U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Broad Agency Announcement for Basic Research (Fiscal Year 2017)

Overview

<p>To meet the operational objectives of the U.S. Army over the next two decades, the Army must improve its capability to select, classify, train, and develop Soldiers, leaders, and units that can:<br> Adapt quickly to dynamic missions, operational environments, and a wide spectrum of cultures and languages;<br> Function effectively in complex digital, information rich, and semi-autonomous environments;<br> Collaborate effectively in quickly formed units and in high stress environments;<br> Interact and collaborate effectively in joint-service and multi-national operations.<br>ARI requests proposals to conduct basic research that will provide a scientific foundation to support these broad capabilities. A proposal should describe its contribution to theory and how its results might lead to basic<br>behavioral research that would be meaningful to the Army. The funding opportunity is divided into two types of proposals for basic research: (1) Standard Basic Research proposals and (2) Early Career Basic Research proposals. While all proposals will be considered, ARI has identified the following six domains as particularly germane to its basic research needs. This list is neither comprehensive nor exclusive and ARI is especially open to proposals that combine or cut across these domains: 1. Learning in Formal and Informal Environments 2. Leader Development 3. Personnel Testing and Performance 4. Organizational Effectiveness 5. Culture 6. Individual Differences</p>