The National Institutes of Health regularly issues calls for experts to provide comments on their ongoing and proposed funding programs. These comments can help guide federal funding priorities and initiatives. Responses may incorporate empirical research, lived experience, public records, and any other sources that may inform research and practice. Feedback is requested on the themes outlined below and more. A full listing of the RFI can be found here. The topics below may be particularly relevant to social scientists.
| REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Request for Information on Mental Health Determinants and Disparities |
| The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), within the National Institutes of Health, has issued a request for information (RFI) titled “Moving beyond individual-level determinants of mental health to address mental health disparities.” NIMH specifically wants to address gaps in knowledge on (a) the determinants of mental health disparities from social, systemic, and structural levels and (b) the development of culturally responsive, multilevel interventions to address such disparities.
Submissions must be made electronically by May 30. A full listing of the RFI can be found here.
| REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: NIJ Issues RFI on the Uses of AI in the Criminal Justice System |
| The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) housed within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in the Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a request for information (RFI) on the future uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in the criminal justice system. In response to the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence Executive Order released by the Biden Administration in October 2023 (see previous COSSA coverage), NIJ seeks to understand the potential impacts of AI use in the criminal justice system to potentially influence a future report on the topic.
Comments are requested by May 28 and should be emailed to mark.greene2@usdoj.gov. |
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