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Find similar grantsBuild and Broaden (B2) is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). Aims to increase proposal submissions, advance research collaborations and networks involving Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) scholars, and support research activities in Social, Behavioral, and Economic sciences at MSIs.
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Build and Broaden: Enhancing Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Research and Capacity at Minority-Serving Institutions (B2) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Build and Broaden: Enhancing Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Research and Capacity at Minority-Serving Institutions (B2) Archived funding opportunity This document has been archived.
Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements . All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions . NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects.
Broadens participation in the social, behavioral and economic sciences through support for research, training and research infrastructure at minority-serving institutions, including partnerships with and among those institutions. Build and Broaden (B2) supports fundamental research and research capacity across disciplines at minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and encourages research collaborations with scholars at MSIs.
Growing the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce is a national priority. National forecasts of the impending shortage of workers with science and engineering skills and essential research workers underscore a need to expand opportunities to participate in STEM research ( President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2012 ).
Proposals are invited from single principal investigators based at MSIs and from multiple co-investigators from groups of MSIs. Principal investigators who are not affiliated with MSIs may submit proposals, but must collaborate with PIs, co-PIs, or senior/key personnel from MSIs and describe how their project will foster research partnerships or capacity-building with at least one MSI as a primary goal of the proposed work.
Proposals may address any scientific and cross-disciplinary areas supported by SBE. These areas include anthropology, archaeology, cognitive neuroscience, decision science, ecological research, economics, geography, linguistics, law and science, organizational behavior, political science, public policy, security and preparedness, psychology, and sociology.
To find research areas supported by SBE please visit the SBE programs page or visit the NSF funding and awards page . Contact the program officer with any questions about the mission of the program or the proposal preparation and submission process. SBE Build and Broaden Staff sbebuildandbroaden@nsf.
gov December 27, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours December 20, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours December 18, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours December 17, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours December 11, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours December 6, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours December 3, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours November 13, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours November 12, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours November 8, 2024 - Build and Broaden Program Office Hours Additional program resources Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Build and Broaden Program Solicitation 2023 Build and Broaden Program award announcement Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SBE/SMA)
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