Minerva Research Initiative for social science research

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the National Science Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dept. of Defense to work together supporting social science research of interest to the Pentagon. The NSF will review project proposals submitted to the Minerva Research Initiative - the title of the new project - for grants on specific topics. The full announcement (22 page pdf) including grant proposal submission requirements is on the Army Research Lab website.