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Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

U.S. National Science Foundation · PD-23-277Y

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U.S. National Science Foundation has posted this grant. Grants.gov lists no fixed close date, so check the official listing for how and when applications are accepted.

Individual awards range from $400,000 to $2,000,000, the agency expects to make 5 awards and estimated total program funding is $16,000,000.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of applicant), subject to any clarification in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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Key facts

StatusPosted: open for applications
Close dateNo close date listed
Agency note on the deadlineProposals accepted anytime
Posted dateOct 5, 2023
Opportunity numberPD-23-277Y
AgencyU.S. National Science Foundation · all U.S. National Science Foundation grants
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryScience and Technology and other Research and Development
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$2,000,000
Award floor (min per award)$400,000
Estimated total program funding$16,000,000
Expected number of awards5
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)47.075 – Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Last updated on Grants.govMar 17, 2026

Who can apply

  • Unrestricted (open to any type of entity above, subject to clarification in the listing)

Description

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Program (RISBS) supports projects that create computational tools and data to facilitate basic research in the social and behavioral sciences that can lead to improved health, prosperity and security. Projects should be aimed at creating computational tools and data to enable research by social scientists. Examples include, but are not limited to, data collection or assembly efforts that result in new resources for a community of researchers or software platforms that facilitate data collection efforts by others. RISBS does not support research by PIs except in service of creation of the infrastructure. Innovation is especially encouraged. …

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