The National Science Foundation (NSF) has archived the program page for  the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants, apparently marking an end to this funding, at least for the foreseeable future. (Although the directorate page for the dissertation grants still lists several funding opportunities for specific disciplines, these appear to have been archived.)

The American Anthropological Association sent a letter to Congress on January 21, 2026, urging a restoration of these programs. The Society for Applied Anthropology has also apparently written Congress. The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) has created an action item to enable social scientists to contact Congress directly, as well. 

This change may be related to NSF's recently announced reorganization and changes to the merit review process for proposals. For more context, see the NSF section of our 2025 resources page and scroll to the bottom of the NSF section. (The 2025 resources page has been archived.)