OppNet Website Announcement and Funding Opportunities Posted By: David Kennedy - Feb 25, 2010Tool/Resource: NITRC Community NIH announced the launch of the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet) in November 2009. OppNet is a trans-NIH initiative to expand the agency's funding of basic behavioral and social sciences research (b-BSSR). Twenty-four ICs, including NIBIB, and five programs within the Office of the Director will integrate existing NIH efforts, target research challenges best met collectively, and collaborate on new research initiatives in complementary scientific areas supported through a pool of common funds over an initial five-year period. Basic-BSSR furthers our understanding of fundamental mechanisms and patterns of behavioral and social functioning, relevant to the Nation’s health and well-being, as they interact with each other, with biology and the environment. Research results lead to new approaches for reducing risky behaviors and improving health. The Goals of OppNet are to: · Advance basic behavioral and social science research through activities and initiatives that build a body of knowledge about the nature of behavior and social systems. · Prioritize activities and initiatives that focus on basic mechanisms of behavior and social processes; that are relevant to the missions and public health challenges of multiple NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs); and that build upon existing NIH investments without replicating them. The OppNet website was recently launched and can be viewed at http://oppnet.nih.gov/. Special funding opportunity announcements supported by OppNet are listed on the website and can be accessed at http://oppnet.nih.gov/funding-current-fu... |
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