Greeting Colleagues, Happy St. Valentine’s Day (or for some Lupercalia). With today’s funding opportunity e-blast, I want to focus on an NSF Dear Colleague Letter that intersects with the research interests of many (if not all) COEHD faculty. While it is not funded through the NSF STEM Education directorate, potential proposals are related to work in social and behavioral sciences areas.       In addition, Lucy Deckard of Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC provided a workshop on competing for NSF grants yesterday and shared a Dropbox link to the workshop's PowerPoint https://bit.ly/UTSA-NSF-2024 (It is requested that this link not be shared outside of the UTSA community.) NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Research on Bias, Prejudice, and Discrimination https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/social-behavioral-science-bias-... The U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate issued a Dear Colleague Letter to invite proposals for research on the science of bias, prejudice, and discrimination and their societal effects. This initiative seeks to support transformative projects that enhance our understanding of: * The developmental origins of social bias * The neural mechanisms that underlie stereotype-influenced behavior * Factors contributing to bias expansion * Protective measures against bias * Effective interventions for reducing bias, discrimination, and prejudice * The nature and impact of bias-based violence, terrorism, and hate crimes Strategic Research Directions: * Bias in Under-studied Contexts: Research on forms and sources of bias in under-represented communities. * Contextual Factors: Studies that explore how bias is influenced by geographic, economic, societal, and institutional contexts. * Developmental Origins: Investigations connecting early developmental preferences to advanced socio-cognitive processes related to bias. Proposals should align with existing SBE program goals and submission guidelines. This initiative does not represent a new competition or program. Titles should begin with "BPD" to indicate their response to this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL). The "manage where to apply" feature on Research.gov allows for additional program designation. Engage with program directors in targeted programs for guidance. Participating SBE Programs: Accountable Institutions and Behavior (Full proposal due: August 15, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/accountable-institutions-behavi... Build and Broaden (Next deadline: January 16, 2025 Note: Likely to be offered as a limited submission) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/build-broaden-enhancing-social-... Cognitive Neuroscience (Full proposal submission window: August 1-15, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cognitive-neuroscience-cogneuro Cultural Anthropology (Full proposal due: August 15, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cultural-anthropology-program-s... Developmental Sciences (Full proposal due: July 30, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/developmental-sciences-ds Linguistics (Full proposal due: July 15, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/linguistics Law and Science (Full proposal due: August 1, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/law-science-ls Social Psychology (Full proposal due: July 15, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/social-psychology Sociology (Proposal accepted anytime) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sociology Science of Science (Full proposal due: September 9, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/science-science-discovery-commu... Security and Preparedness (Full proposal due: August 15,2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/security-preparedness-sap Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (Full proposal due: August 19, 2024) https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/decision-risk-management-scienc... COEHD faculty are highly encouraged to apply, leveraging this opportunity to contribute to the national discourse on diversity, equity, inclusion, and the prevention of hate-motivated violence. Please contact me with any questions or for support in applying. Thank you. --Iwan Mr. Iwan Notowidigdo Senior Grant Development Manager The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education & Human Development (COEHD) iwan.notowidigdo(a)utsa.edu Mobile: 347-231-5931 [cid:b23c4558-8b7b-421a-b2c3-7d46c7d6f059]