The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) Program supports scientific research aimed at advancing understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, and society. Emphasis is placed on research grounded in the theories and methods of the social and behavioral sciences, addressing fundamental scientific and societal issues with broad impacts. The program funds disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research improvement grants (DDRIGs), and conferences in a wide range of areas, including judgment and decision making, decision analysis and aids, risk analysis and communication, societal and public-policy decision making, and management science and organizational design. Specialized funding mechanisms—RAPID for research using ephemeral, disaster-related data, and EAGER for innovative, high-risk concept projects—are also supported. All research must be grounded in theory and generalizable.
The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) Program supports scientific research aimed at advancing understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, and society. Emphasis is placed on research grounded in the theories and methods of the social and behavioral sciences, addressing fundamental scientific and societal issues with broad impacts. The program funds disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research improvement grants (DDRIGs), and conferences in a wide range of areas, including judgment and decision making, decision analysis and aids, risk analysis and communication, societal and public-policy decision making, and management science and organizational design. Specialized funding mechanisms—RAPID for research using ephemeral, disaster-related data, and EAGER for innovative, high-risk concept projects—are also supported. All research must be grounded in theory and generalizable.