COSSA Washington Update

To keep its constituency informed, the Consortium produces a biweekly newsletter, the COSSA Washington Update, that covers:

Federal policies and debates relevant to social and behavioral scientists
Sources of federal support for research
The administration’s funding request for each fiscal year in a special budget issue

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Volume 28

December 14, 2009

Congress Moves to Complete FY 2010 Appropriations Process

House Science and Technology Committee Leaders to Retire at the End of the 111th Congress

Political Scientist Amy Gutmann, President of Penn, to Lead Obama’s Bioethics Commission

Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson Receive Nobel Prizes and Participate in Session at Swedish Embassy

OSTP Seeks Advice on Public Access to Federally Funded Research

NIH Launches Program to Develop Innovative Approaches To Combat Obesity

Report Released on Low Performing Schools and Their Restructuring Efforts

Moving Beyond High School to College Proficiency

Mamas’ Report on Lack of Fathers in Their Children’s Lives

GSS Calls for Proposals to Add Questions to the 2012 Survey

Dell Hymes, COSSA’s First President, Dies at 82.

IIASA Summer Fellowships Available

Applications Wanted for Research on School Policies Related to Obesity

NIH Institutes Seek Proposals to Address HIV in the Criminal Justice System

Proposals Sought for Research on Integrity in Collaborative Research

Editor’s Note: Happy Holidays!

November 23, 2009

SBE Advisory Committee Meets and Hears Many Reports

Laub Gets Hearing at Senate Judiciary Committee

Shah Leaves Agriculture; Nominated to Head USAID

Collins Addresses SMRB; Urges Scientific Community to Tell Story

NIH SMRB: Working Groups Provide Status Reports

NIH Director's Council of Public Representatives Meet

COPR Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary: Welcomes Six New Members

Healthy People 2020: OBSSR/ODP Working to Put Social and Behavioral Science Into -Action to Improve Health

NIH Launches Second Phase of Patient Reported Outcomes Initiative

Conference Examines Measurement of Innovation

NIH and CDC Seek Applications for Obesity Policy Research

Social Work Research Group Joins COSSA

November 9, 2009

Senate Passes CJS Spending Bill; Defeats Coburn Amendment to Eliminate Political Science at NSF; Vitter Amendment Falls

COSSA Holds Annual Meeting

Robinson Confirmed to Run Office of Justice Programs; Lynch Named to Head Justice Statistics’ Bureau

2010 Census Advisory Committee Convenes for Decennial Update

White House Announces Increased Emphasis on Program Evaluations

A Decade Later --Diabetes Prevention Program Reports Persistence of Benefits of Lifestyle Changes

NSF’s EHR Advisory Committee Examines Technology in Education

NIA Uses ARRA Funds to Extend Research on Health, Economics of Older Americans

NIH: Science of Behavior Change An Agency-Wide Research Priority

October 26, 2009

Mikulski Defends Political Science; CJS Bill Stalls: Coburn and Vitter Amendments Unfinished

Congressmen Barton and Walden Continue to Question NIH’s Peer Review

Congress Sends FY 2010 Homeland Security Spending Bill to President

Master Address Files Focus of House Subcommittee Census Hearing

PCAST Hears from Secretary Duncan and Others on Improving Stem Education

NIH Funds Research Examining the Factors that Influence Women's Careers in Science

NSF’s Graduate Education Division Solicits Proposals for Research and Evaluation of Stem Education

NSF Interdisciplinary Program on Human and Natural Systems Makes Awards, Seeks Proposals

NSF Encourages Interdisciplinary Work on Environment, Science and Society

National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality Seeks Nominations for new Public Members

Applications Wanted for Community Network Programs to Reduce Cancer Disparities

NIDA, NIAAA, and NINR Seek Applications for Behavioral & Integrative Treatment Development Program

NIMH to Seek Applications to Develop National Mentoring Networks to Enhance Workforce Diversity

NIH Seeks Transformative Research Projects

University of Texas at Brownsville Joins COSSA

October 12, 2009

Senator Coburn Threatens to Eliminate NSF’s Political Science Program

Groves Updates Senate Panel on 2010 Preparations; Amendment Proposes New Census Question on Citizenship

President Obama Visits NIH; Announces $5 Billion in Recovery Act Research Grants

USDA Launches New Research Agency and New Science Vision; House Panel Looks at Farm Bill Implementation; FY 2010 Spending Bill to President

John Laub Selected to Head NIJ; Laurie Robinson Gets Senate Hearing

NSF Announces DOD Supported Awards

IES Issues Guide to Help Students Prepare for College

APSA Report Examines U.S. Standing in the World

Nancy Weinberg Kidd New Communication Association Head

Martha Zaslow to Head SCRD Policy and Communications Office• Preventing Child Maltreatment

AAHRPP Issues Final Revised Accreditation Standards

AASRO Joins COSSA

September 28, 2009

House Passes CR to Fund Government; Census Protected

Census Director Groves Appears before House Subcommittee to Discuss 2010 Preparations

At the Request of Senator Grassley, GAO Report Examines NIH Oversight of Institutes and Centers

Representatives Barton and Walden Request Details on NIH Peer Review and the Funding of ‘Questionable Studies’

NICHD’s Alexander Steps Down as Advisory Council Holds Meeting

The NIAAA Advisory Council Gathers for Its 122nd Meeting

ISR Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Capitol Hill Briefing

Briefing Takes Another Look at Terrorism and Global Conflict

Education Officials Address AERA Policy Meeting

The Question of College: Should Everybody Go and How to Retain Those Who Do

Carnegie Report Calls for Expansion of Literacy Training Into Higher Grades

NSF Seeks Applicants for SBE Minority Post Doctoral Research Fellowships

National Academies S&T Graduate Fellowships Available

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Joins COSSA

September 15, 2009

Congress Returns: Health Care Reform Dominates; CR Likely for FY 2010 Spending

Collins Confirmed as NIH Director: Outlines Five Areas of Opportunity in Constituent Meeting

Recovery Act Increases Scrutiny of Spending by Agencies

NIH: Recovery Act Funds Making an Impact

Sunstein Confirmed to Head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Financial Modeling and Economists: Are They to Blame for the Economic Crisis?

BJS Leader Outlines NCVS Restoration and Renovation

BEA Director Discusses GDP and Beyond

NIH Unveils New ‘User Friendly’ RePORTER Website

PRB 2009 Data Sheet Shows World Population Growth Despite Low Birth Rates

Nominations Sought for Nation’s Highest Science and Technology Honors

SRCD Policy Fellowship Opportunity

NIGMS Seeks Proposals on How to Increase Interest in Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers

Applications Sought for NIH Director’s Pioneer Award and New Innovator Award

August 10, 2009

FY 2010 Appropriations: House 12; Senate 4

Labor, HHS, Education Spending Bill for FY 2010 Emerges from Senate Appropriations Committee

Senate and House Panels Provide Set-Aside for HUD Research and Evaluation

Bill for Social/behavioral Research Program at DOE Advances Through S&T Panel; Opponents Charge ‘Mind Control’

Chicago Focus of Hearing on K-12 stem Education at House Science Subcommittee

CNSTAT Panel Recommends Changes in SIPP

Report and Briefing Focus on ‘Working Learners’

Iris F. Litt New Head of Center for Advanced Study at Stanford

Editor’s Note: Update’s Recess

July 27, 2009

Myron Gutmann, Former COSSA President, New Head of NSF’s SBE Directorate

Hill Briefing Highlights NSTC Report: Representatives Baird And Lipinski Speak

House Passes Labor, HHS, Education Spending Bill; Accepts Defunding of Three NIH Grants

Science Panel Approves Establishment of Social And Behavioral Research Program at Energy Department

Congress Take a Closer Look at Women in STEM Fields

A Big Week for Census: Groves Sworn In; Former Directors Return; Maloney Pushes Independence; Advisory Committee Meets.

Insel Discusses NIMH’s Use of ARRA Funding: ‘Untapped Potential’ Revealed

Another Psychologist Comes to the House

Child Welfare Focus of New Book and Panel

NCES Releases Report on Student Achievement Gap at State Level

NSF Seeks Proposals on Stem Research and Evaluation

Editor’s Note

July 13, 2009

Senate Confirms Groves to Lead Census Bureau

Francis S. Collins Nominated to Lead the NIH

Congress Keeps Spending Bills Moving

House Panel Hears About Census Data Use in Federal Formula Funding

Academy Report Calls for Structural Independence for BJS

IOM Provides Priorities and Recommendations for Comparative Effectiveness Research Effort

Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Releases Report

Mobility, Child Development, and School Achievement Focus of Academies’ Board

COSSA Board Member David Weisburd Announced as 2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology Winner

NSF Seeks Proposals in Creative Information Technology

NIDCR to Support Small Research Grants for Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology

June 29, 2009

FY 2010 Appropriations Moving Through Congress

Senate Spending Committee Examines Rebirth of NIH Funding

NIJ Research Conference Hears Holder, Kerlikowske

Congress Asks for Research Universities Study

More Obama Administration Appointments

START Releases Updated Terrorism Data Base

APS Joins COSSA

Budget Issue

SPECIAL EDITION PROPOSED FY 2010 BUDGETS FOR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE

May 18, 2009

Obama Administration Issues Details of FY 2010 Budget Proposal

Census Nominee Groves Faces Smooth Confirmation Hearing

Holdren Tells Science Committee SBE Sciences ‘Critical’ To Solving Society’s Problems

Praise and Prescriptions for The Federal Statistical System

More Administration Appointments: Robinson to Lead OJP Again; O’Toole New Head Of S&T At DHS

Congress Addresses America’s Failing High Schools

NSF’s EHR Advisory Committee Seeks Ways to Further Stem Education and Research

Secretary Duncan and Senator Bennet Address Education Reform Meetings

David Ellwood Winner of Second Moynihan Prize

NIH Resumes Search for OBSSR Director

Modeling the Scientific Workforce: Applications Wanted

NSF Announces Major Research Instrumentation Competition under ARRA

May 4, 2009

President Obama Addresses Science Policy In Speech To National Academy of Sciences

Science Adviser Lays Out Obama Agenda In S&T; House Panel Chair Notes Latest Legislation

Congressman Baird Discusses Importance of The Social And Behavioral Sciences To The Science Policy Agenda

Concerns About The 2010 Census Raised At Commerce Secretary’s Appearances Before Spending Panels

The President’s Council of Advisers on Science And Technology (PCAST)

More Obama Appointments: Blank To Commerce, Shah To USDA; Spriggs To Labor

COSSA Coalition Organizes NIH Behavioral And Social Science Poster Session on Capitol Hill

Congress Clears Budget Resolution; Obama FY 2010 Details Soon

NIH Scientific Management Review Board Holds Inaugural Meeting; Merger of NIDA And NIAAA Discussed

The Call For Common Education Standards Gaining Traction

Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Threat To America’s Health

Tenth Anniversary of Women’s Health Office Celebrated

NIDA Launches Drug Use Screening Tools For Physicians

Institute For Policy Research At Northwestern Celebrates 40^th Anniversary

NSF Solicits Proposals on Social-Computational Systems

April 20, 2009

HHS Secretary Designate Kathleen Sebelius Responds to Senators’ Questions Following Confirmation Hearings

Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Seeks Comments

Webb Introduces Criminal Justice Commission Bill

NAS Behavioral Sciences’ Board Tackles Human Subjects’ Protections Issue at Meeting

Difficulties in Behavioral Science Support for U.S. Intelligence Efforts

CNSF Holds 15^thAnnual Exhibition; Speaker Pelosi Thanks Science Community

Women’s Policy Research Group Holds Conference to Present Policy Alternatives to the New Administration

NSF Seeks Proposals for Urban Long-Term Research Area Exploratory Awards

April 6, 2009

Administration Continues to Fill Up: Groves to Lead Census Bureau; Easton to Head Institute of Education Sciences

NIH Acting Director Discusses Many Issues with House Funding Subcommittee

House and Senate Pass FY 2010 Budget Resolutions

Subcommittee Examines Factors Around Health Disparities and Access To Health Care

House Subcommittee Approves Bills to Improve Science Education and International Science

Implementing Effective Substance Abuse Treatment in the Criminal Justice System Focus of Briefing

Agriculture Subcommittee Hears from CDC on the State of Obesity in the United States

Rural Sociological Society Names Ralph Brown Executive Director

Early College High Schools Discussed at Briefing

NIH Releases Grand Opportunities Funding Opportunity

Training Opportunity for Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically Underserved

NIA Seeks to Promote Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research

March 23, 2009

Senate Confirms Holdren and Lubchenco

Commerce Nominee Promises Census Will Get Done

House Panel Examines Prisoner Reentry Research

NSF Issues Statement on Recovery Act Funding

SBE Interested in Proposals to Investigate Recovery Act Implementation

NIH Announces Availability of Administrative Supplements

HHS Announces Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research

‘Building a Diverse Scientific Workforce’ Subject of Congressional Briefing

International Education Programs Celebrated

New Solicitation for Decision Making Under Uncertainty Research

NSF and Foundations Offer Opportunities for Cyber-Enabled Data on Innovations in Organizations

Wanted: Proposals for Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control

CNSTAT Issues New Edition of Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency

March 9, 2009

Obama Administration Releases FY 2010 Budget Overview; Congress Tries to Finish Up FY 2009; Agencies Announce Stimulus Spending Plans

Congress Receives Progress Report On Decennial Census Operations: Cost, Accuracy and Privacy Matters Among Top Concerns

NIH Releases Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research; Deadline to Apply April 27, 2009

NIGMS Advisory Council Approves Concept to Model Workforce Diversity; Challenge Grant for Research on Novel Interventions Released

Proceedings of NIH “Women in Biomedical Research” Workshops Available

NIH, CDC, RWJF Launch Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research

Institute of Medicine Requests Input into Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities

NAS Report Calls for More Social Science Research on Climate Change; We’ve Heard This Before

Teacher Quality and Alternative Certification Programs Focus of Report

With Unemployment Climbing, Brookings Session Focuses on Jobs for Those with Middle Level Skills

NSF Seeks Proposals on Environment, Society and the Economy

NSF Asks for Public Comment Relating to Research Conduct for Students And Postdocs

February 23, 2009

Economic Recovery Legislation Enacted: Science Fares Very Well

Kington Briefs Scientific Community on NIH’s Plans for Stimulus

Senate Committee Hears From OSTP and NOAA Nominees

House Passes New Nanotechnology Initiative Bill; Much Emphasis on Health, Safety and Social Implications

Youth Violence Problem and Solutions Examined by House Judiciary Panel

Comparative Effectiveness Research: The View from NHLBI; Funding Included in Stimulus Bill

State Department History Office Dispute Threatens Foreign Relations Document Series

February 9, 2009

Senate Set to Pass Economic Recovery Legislation

NSF Reports Downward Trend in Federal R&D Funding in FY 2008

Institute on Aging Council Approves Report on Behavioral and Social Research Division

John Hagan and Argentine Judge Winners of Criminology Prize

Briefing Reviews Research on Crime

Hunger in America Redux

NIH Projects, Funding Details Available for Public Viewing on Website

NIH Holds Conference on Science of Dissemination and Implementation

NCI Career Development Award

January 26, 2009

OSTP Releases Report on SBE Sciences

Stimulus Packages Begin Legislative Journey; Science Funding Included

President Obama Rescinds Executive Order on Presidential Records; Restores Presumption of Openness on FOIA Requests

Cora Marrett Named NSF’s Acting Deputy Director

Political Scientist To Lead House Research And Science Education Panel

Brookings Scholar New Head Of Congressional Budget Office

NICHD’s Child Development and Behavior Branch Presents Annual Report To Council: Seeks Public Comments

Congressional Briefing Underscores Urgency Concerning Census 2010

National Academies’ Report Makes Recommendations Designed To Improve HHS’ Performance

OM Committee Issues A Call To Action To The Obama Administration On Global Health

Science And Human Rights Coalition Launched

Agencies Announce ‘Digging Into Data’ Competition

January 12, 2009

Welcome to 2009

A New Congress Convenes

A New Administration Staffs Up

NIH Summit Explores Science of Health Disparities

House Rescinds Bush Executive Order On Presidential Records

DOD Announces Minerva Initiative Awards

NSF Seeks Proposals In Three Areas Associated With HSD

OBSSR Revamps Website

Education Report Focuses on English Language Learners

International Student Comparisons In Math And Science Reveal Improvement for U.S. Students

Preparing For Terrorism Disasters Subject of Briefing

Historians Discuss ‘Historic’ Nature of 2008 Election

Study Finds Electronic Prescribing System Produces Cost Savings

The AHRQ Releases Funding Opportunity Announcements

Applications Wanted for NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities