# Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (47.075)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/47-075-social-behavioral-and-economic-sciences/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences is run by National Science Foundation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.1 billion in 4,434 grants, about $247,002 per award.

## Objectives

To contribute to the scientific strength and welfare of the United States through the promotion of fundamental research and workforce training and through the monitoring and assessment of the resources invested in the country’s science and engineering enterprise.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $251 million | 1,187 |
| 2022 | $232 million | 1,159 |
| 2023 | $237 million | 1,168 |
| 2024 | $221 million | 1,085 |
| 2025 | $154 million | 711 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $112 million |
| National Bureau of Economic Research Inc | Massachusetts | $36.3 million |
| National Opinion Research Center | Illinois | $25.7 million |
| Arizona State University | Arizona | $20.3 million |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minnesota | $16.4 million |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Massachusetts | $16.3 million |
| Northeastern University | Massachusetts | $16.2 million |
| New York University | New York | $14.2 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | $13.8 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $13.5 million |
| University of Southern California | California | $13.2 million |
| University of California Irvine | California | $13.2 million |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $12.8 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $12.7 million |
| The University of Chicago | Illinois | $12.6 million |
| Cornell University | New York | $12.4 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | $12.4 million |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | $12.2 million |
| National Academy of Sciences | District of Columbia | $12.1 million |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $12.1 million |

## Open opportunities

- [National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-540-national-science-foundation-translation-to-practice-nsf-ttp/), closes November 17, 2026
- [Archaeometry (AMTRY)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-573-archaeometry-amtry/), closes December 1, 2026
- [Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-566-archaeology-program-senior-research-awards/), closes December 1, 2026
- [Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/20-597-arctic-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grants/), closes December 15, 2026
- [Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-568-human-networks-and-data-science-hnds/), closes January 14, 2027
- [Linguistics](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-98-1311-linguistics/), closes January 15, 2027
- [Social Psychology](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-22-1332-social-psychology/), closes January 15, 2027
- [Arctic Research Opportunities](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-572-arctic-research-opportunities/), closes January 15, 2027
- [Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-502-cultural-anthropology-program-senior-research-awards-ca-sr/), closes January 15, 2027
- [Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-507-human-environment-and-geographical-sciences-program-hegs/), closes January 15, 2027
- [Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-526-antarctic-research-not-requiring-u-s-antarctic-program/), closes January 15, 2027
- [Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-23-1321-decision-risk-and-management-sciences-drms/), closes January 19, 2027
- [Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-587-research-on-the-science-and-technology-enterprise-indicators/), closes January 19, 2027
- [Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-531-cybersecurity-innovation-for-cyberinfrastructure-cici/), closes January 20, 2027
- [Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-520-training-based-workforce-development-for-advanced/), closes January 21, 2027
- [Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-515-security-privacy-and-trust-in-cyberspace-nsf-satc/), closes January 25, 2027
- [EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-573-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-program-focused/), closes January 26, 2027
- [Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/19-575-methodology-measurement-and-statistics-mms/), closes January 28, 2027
- [Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/27-500-major-research-instrumentation-program-mri/), closes January 29, 2027
- [Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-503-biological-anthropology-program-senior-research-awards-ba-sr/), closes February 1, 2027
- [Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-24-1699-cognitive-neuroscience-cogneuro/), closes February 1, 2027
- [Developmental Sciences (DS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-544-developmental-sciences-ds/), closes February 1, 2027
- [Science and Technology Studies (STS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/22-629-science-and-technology-studies-sts/), closes February 2, 2027
- [Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-543-computer-and-information-science-and-engineering-cise-future/), closes February 4, 2027
- [GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-527-growing-convergence-research-gcr/), closes February 8, 2027
- [Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-598-mid-scale-research-infrastructure-1/), closes February 8, 2027
- [A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-569-a-science-of-science-approach-to-analyzing-and/), closes February 9, 2027
- [Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-19-127y-science-of-learning-and-augmented-intelligence-sl/), closes February 10, 2027
- [NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/22-615-nsf-dynamic-language-infrastructure-neh-documenting/), closes February 16, 2027
- [Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/22-603-mid-career-advancement-mca/), closes March 1, 2027
- [Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/26-506-pathways-to-enable-secure-open-source-ecosystems-pesose/), closes March 2, 2027
- [EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-528-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-rii-epscor/), closes April 13, 2027
- [Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-533-findable-accessible-interoperable-reusable-open-science/), closes April 14, 2027
- [EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-588-epscor-graduate-fellowship-program-egfp/), closes June 1, 2027
- [Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-525-antarctic-research-requiring-u-s-antarctic-program-usap/), closes June 1, 2027
- [EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-523-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-program-epscor/), closes July 20, 2027
- [Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/26-509-integrated-data-systems-services-idss/), closes July 27, 2027
- [Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/26-525-expeditions-in-computing-expeditions/), closes July 27, 2027
- [Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/22-586-faculty-early-career-development-program-career/), closes July 28, 2027
- [EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-522-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-program-epscor/), closes August 10, 2027
- [Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-601-research-experiences-for-undergraduates-reu/), closes August 18, 2027
- [Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-589-community-infrastructure-for-research-in-computer-and/), closes September 10, 2027
- [Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/23-598-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-excellence-in/), closes October 19, 2027
- [The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-25-275y-the-research-on-research-security-program-rors/), closes September 1, 2076
- [High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/19-570-high-risk-research-in-biological-anthropology-and/), closes October 1, 2076
- [Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-23-221y-growing-research-access-for-nationally-transformative/), closes October 2, 2076
- [Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/26-501-collaboratory-to-advance-mathematics-education-and-learning/), closes October 5, 2076
- [National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25-549-national-science-foundation-national-innovation-corps-teams/), closes October 6, 2076
- [Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/14-579-facilitating-research-at-primarily-undergraduate/), closes October 14, 2076
- [Sociology](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-98-1331-sociology/), closes October 15, 2076
- [Science of Organizations (SoO)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-11-8031-science-of-organizations-soo/), closes October 15, 2076
- [Security and Preparedness (SAP)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-19-118y-security-and-preparedness-sap/), closes October 15, 2076
- [Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-19-120y-accountable-institutions-and-behavior-aib/), closes October 15, 2076
- [Law & Science (LS)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-21-128y-law-science-ls/), closes October 15, 2076
- [Economics](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-23-1320-economics/), closes October 15, 2076
- [Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-19-126y-science-of-science-discovery-communication-and-impact-sos/), closes October 15, 2076
- [Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-23-277y-research-infrastructure-in-the-social-and-behavioral/), closes not stated
- [Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/24-540-established-program-to-stimulate-competitive-research/), closes not stated
- [Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pd-24-7414-cyberinfrastructure-for-public-access-and-open-science/), closes not stated