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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS) program funds projects that build the kind of shared infrastructure social and behavioral scientists rely on to do basic research. The emphasis is on creating computational tools, platforms, and data resources that make it easier for a broad research community to collect, manage, share, and analyze information about human behavior and society. NSF frames the longer-term public value of this work as enabling research that can ultimately contribute to improved health, prosperity, and security, but the core purpose of RISBS is infrastructure creation rather than direct hypothesis-driven research.
RISBS is designed for proposals that produce reusable resources, not for projects where the main goal is the principal investigator's own research findings. Any research activities included in a RISBS proposal are expected to be clearly in service of building, testing, validating, or demonstrating the infrastructure itself (for example, piloting a new data collection system, benchmarking a tool, documenting data quality, or creating workflows and standards others can adopt). NSF explicitly encourages innovation, which in this context usually means new approaches to data collection at scale, modern computational methods for handling social science data, improved accessibility and interoperability, or tools that lower barriers for other researchers to run studies and work with complex datasets.
A major part of RISBS is NSF's direct support for three flagship longitudinal surveys and panel studies that have become foundational to understanding change in American society over time. These include the American National Election Study (ANES), widely described as a "gold standard" source for data on voting, public opinion, and political participation in U.S. national elections; the General Social Survey (GSS), a nationally representative interview survey of U.S. adults covering a wide range of social attitudes and behaviors; and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), a long-running longitudinal study of U.S. families that tracks economic, social, and health factors across time. NSF notes these studies have been recognized as highly influential national research resources, reflecting their long-term impact and broad use across the social sciences.
It is important procedurally that RISBS manages separate solicitations for ANES, GSS, and PSID, each with its own requirements and submission deadlines. In contrast, other types of social and behavioral science infrastructure proposals can be submitted to the RISBS program at any time (the opportunity is open with proposals accepted on a rolling basis), and some projects may also arrive via transfer from other NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) programs following those programs' submission rules. RISBS can also co-fund projects with other SBE programs when a proposed tool or dataset is especially valuable to a field or represents a notable infrastructure innovation.
From an applicant perspective, NSF strongly encourages prospective PIs to contact RISBS program officers (and, when relevant, program officers in other SBE programs) before submitting. This is both to confirm fit and to navigate NSF rules around duplicate or substantially similar proposals, which are governed by the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). NSF also flags a related funding pathway, the Human Networks and Data Science - Infrastructure (HNDS-I) program, which supports development of data resources and analytic techniques for research in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences and may be a better match for some infrastructure-focused ideas.
Administrative details from the listing include that this is a discretionary NSF grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PD 23 277Y) in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category (CFDA 47.075). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to applicant entity types unless additional eligibility notes apply in the full solicitation materials. The award ceiling is $2,000,000, NSF anticipates around 5 awards, and the posting date is October 5, 2023.Apply for PD 23 277Y
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.075.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 05, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Proposals accepted anytime. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NSF RISBS (Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences)
What is the NSF RISBS program?
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS) program funds projects that create shared research infrastructure used by social and behavioral scientists to conduct basic research. The focus is on building reusable resources such as computational tools, platforms, and data resources that help a broad research community collect, manage, share, and analyze information about human behavior and society.
What kinds of projects does RISBS support?
RISBS supports infrastructure-building projects, especially those that develop computational tools, research platforms, and data resources that can be used by many researchers. The program emphasizes resources that make it easier to work with social and behavioral data at scale, improve accessibility and interoperability, or reduce barriers for researchers who want to run studies or analyze complex datasets.
Is RISBS meant to fund hypothesis-driven research projects?
No. RISBS is designed to fund infrastructure creation rather than projects primarily aimed at producing the principal investigator's own research findings. Any research included in a RISBS proposal is expected to directly support building, testing, validating, or demonstrating the infrastructure (for example, piloting a data collection system, benchmarking a tool, documenting data quality, or creating workflows and standards others can adopt).
Can a RISBS proposal include research activities at all?
Yes, but research activities must clearly be in service of the infrastructure. Examples mentioned by NSF include piloting a new data collection system, benchmarking a computational tool, documenting and validating data quality, or developing workflows and standards intended for broader adoption.
What does NSF mean by "innovation" in the RISBS context?
Within RISBS, innovation generally refers to new or improved approaches to building social and behavioral science infrastructure. This can include novel methods for data collection at scale, modern computational approaches for handling social science data, improved accessibility and interoperability across tools and datasets, and tools that lower barriers for a broad community of researchers.
Does RISBS fund major national surveys?
Yes. RISBS includes NSF support for three flagship longitudinal surveys and panel studies that are foundational for understanding change in U.S. society over time: the American National Election Study (ANES), the General Social Survey (GSS), and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
What is the American National Election Study (ANES) within RISBS?
ANES is described as a "gold standard" data source on voting, public opinion, and political participation in U.S. national elections. RISBS supports this study as a long-term national research resource used widely across the social sciences.
What is the General Social Survey (GSS) within RISBS?
GSS is a nationally representative interview survey of U.S. adults that covers a wide range of social attitudes and behaviors. NSF highlights it as an influential, broadly used national research resource.
What is the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) within RISBS?
PSID is a long-running longitudinal study of U.S. families that tracks economic, social, and health factors across time. NSF notes PSID's long-term impact and broad use across the social sciences.
Do ANES, GSS, and PSID proposals follow the same submission process as other RISBS proposals?
No. RISBS manages separate solicitations for ANES, GSS, and PSID, and each has its own requirements and submission deadlines. Other types of RISBS infrastructure proposals can be submitted at any time on a rolling basis.
Is RISBS accepting proposals on a rolling basis?
Yes. For infrastructure proposals other than the separate ANES, GSS, and PSID solicitations, proposals are accepted at any time (rolling submission).
Can a RISBS proposal be transferred from another NSF program?
Yes. Some projects may reach RISBS through transfer from other NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) programs, following those programs' submission rules.
Does RISBS co-fund projects with other NSF programs?
Yes. RISBS can co-fund projects with other SBE programs when a proposed tool or dataset is especially valuable to a field or represents a notable infrastructure innovation.
Should prospective applicants contact NSF program officers before submitting?
Yes. NSF strongly encourages prospective principal investigators (PIs) to contact RISBS program officers (and, when relevant, program officers in other SBE programs) before submitting. This is recommended to confirm program fit and to help navigate NSF rules related to duplicate or substantially similar proposals.
What NSF rules apply to duplicate or substantially similar proposals?
NSF notes that issues related to duplicate or substantially similar proposals are governed by the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). NSF encourages applicants to discuss these considerations with program officers before submission.
What is the Human Networks and Data Science - Infrastructure (HNDS-I) program, and how does it relate to RISBS?
NSF flags HNDS-I as a related funding pathway that supports development of data resources and analytic techniques for research in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. For some infrastructure-focused ideas, HNDS-I may be a better match than RISBS.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this RISBS listing?
The Funding Opportunity Number provided is PD 23 277Y.
What is the CFDA number and category for this opportunity?
The listing places this opportunity in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, with CFDA 47.075.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to applicant entity types unless additional eligibility notes apply in the full solicitation materials.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $2,000,000.
How many awards does NSF anticipate making under this opportunity?
NSF anticipates around 5 awards.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posting date listed is October 5, 2023.
What is the primary public value NSF associates with RISBS-funded infrastructure?
NSF frames the longer-term public value as enabling research that can ultimately contribute to improved health, prosperity, and security. However, the core purpose of RISBS is to create infrastructure resources rather than to directly produce those outcomes through hypothesis-driven research projects.
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