The Fogarty International Center at NIH builds partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad and trains the next generation of scientists seeking to address common health needs.
This mission, though unique to Fogarty, supports the overall goals of the NIH to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and to apply that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
Fogarty supports a range of research and research training programs through grants; in FY24, Fogarty funded 440 U.S. grantees from 122 U.S. institutions in 39 states. These grants offer international training opportunities for American scientists and help foster global collaborations, which often result in long-term relationships and ongoing research projects beneficial to all partners.
International research projects help American scientists remain at the forefront of scientific discovery while strengthening the research infrastructure of needed partners overseas. Health innovations, strategies, and solutions developed in other countries through Fogarty can be adapted and adopted for similarly situated populations in the U.S., such as in rural settings with limited access to health care.
Notably, scientists who start their academic career through Fogarty-funded training often go on to receive research support from other NIH Institutes and then train, in turn, the next generation of global health scientists and innovators.
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Fogarty’s programs directly benefit Americans. Fogarty-trained scientists help to mitigate emerging health threats and infectious disease outbreaks before they become pandemics and reach American shores. And the networks of researchers which Fogarty established across the globe support groundbreaking clinical trials on issues that concern Americans, such as Alzheimer’s disease and maternal survival.
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Fogarty Programs Benefit the U.S. and the World
Fogarty adds value to the NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services through 439 active research and research training awards, many of which are funded by partner NIH institutes. Nearly all of Fogarty’s overseas grants involve American researchers—this includes a total of 764 principal investigators from 96 U.S. universities—while two-thirds are awarded to U.S. institutions.
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Fogarty’s Impact in Facts, Numbers, and Stories
Nearly all grants provided by the Fogarty International Center go to American universities or involve partnerships with U.S. scientists, who collaborate with scientists in other countries to develop improved treatments and innovative solutions to pressing health challenges. Factsheets summarize this investment in select U.S. states.
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Fogarty's Impact on U.S. States
NIH-funded research conducted by U.S. and international teams results in progress on a wide range of diseases that affect Americans. Research conducted in low- and middle-income countries, in particular, has led to improved treatments for many health challenges, including cancer, heart disease, child nutrition, and toxic pesticide exposures, and to preventing the spread of infectious diseases to and within the U.S.
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Global Scientific Advances Benefit the American Public
Updated June 12, 2025