Social Science Research Council

NEH/SSRC HUMANITIES GRANTMAKING: SUSTAINING HUMANITIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (SHIP) [THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL, A NEARLY 100-YEAR-OLD NONPROFIT WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN GRANTMAKING TO HUMANITIES SCHOLARS AND ORGANIZATIONS, REQUESTS $4,927,834 FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE SUSTAINING HUMANITIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (SHIP), WHICH WOULD OFFER GRANTS OF UP TO $100,000 TO HUMANITIES ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING RELIEF AND PLANNING FOR RECOVERY IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORT FOR THE FULL RANGE OF HUMANITIES INFRASTRUCTURE--THE PEOPLE, PROJECTS, AND RESOURCES AT THE CORE OF HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING--SSRC WOULD PRIORITIZE PROJECTS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT EMPHASIZE TOPICS, THEMES, AND APPROACHES RELATED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, AS WELL AS APPLICATIONS FROM MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS).] [PURPOSE: EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR HUMANITIES ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPING HUMANITIES INFRASTRUCTURE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ADMINISTRATION OF A GRANTMAKING PROGRAM COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 SUBAWARDS OF $100,000. THIS PROGRAM WILL PRIORITIZE PROJECTS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT EMPHASIZE TOPICS, THEMES, AND APPROACHES RELATED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, AS WELL AS APPLICATIONS FROM MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EMERGENCY RELIEF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 HUMANITIES ORGANIZATIONS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIC NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS, CURRICULA, OR RESEARCH FOCUSED ON ISSUES OF INEQUALITY AND THE ROLE OF THE HUMANITIES IN ADDRESSING THEM, AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGES IN THE NATION DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.]

PROMOTING EQUITY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INDUSTRIES OF IDEAS: A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF RESEARCH INVESTMENTS ON REGIONAL FIRMS AND JOBS -THE INDUSTRIES OF IDEAS: A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF RESEARCH INVESTMENTS ON REGIONAL FIRMS AND JOBS PROPOSES TO TEST A FIRST OF ITS KIND END-TO-END DATA-DRIVEN PILOT FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH INVESTMENT IN SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY AREAS ON CORRESPONDING REGIONAL FIRMS AND JOBS. THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT SUPPORTS INVESTMENTS IN KEY TECHNOLOGIES TO DRIVE INNOVATION, CREATE JOBS, AND ESTABLISH TECHNOLOGY HUBS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF SUCH INVESTMENTS IN THE TEN TECHNOLOGY AREAS DESCRIBED IN THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT CAN BE CHALLENGING GIVEN CURRENT DATA AND METHODS BECAUSE NEW TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AI, QUANTUM COMPUTING, BIOMANUFACTURING AND OTHERS ARE DIFFICULT TO MAP TO SPECIFIC SECTORS AND ARE ALSO QUICKLY EVOLVING. THERE ARE NO CURRENT MEANS TO SYSTEMATICALLY IDENTIFY ALL THE INDUSTRIES, EMPLOYERS, AND WORKERS WHICH THOSE TECHNOLOGIES MIGHT AFFECT. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES THE INDUSTRIES OF IDEAS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CREATE A PROTOTYPE DASHBOARD FOR EFFECTIVE ACCESSIBLE VISUALIZATION AND COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION, AND DEVELOP METRICS FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OUTCOMES. THE INITIAL FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS ON THE STATE OF OHIO ? A LARGE, DIVERSE STATE WITH MUCH OF THE REQUISITE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY IN PLACE AND WITH TWO RAPIDLY EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AREAS, VIZ., ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV). THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH PLANS AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR SCALING THIS EFFORT FROM A SINGLE STATE TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL. THE TRACKING OF INVESTMENT IMPACTS IS CHALLENGING IN MULTIPLE WAYS. IDENTIFYING INVESTMENTS IN RAPIDLY EVOLVING, TRANS-DISCIPLINARY TECHNOLOGY AREAS THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH EXISTING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS IS DIFFICULT. EXISTING METHODS AND DATA ALSO CANNOT IDENTIFY THE COMPANIES, JOBS, AND INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY RESEARCH INVESTMENTS IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES A PRIORI, RENDERING TRADITIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY METHODS INADEQUATE. REPORTING AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL CAN BE CHALLENGING DUE TO DATA LIMITATIONS AND PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS. REQUIREMENTS FOR TIMELY REPORTING ARE ALSO HINDERED BY THE CURRENT STATE OF RELEVANT DATA SOURCES WHICH EXHIBIT SIGNIFICANT TIME LAGS IN PRODUCING THE DATA. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES THESE CHALLENGES BY USING A FRAMEWORK BASED ON DATA LINKAGE AND INDUCTIVE, ITERATIVE EXPANSION OF INCLUSION RESTRICTIONS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ESTABLISHED NETWORK EFFECTS. CORE TO THE APPROACH IS THE IDEA THAT RESEARCH FUNDING ENABLES THE WORK OF INNOVATORS, WHICH GENERATES VALUABLE IDEAS AND SKILLED PEOPLE WHO THEN CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY THROUGH NETWORKS CREATED BY THE MOBILITY OF KNOWLEDGE-WORKERS. THE PROPOSED NOVEL APPROACH CATEGORIZES FIRMS INTO IDEA INDUSTRIES BASED ON: (1) THE RESEARCH-TRAINED INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY THOSE FIRMS AND (2) THE RESEARCH PROJECTS TO WHICH THEY SUPPLY INPUTS. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY LINKING TOGETHER CLOSE TO REAL-TIME BIBLIOMETRIC/TEXTUAL DATA, UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, AND STATE WORKFORCE DATA, AND USING A ?SNOWBALL? LOGIC TO IDENTIFY INDUSTRY AND WORKFORCE EFFECTS OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTMENTS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE OTHERWISE. THE PROJECT BUILDS UPON EXISTING, PROVEN PLATFORMS WITH WHICH THE PROJECT TEAM HAS SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE. THE NOVELTY OF THE WORK IS IN ITS INTEGRATIVE, SCALABLE, ITERATIVE NATURE. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY AND CREATE MEASURES, PLANS AND SUPPORT FOR EXPANSION TO OTHER REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE DASHBOARD THAT CAN BE IMPROVED AND EXPANDED UPON ITERATIVELY OVER TIME. THE WORK WILL ALSO DEVELOP METHODS AND TEMPLATES FOR SYSTEM BUILDING THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED WITH OTHER ANALYSIS EFFORTS, ALLOWING FOR TRIANGULATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES AND APPROACHES. THE FRAMEWORK IS DESIGNED TO BE EXPANDED IN THREE WAYS: (1) BY INCLUDING MORE TECHNOLOGY AREAS AND ADDITIONAL STATES; (2) BY INCORPORATING ADDITIONAL DATA SOURCES LIKE INFORMATION ON POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE RECIPIENTS; AND (3) BY TRANSITIONING FROM PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT TO A SOFTWARE PLATFORM AND DATA PRODUCTION SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR A WEALTH OF USE CASES. THE PROJECT WILL COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH THREE MAJOR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, VIZ., UNIVERSITY LEADERS, REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM LEADERS, AND STATE AGENCY LEADERS TO HELP INFORM THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM, DEVELOP METRICS FOR SUCCESS, AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM. THE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY WILL HELP SECURE THE BROADEST POSSIBLE USE OF THE PROTOTYPE AND BUILD SUPPORT AND MOMENTUM FOR PLANNED FUTURE EXPANSIONS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

NSCC/LA: PEOPLE, POWER, AND CONFLICT IN THE EURASIAN MIGRATION SYSTEM

PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ON EASTERN EUROPE AND THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (TITLE VIII)

IAF'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AIMS TO ADVANCE RIGOROUS RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. THE IAF HAS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (SSRC) TO SUPPORT US IN ADMINISTERING HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS THROUGH OUTREACH, SELECTION, MONITORING, AND REPORTING ON FELLOWS? PROGRESS.THROUGH FELLOWSHIPS TO RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNITED STATES OR ANY COUNTRY WHERE THE IAF WORKS, THE IAF WILL GENERATE EVIDENCE TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR PROGRAMMING, IDENTIFY POSSIBILITIES FOR SCALE OR REPLICATION, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE GENERAL LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON LOCALLY-LED DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION.

RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION OF 1983, TITLE VIII

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES - INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES

TITLE VIII PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE COUNTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE AND EURASIA BY STRENGTHENING THE N

THE COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE NETWORK (CS2N) -THIS PROJECT CREATES A RESEARCH NETWORK, RESOURCES, AND A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO INCUBATE RESEARCH WITHIN THE INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE. ADDRESSING GLOBAL PANDEMICS, RISING INFLATION, AND OTHER PRESSING CHALLENGES DEMANDS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ANALYZE THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DATA GENERATED BY SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, MOBILE DEVICES, AND THE LARGE-SCALE DIGITIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND HISTORICAL ARCHIVES. COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES ARE VITAL TO DERIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE INSIGHTS FROM SUCH DATA, BUT INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS REMAIN IN THEIR INFANCY. THESE COLLABORATIONS ARE VITAL NOT ONLY BECAUSE SOCIAL SCIENTISTS MUST LEARN HOW TO USE NEW TECHNIQUES, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THESE TECHNIQUES HAVE GENERATED PRESSING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT ETHICS AND HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN EXACERBATE SOCIAL CONFLICT OR CREATE BARRIERS FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY. BY DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR RESEARCH IN COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE, THIS PROJECT PROMISES TO HAVE FAR-REACHING EFFECTS FURTHERING THE CUTTING EDGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON A PILOT INITIATIVE THAT HAS TRAINED MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND JUNIOR SCHOLARS IN SOCIOLOGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, ECONOMICS, PSYCHOLOGY, LAW, AND MANY OTHER FIELDS. IT DOES SO THROUGH FIVE ACTIVITIES: A) CREATION OF ELEVEN, IN-PERSON EVENTS DESIGNED TO SEED RESEARCH ACROSS DISCIPLINARY LINES AND EXPAND ACCESS TO TRAINING IN COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES?PARTICULARLY TO MEMBERS OF GROUPS THAT ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN THE FIELD; B) FORMATION OF AN ONLINE COMMUNITY WHERE SCHOLARS CAN CONTINUE SUCH CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ENDEAVORS AND SHARE OPEN-SOURCE MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING; C) HOSTING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF LEADING SCHOLARS FROM A RANGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE FIELDS WHO WILL GUIDE THE EVOLUTION OF THE PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS; D) CREATION OF A SUSTAINABLE ADMINISTRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED EVOLUTION OF THIS EFFORT; AND E) IMPLEMENTATION OF A RIGOROUS EVALUATION PLAN TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THIS EFFORT ACROSS MULTIPLE NSF SOCIAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS?AND PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO WORK OR STUDY AT MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL MOBILITY ASSIGNMENT

MAJOR: URBAN GAME DESIGN AS A TOOL FOR CREATIVITY COLLABORATION AND LEARNING AMONG YOUTH

STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S INTELLECTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE: THE SSRC PROGRAM IN TRAINING AND RESEARCH ON EURASIA

A PLANNING MEETING ON CAPACITY BUILDING FOR INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

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