NSF Economics NSF Economics ProgramProgram

2009 Status Report2009 Status ReportNancy Lutz (Nancy Lutz (nlutz@nsf.gov))

Andrew Feltenstein (Andrew Feltenstein (afeltens@nsf.gov))

Florenz Plassmann Florenz Plassmann (fplassma@nsf.gov(fplassma@nsf.gov

Economics at NSFEconomics at NSF

We continue to be the largest SBE We continue to be the largest SBE program, but our funding is growing program, but our funding is growing more slowly than the overall SBE more slowly than the overall SBE budget.budget.

Last Year: 368 submissions, 36% Last Year: 368 submissions, 36% funded. funded. High Success Rate due to an additional $4 High Success Rate due to an additional $4

million in ARRA funds.million in ARRA funds. ARRA funds exhaustedARRA funds exhausted Fall 2009: 30% increase in proposals.Fall 2009: 30% increase in proposals.

New Small Grant New Small Grant MechanismsMechanisms

Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID)Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) Severe urgency with regard to availability of or Severe urgency with regard to availability of or

access to data and facilities.access to data and facilities. Max of $200k/1 year.Max of $200k/1 year.

Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)Research (EAGER) Exploratory work on untested but potentially Exploratory work on untested but potentially

transformative ideas or approaches.transformative ideas or approaches. Max of $300k/2 years.Max of $300k/2 years.

Must contact Program Officer before Must contact Program Officer before submission.submission.

Other SBE Funding Other SBE Funding OpportunitiesOpportunities

SBE Dear Colleague Letters:SBE Dear Colleague Letters: Integrating HSD goals: Complexity, Integrating HSD goals: Complexity,

Infrastructure, InterdisciplinaryInfrastructure, Interdisciplinary Environment, Society, and the Economy (ESE)Environment, Society, and the Economy (ESE)

Social Computational Systems (SoCS) : 8/31/2010Social Computational Systems (SoCS) : 8/31/2010 Other SBE programs (DRMS, LSS, MMS, etc)Other SBE programs (DRMS, LSS, MMS, etc) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement

GrantsGrants Minority Postdoctoral Research FellowshipsMinority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

sitessites

Science of Science and Science of Science and Innovation Policy Program Innovation Policy Program

(SciSIP)(SciSIP)How are investments in science and engineering How are investments in science and engineering

research transformed into social and economic research transformed into social and economic outcomes?outcomes?

$8 million/year; annual deadline is Sept $8 million/year; annual deadline is Sept 99

Interdisciplinary – funding research Interdisciplinary – funding research across SBE in data, model and tool across SBE in data, model and tool developmentdevelopment

Website Website http://cs.scienceofsciencepolicy.net

Contact: Julia Lane jlane@nsf.govContact: Julia Lane jlane@nsf.gov

NSF-Wide Funding NSF-Wide Funding OpportunitiesOpportunities

Cyber-enabled Discovery and Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI): Feb 4/5, 2010.Innovation (CDI): Feb 4/5, 2010.

Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH): 11/16/2010Human Systems (CNH): 11/16/2010

Major Research Instrumentation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)?(MRI)?

Integrative Graduate Education and Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT): Research Traineeship (IGERT): 3/29/20103/29/2010

Staying InformedStaying Informed

Our website at nsf.gov is the best Our website at nsf.gov is the best source. source. Look for ‘Funding Opportunities’ and pull Look for ‘Funding Opportunities’ and pull

‘Social, Behavioral, Econ’ from the drop-‘Social, Behavioral, Econ’ from the drop-down menu.down menu.

Use the site search and the award search Use the site search and the award search functions.functions.

Email us with questions.Email us with questions. Consider requesting an outreach visit.Consider requesting an outreach visit.

Come Work at NSFCome Work at NSF

Division Director for Social and Division Director for Social and Economic Sciences (SES). 2/1/2010Economic Sciences (SES). 2/1/2010

Always searching for candidates for Always searching for candidates for a rotator Economics Program a rotator Economics Program Director. For Fall 2010, Director. For Fall 2010, labor/public/econometrics/history/enlabor/public/econometrics/history/enviroviro

Top undergrads can apply for Top undergrads can apply for Science Assistant positionsScience Assistant positions