OBSSR Issues RFI for Strategic Plan

The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) is seeking input on scientific priorities and cross-cutting themes for its Strategic Plan 2023-2028. OBSSR’s mission is to enhance the impact of health-related behavioral and social sciences research; coordinate BSSR conducted or supported by NIH and integrate these sciences within the larger NIH research enterprise; and communicate health-related BSSR findings to various collaborators within and outside the federal government. 

Proposed scientific priorities and themes for the plan include:

Three scientific priorities

• Improve synergy between basic BSSR and research testing approaches to improve health outcomes 

• Enhance and promote research measures, methods and infrastructure needed to support an integrated and more cumulative approach to BSSR 

• Accelerate sustained adoption of BSSR findings in practice 

Four cross-cutting themes

• Integration of BSSR across NIH research
• Science of science
• Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
• Training and capacity-building

To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/3WnJ7kk. All responses must be received by Monday, Nov. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET: https://bit.ly/3WnJ7kk.