Expired / Archived — FY2027 application window closed September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM ETAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
New Jersey Social Media Research Center Funding — FY2027
New Jersey's FY2027 Social Media Research Center funding closed September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. The $500,000 program directly addressed youth mental and behavioral health by supporting statewide research, policy guidance, outreach, and school-facing training on social-media impacts. This record is archived for award tracking and successor youth mental-health research funding.
FundingOne award of $500,000
DeadlineClosed September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET. OSHE states that applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Last verifiedSeptember 11, 2026
Required next actionDo not initiate new FY2027 applications. Monitor New Jersey OSHE and the Department of Health for the selected host institution, implementation updates, related youth online mental-health funding, and any successor Social Media Research Center opportunity.
Broad Eligibility
Open to New Jersey four-year public institutions of higher education. The State will make one $500,000 award. Only one application per institution is accepted, and the selected institution must operate the statewide Social Media Research Center and sustain it beyond reliance on future State appropriations.
Atlas Analysis
A high-value youth mental-health, research and school-support opportunity with a clearly defined $500,000 award and strong statewide impact. The Center must generate research and policy guidance and provide free training modules to schools. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit is 48/100: the solicitation is centered on operating an academic research center rather than procuring remote-exam technology, so it does not meet the 85/100 high-fit direct-vendor threshold. Any N9+ role would need to be incidental to an institution-led, grant-allowable research or educational activity rather than assumed as a core funded component.
The New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Health, is offering FY2027 funding to establish a Social Media Research Center at one New Jersey four-year public institution of higher education. The Center will conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary research on social-media use, youth mental and behavioral health impacts, addictive behaviors, mitigation strategies, policy recommendations, and public education.
The State will make one $500,000 award for a project term of October 5, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The selected institution must provide free online courses and training modules concerning safe social-media use to New Jersey schools, respond to relevant state-agency research requests, and plan for sustainability beyond future state appropriations. Applications are due September 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The official submission requires a grant narrative and an Excel Budget Justification Plan; facilities and administrative/indirect costs are not allowable.
Source verificationOfficial government source · nj.govAtlas last verified this record September 11, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
