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The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has published a funding opportunity announcement for grants to support dissertation research by doctoral students using behavioral economics/behavioral science approaches to study questions related to social services programs and policies. These grants are intended to complement OPRE’s ongoing behavioral science work by building the capacity of the research field to apply a behavioral science lens to issues facing low-income families and other vulnerable groups in the United States.

Behavioral Interventions Scholars Opportunity

Under the Behavioral Interventions Scholars (BIS) program, OPRE is soliciting applications for grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are using approaches grounded in behavioral economics to examine specific research questions of relevance to social service programs and policies. These grants are meant to build capacity in the research field to apply a behavioral science lens to issues facing poor and vulnerable families in the United States, and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty members and high-quality doctoral students. Research topics of interest are outlined in the funding opportunity announcement: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/files/HHS-2018-ACF-OPRE-PD-1367_0.htm.

The maximum grant award is $25,000 per budget period, and applicants may choose whether to apply for a 12-month project and budget period or a 24-month project with two 12-month budget periods. Eligible entities may apply for the grant on behalf of a principal investigator who will serve as the mentor for the doctoral student undertaking the research. Applications are due June 1, 2018.