

August 9, 2009
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): When Academic/Research Institutions Meet the Real World

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Funding Opportunities Announcements (FOA)

Since opening its doors in 1995, The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) has worked to achieve the goals of its authorizing legislation by effectively highlighting and supporting the scientific opportunities that exist in basic and applied behavioral and social sciences research. Guided by its Strategic Plan, OBSSR has been working actively with its IC partners to develop funding opportunities in the behavioral and social sciences. Although OBSSR does not have grant-making authority, it has been active in organizing and funding (through transfers to NIH Institutes and Centers) a variety of trans-NIH research programs.

Recovery Act: NIH Challenge Grants

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (H.R. 1, S. 1), NIH has received $10 billion to be used in Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010, $100-200 million of which is designated for a new initiative called the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RFA-OD-09-003). The program will provide jumpstart funds to make a difference in addressing defined health and science problems where reasonable progress is feasible in this time frame.

Each NIH funding component (Institute/Center) has identified specific Challenge Topics within the broad Challenge Areas related to its mission. To learn more about OBSSR priority topics, please click here.

Current OBSSR Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of current funding opportunity announcements in which OBSSR is involved. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all funding announcements related to behavioral and social sciences research, but rather only those in which OBSSR is involved. For information on other behavioral and social sciences funding announcements, please consult the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. Applicants who wish to submit “investigator-initiated” or “unsolicited” applications can do so by applying under a Parent Announcement. Information on Parent Announcements can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm.

Comprehensive information about the grant application process is available on the Office of Extramural Research Web site.

The table below can be sorted by clicking on the title bar to see the up and down arrows that appear next to the column titles.



Title Announcement Number Issuing Organization Opening Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Expiration Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Activity Code(s)
Using Systems Science Methodologies to Protect and Improve Population Health (R21) PAR-08-224 OBSSR 2008/09/16 2011/09/08 R21
Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R01) PAR-08-212 OBSSR 2008/09/05 2011/09/08 R01
Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R21) PAR-08-213 OBSSR 2008/09/16 2011/09/08 R21
Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R03) PAR-08-214 OBSSR 2008/09/16 2011/09/08 R03
Technological Innovations for Interdisciplinary Research Incorporating the Behavioral and Social Sciences (STTR [R41/R42]) PAR-08-201 OBSSR 2008/08/17 2009/05/02 R41/R42
Technological Innovations for Interdisciplinary Research Incorporating the Behavioral and Social Sciences (SBIR [R43/R44]) PAR-08-202 OBSSR 2008/08/17 2009/05/02 R43/R44
Community Participation in Research (R01) PA-08-074 OBSSR 2008/01/16 2011/05/08 R01
Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically Underserved (R01) PAR-08-075 OBSSR 2008/01/16 2010/05/15 R01
Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically Underserved (R21) PAR-08-076 OBSSR 2008/01/16 2010/05/15 R21
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01) PAR-07-379 OBSSR 2007/07/19 2009/09/19 R01
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21) PAR-07-380 OBSSR 2007/07/19 2009/09/19 R21
Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health (R01) PA-07-292 OBSSR 2007/01/11 2009/05/08 R01
Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health (R01) PA-07-046 OBSSR 2007/01/05 2010/01/08 R01
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01) PAR-07-020 OBSSR 2007/01/05 2010/01/26 R01
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy(R21) PAR-07-018 OBSSR 2007/03/023 2010/01/26 R21
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03) PAR-07-019 OBSSR 2007/03/23 2010/01/26 R03
Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health (R03) PA-06-233 OBSSR 2006/05/02 2009/05/08 R03
Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health (R21) PA-06-234 OBSSR 2006/05/02 2009/05/08 R21
Impact of Health Communication Strategies on Dietary Behaviors (R01) PA-08-239 NCI 2008/09/05 2011/09/08 R01
Impact of Health Communication Strategies on Dietary Behaviors (R21) PA-08-240 NCI 2008/09/16 2011/09/08 R21
Fogarty International Research Collaboration – Behavioral and Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) Research Award (R03) PAR-08-223 FIC 2008/08/29 2010/09/30 R03
Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01) PA-08-192 NCI 2008/09/05 2011/09/08 R01
Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21) PA-08-193 NCI 2008/09/16 2011/09/08 R21
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13/U13) PA-08-149 NIH 2008/04/21 2011/050/8 R13, U13
Research on the Economics of Diet, Activity and Energy Balance (R21) PA-08-077 NCI 2008/01/17 2011/11/06 R21
Research on the Economics of Diet, Activity, and Energy Balance (R01) PA-08-078 NCI 2008/01/17 2011/01/08 R01
NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) (P50) RFA-CA-09-001 NCI N/A 2009/05/30 P50
Research on Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect (R01) PA-07-437 NIMH 2007/12/07 2010/09/08 R01
Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R21) PA-07-421 NIH 2007/09/05 2010/09/08 R21
Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01) PA-07-422 NINR 2007/09/05 2010/09/08 R01
Neuroimaging Informatics Software Enhancement for Improved Interoperability and Dissemination (R03) PAR-07-417 NIBIB 2007/08/24 2010/05/15 R03
Global Research Initiative Program, Behavioral/Social Sciences (R01) PAR-07-328 FIC 2007/07/21 2009/09/22 R01
Research On Ethical Issues In Human Subjects Research (R01) PA-07-277 NIH 2007/01/05 2010/09/08 R01
School-based Interventions to Prevent Obesity (R01) PA-07-180 NICHD 2007/01/05 2009/07/06 R01
Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R01) PA-07-141 NIA 2007/01/05 2009/05/08 R01
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01) PAR-07-086 NIMH 2007/01/05 2009/09/02 R01
Focal Cognitive Deficits in CNS Disorders (R01) PA-07-033 NINR 2007/01/05 2010/01/08 R01
Focal Cognitive Deficits in CNS Disorders (R03) PA-07-034 NINR 2007/01/05 2010/01/08 R03
Focal Cognitive Deficits in CNS Disorders (R21) PA-07-035 NINR 2007/01/05 2010/01/08 R21
Biobehavioral Methods to Improve Outcomes Research (R01) PA-09-125 NINR 2009/05/05 2012/05/08 R01
Biobehavioral Methods to Improve Outcomes Research (R01) PA-09-126 NINR 2009/05/16 2012/05/08 R21
Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Obesity (R18) PAR-06-532 NIDDK 2006/08/22 2009/05/08 R18
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03) PAR-06-520 NIMH 2006/08/10 2009/09/02 R03
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21) PAR-06-521 NIMH 2006/08/10 2009/09/02 R21
Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R21) PA-06-452 NIA 2006/08/01 2009/09/08 R21
Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R03) PA-06-453 NIA 2006/08/01 2009/09/08 R03
Research On Ethical Issues In Human Subjects Research (R03) PA-06-367 NIH 2006/05/02 2009/05/08 R03
Research On Ethical Issues In Human Subjects Research (R21) PA-06-368 NIH 2006/05/02 2010/09/08 R21
Planning Grants For Translational Research For The Prevention And Control Of Diabetes And Obesity (R34) PAR-06-358 NIDDK 2006/05/02 2009/05/08 R34
Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR) [R21] PAS-07-381 ORWH 2007/08/16 2010/01/08 R21
Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR) (R03) PAS-07-382 ORWH 2007/08/16 2010/01/08 R03
NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) (P50) PAS-07-382 NCI N/A 2009/05/30 P50
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