OpportunityTitle: Human, Social, Cultural and Behavioral Sciences basic research, applied research and advanced
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals under this  BAA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions  (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals.  11  However, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation.  Federally Funded Research &amp; Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of  Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA.  However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal bidders are  allowed so long as they are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the  Government and the specific FFRDC.  Navy laboratories and warfare centers as well as other Department of Defense and  civilian agency laboratories are also not eligible to receive awards under this BAA and  should not directly submit either white papers or full proposals in response to this BAA.
Description: Science and technology investment in human, social, cultural and behavioral (HSCB) sciences is focused on building capability through the development of a knowledge base, building models, and creating training capacity in order to understand, predict, and shape human behavior cross-culturally. The need to understand the motivations and influences underlying adversarial behavior, behavior of contested populations, and populations with whom US Forces have not yet interacted, how they vary cross-culturally, and what is innately human behavior that extends across cultural boundaries is required at all levels of military operations. An understanding of these motivations and influences will be gleaned from inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches that draw on approaches and methods from a wide range of social and human/behavioral sciences including (but not exclusively) anthropology, sociology, linguistics, political science, theology, economics, history, criminology, psychology, cognitive sciences, genetics, mathematics, statistics and neuroscience. Understanding how these influences are exerted, through media, community, schools, familial ties, etc. is important.
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GrantorContactText: Kristin Fuller &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;703.696-4591