Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 13 374
Apply for PAR 13 374
- The National Institutes of Health in the education environment health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Modeling Social Behavior (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113 Environmental Health 93.121 Oral Diseases and Disorders Research 93.213 Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs 93.286 Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health 93.399 Cancer Control 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 17, 2013 and posted on Oct 17, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 7, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments City or township governments State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs) Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal:
Opportunity Summary:
The Modeling Social Behavior (R01) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAR-13-374) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant announcement designed to fund projects that build and test new ways of explaining and predicting complex social behavior. The focus is on innovative theory development and the use of computational, mathematical, or engineering-based methods to capture how social outcomes form and change. Rather than treating social behavior as something that can be fully understood by looking only at individuals in isolation, this FOA emphasizes systems thinking: how interactions among people, groups, organizations, and broader contexts generate patterns that cannot be easily inferred from any single part alone.
A central theme of the announcement is "emergence," meaning the idea that collective behavior can arise from many individual elements interacting over time, sometimes producing outcomes that look like properties of the system itself. The FOA also highlights that emergence can involve how a system functions in relation to its environment, including the possibility that what appears to be a stable trait of a group or community may actually reflect ongoing relationships between that system and external forces. In practice, NIH is signaling strong interest in research that explicitly models dynamic relationships, feedback loops, adaptation, and multi-level processes, where behavior at one level (for example, individuals) can shape and be shaped by behavior at other levels (for example, networks, institutions, neighborhoods, online communities, or policy environments).
In terms of supported approaches, the announcement is broad but methodologically distinctive: it encourages projects that use computational modeling, formal mathematical frameworks, engineering-inspired perspectives, and other rigorous analytic techniques to represent and test theories of social behavior. That includes work that can connect multiple scales of analysis, integrate heterogeneous data sources, and explore nonlinear or complex dynamics, with the goal of understanding the system as a whole rather than only its components. The FOA is positioned to support research that is not only descriptive, but also explanatory and testable, meaning applicants are expected to propose models or theories that can be evaluated against evidence and used to generate meaningful predictions or insights about social processes.
Administratively, this is a discretionary NIH grant using the R01 funding instrument, which is NIH's standard mechanism for investigator-initiated research projects. The announcement was posted on October 17, 2013, with an original and final closing date of January 7, 2017, and an archive date of February 7, 2017, meaning it is no longer an active competition but remains useful as a reference for the kind of work NIH sought under this program. The FOA is associated with multiple CFDA program areas spanning health and social science relevant domains, including environmental health (93.113), oral health research (93.121), complementary and integrative health (93.213), mental health (93.242), alcohol research (93.273), technological innovations to improve human health (93.286), cancer control (93.399), biomedical research and training (93.859), and child health and human development extramural research (93.865). This range signals that the modeling of social behavior is viewed as cross-cutting and potentially impactful across many health-related fields.
Eligibility is expansive and includes many types of U.S. entities such as state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; small businesses; and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. It also explicitly includes tribal governments and tribal organizations. The eligibility language further extends to a wide set of institutions and organizational types, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions (AANAPISIs), as well as faith-based and community-based organizations, regional organizations, and eligible federal agencies. Notably, foreign organizations and foreign institutions are eligible to apply, foreign components (as defined by NIH policy) are allowed, and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations may participate, underscoring NIH's openness to international expertise when it strengthens the proposed science. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
For official details and the archived full announcement, the FOA points to the NIH grants guide page at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-374.html, and lists NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contacts for technical access or linking issues (FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV).
FAQs: Modeling Social Behavior (R01) (PAR-13-374)
What is the Modeling Social Behavior (R01) opportunity (PAR-13-374)?
Modeling Social Behavior (R01) (Funding Opportunity Number PAR-13-374) is an NIH research grant announcement intended to support projects that develop and test new ways to explain and predict complex social behavior, with an emphasis on rigorous, testable models and theory.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity was offered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What grant mechanism does this opportunity use?
It uses the NIH R01 mechanism, NIH's standard research project grant for investigator-initiated studies.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The announcement is archived and is no longer an active competition.
What are the key dates for PAR-13-374?
The FOA was posted on October 17, 2013. The original and final closing date was January 7, 2017, and the archive date was February 7, 2017.
What kinds of projects was NIH trying to fund under this FOA?
The FOA was designed to fund research that builds and tests innovative theories and models of social behavior, especially models that can explain how social outcomes form and change over time and can be evaluated against evidence.
What does the FOA mean by focusing on systems thinking rather than individuals in isolation?
It emphasizes that social behavior often cannot be fully understood by looking only at individuals separately. Instead, the FOA prioritizes models that represent interactions among people, groups, organizations, and broader contexts, and how those interactions generate larger patterns.
What is "emergence" in the context of this announcement?
"Emergence" refers to the idea that collective or system-level behavior can arise from many interacting elements over time, creating patterns that may look like properties of the overall system rather than any single component.
How does the FOA describe the relationship between a social system and its environment?
The FOA highlights that what appears to be a stable trait of a group or community may reflect ongoing relationships between that system and external forces, and it encourages modeling how systems function in relation to their environments.
What types of dynamics does NIH explicitly signal interest in modeling?
The FOA signals interest in research that models dynamic relationships, feedback loops, adaptation, and multi-level processes where behavior at one level can shape and be shaped by behavior at other levels.
What levels of analysis are relevant for proposals under this FOA?
The FOA references multiple levels, including individuals, networks, institutions, neighborhoods, online communities, and policy environments, and encourages approaches that connect across levels.
What methodologies and approaches were encouraged?
The announcement encourages computational modeling, formal mathematical frameworks, engineering-inspired perspectives, and other rigorous analytic techniques that can represent and test theories of social behavior.
Does the FOA support integrating multiple data sources or scales?
Yes. It encourages work that can connect multiple scales of analysis and integrate heterogeneous data sources, particularly where needed to study nonlinear or complex dynamics.
Is descriptive research alone the focus here?
No. The FOA is positioned to support research that is explanatory and testable, meaning applicants were expected to propose models or theories that can be evaluated against evidence and used to generate predictions or meaningful insights.
What does it mean for a model to be "testable" under this FOA?
Based on the FOA description, it means the proposed model or theory should be structured in a way that it can be evaluated using evidence (for example, by comparing model outputs to observed data) and used to generate predictions or insights about social processes.
What types of organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many U.S. entities such as state, county, city, or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (with and without 501(c)(3) status); public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; small businesses; and for-profit organizations other than small businesses.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Tribal governments and tribal organizations are explicitly included as eligible applicants.
Are minority-serving institutions included in eligibility?
Yes. The eligibility language includes institutions such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and AANAPISIs.
Are faith-based or community-based organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility language explicitly includes faith-based and community-based organizations.
Are foreign organizations allowed to apply?
Yes. Foreign organizations and foreign institutions are eligible to apply.
Are foreign components permitted under NIH policy?
Yes. Foreign components (as defined by NIH policy) are allowed.
Can non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations participate?
Yes. Non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations may participate.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The FOA states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Which CFDA program areas are associated with this FOA?
The FOA is associated with multiple CFDA areas, including environmental health (93.113), oral health research (93.121), complementary and integrative health (93.213), mental health (93.242), alcohol research (93.273), technological innovations to improve human health (93.286), cancer control (93.399), biomedical research and training (93.859), and child health and human development extramural research (93.865).
What does the wide range of CFDA associations suggest?
It suggests NIH viewed modeling of social behavior as cross-cutting and potentially impactful across multiple health-related and social science-relevant domains.
Where can someone find the official archived announcement?
The FOA directs readers to the NIH grants guide page: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-374.html
Who should be contacted for technical access or linking issues related to the FOA page?
The FOA lists the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact for technical access or linking issues: FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
Browse more opportunities from the same category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services
Next opportunity: FY14 Coral Reef Conservation Program Domestic Coral Reef
Previous opportunity: OIA Brown Treesnake Program 2014
USGrants.org Applicant Portal:
Are you interested in learning about about how to apply for this government funding opportunity? You can create a free applicant account and receive instant access to our applicant portal that many business owners like you have benefited from.
Apply for PAR 13 374
[Watch] how do funding administrators access proposals?
Applicants also applied for:
Applicants who have applied for this opportunity (PAR 13 374) also looked into and applied for these:
| Funding Opportunity |
|---|
| BRAIN Initiative Transformative Approaches for Cell Type Classification in the Brain (U01) Apply for RFA MH 14 215 Funding Number: RFA MH 14 215 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BRAIN Initiative New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Large Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01) Apply for RFA NS 14 007 Funding Number: RFA NS 14 007 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BRAIN Initiative Planning for Next Generation Human Brain Imaging (R24) Apply for RFA MH 14 217 Funding Number: RFA MH 14 217 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $300,000 |
| BRAIN Initiative Optimization of Transformative Technologies for Large Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01) Apply for RFA NS 14 008 Funding Number: RFA NS 14 008 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BRAIN Initiative Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Analyze Cell Specific and Circuit Specific Processes in the Brain (U01) Apply for RFA MH 14 216 Funding Number: RFA MH 14 216 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| BRAIN Initiative Integrated Approaches to Understanding Circuit Function in the Nervous System (U01) Apply for RFA NS 14 009 Funding Number: RFA NS 14 009 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02) Apply for PA 14 045 Funding Number: PA 14 045 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01 Apply for PAR 14 092 Funding Number: PAR 14 092 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Early Stage Development of Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics, and Big Data Science (R43/R44) Apply for PA 14 154 Funding Number: PA 14 154 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Early Stage Development of Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics, and Big Data Science (R01) Apply for PA 14 155 Funding Number: PA 14 155 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $300,000 |
| Extended Development, Hardening and Dissemination of Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics and Big Data Science (R01) Apply for PA 14 156 Funding Number: PA 14 156 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Early Stage Development of Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics, and Big Data Science (R41/R42) Apply for PA 14 157 Funding Number: PA 14 157 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Small Research Grant Program (R03) Apply for PA 14 277 Funding Number: PA 14 277 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $50,000 |
| Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Regular Research Program (R01) Apply for PA 14 276 Funding Number: PA 14 276 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Exploratory/Developmental Research Program (R21) Apply for PA 14 278 Funding Number: PA 14 278 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $200,000 |
| Neuroscience Information Framework (U24) Apply for RFA DA 15 009 Funding Number: RFA DA 15 009 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $900,000 |
| Limited Competition for a Connectome Coordination Facility (R24) Apply for RFA MH 15 750 Funding Number: RFA MH 15 750 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $750,000 |
| Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R21) Apply for PAR 14 331 Funding Number: PAR 14 331 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $125,000 |
| Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R01) Apply for PAR 14 332 Funding Number: PAR 14 332 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Womens Health (K12) Apply for RFA OD 15 001 Funding Number: RFA OD 15 001 Agency: National Institutes of Health Category: Education Environment Health Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $350,000 |
Grant application guides and resources
It is always free to apply for government grants. However the process may be very complex depending on the funding opportunity you are applying for. Let us help you!
Apply for Grants
Premium leads for funding administrators, grant writers, and loan issuers
Thousands of people visit our website for their funding needs every day. When a user creates a grant proposal and files for submission, we pass the information on to funding administrators, grant writers, and government loan issuers.
If you manage government grant programs, provide grant writing services, or issue personal or government loans, we can help you reach your audience.
Subscribe to Leads
Request more information:
Would you like to learn more about this funding opportunity, similar opportunities to "PAR 13 374", eligibility, application service, and/or application tips? Submit an inquiry below:
Don't forget to subscribe to our grant alerts mailing list to receive weekly alerts on new and updated grant funding opportunities like this one in your email.