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Funding news for global health researchers July 6, 2020

On behalf of the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the following funding opportunities, notices and announcements may be of interest to those working in the field of global health research. Updates are typically distributed once a week.

COVID-19 Grants and Funding News

Important news from NIH for grantees and grant applicants on the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

• All NIH COVID-19 FAQs have been reviewed and revised by the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) to align with NIH Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26
  NIH Office of Extramural Research, updated July 2, 2020

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) information for NIH grant applicants and grant recipients, including NIH funding opportunities specific to COVID-19 from the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER)

• Coronavirus news, funding and resources for global health researchers compiled by Fogarty

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration.

• NIH is launching Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa), an NIH Common Fund program, to explore how advances in data science applied in the African context can spur new health discoveries and catalyze innovation. Publication dates of NIH DS-I Africa Funding Opportunity Announcements are estimated for July 2020.
  
  NIH will host an online-only, DS-I Africa Virtual Symposium Platform to launch the DS-I Africa program and facilitate networking, with featured events beginning August 10, 2020. Visit the program's website to join the DS-I Africa Listserv and receive email notifications about the program and the Virtual Symposium Platform.

• Fulbright-Fogarty Fellows in Public Health - Fogarty continues its partnership with the Fulbright Program, the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, to promote the expansion of research in public health and clinical research in resource-limited settings for medical and graduate students.
  Application deadline for 2021-2022: October 13, 2020

NIH and FDA funding opportunities for which foreign organizations, foreign components of U.S. organizations and/or other foreign components may apply.

• Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative:
  Proof of Concept Development of Early Stage Next Generation Human Brain Imaging (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-EB-20-001)
  Application Receipt Dates: September 3, 2020 and September 3, 2021
  BRAIN Initiative: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-EB-20-002)
  Application Receipt Date: September 14, 2020
• PrEP for HIV Prevention among Substance Using Populations (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-DA-21-024)
  Application Receipt Date: November 12, 2020
  Note: Foreign components are permitted where they support domestic research in the United States.
• Renewal-Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed (RFA-FD-21-002)
  Application Receipt Date(s): October 13, 2020

NIH funding opportunities for which United States small business concerns (SBCs) may collaborate with a foreign business entity.

• Non-invasive Diagnostics to Improve Gynecologic Health (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HD-21-020)
  Application Receipt Date(s): December 10, 2020

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs) that may be of interest to global health researchers.

• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Utilizing Telemedicine or Other Remote-Based Platforms to Develop and Support Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (NOT-DA-20-058)
• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Understanding Sudden Death in the Young Through Research (NOT-HL-20-787)

Funding News

NIH funding news that may be relevant to global health researchers.

• Notice of Requirement for Electronic Submission of all Administrative Supplements (NOT-OD-20-128)
• Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Input on National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 (NOT-DA-20-059)
  Responses must be received by August 7, 2020.

Upcoming Deadlines

• Strengthening Institutional Capacity to Conduct Global Cancer Research in LMICs
  Application deadline: July 24, 2020

• International Bioethics Training
  UPDATED application deadline: August 4, 2020

• Global Infectious Disease Research Training
  D43 application deadline: August 14, 2020
  D71 application deadline: October 28, 2020

• HIV Research Training Program for LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline: August 20, 2020

• Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in LMICs
  Application deadline: September 24, 2020
  AIDS application deadline: December 3, 2020

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) short-term U.S. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan
  Application deadline: October 1, 2020

• Fulbright-Fogarty Fellows in Public Health
  Application deadline: October 13, 2020

• Emerging Global Leader Award
  Application deadline: November 4, 2020

• Global Brain Disorders Research
  Application deadline: November 6, 2020

• Reducing Stigma to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in LMICs
  Application deadline: November 12, 2020

• Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training (NCD-Lifespan)
  D43 application deadline: November 13, 2020

• Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Initiative (EEID)
  Application deadline: November 18, 2020

• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities