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Funding news for global health researchers September 28, 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).

• Funding opportunities specific to COVID-19 from the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER)
• 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

Top NIH Funding News

Important news from NIH for all grantees.

• Review of the Accuracy of Grants Information for Fiscal Year 2020 (NOT-OD-20-175)
• Registration open: Free NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
  October 27 - 30, 2020
  NIH invites you to take part in a unique opportunity to learn more about working with the NIH grants process, programs, policies and staff.

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration.

• Application deadlines for the NIH Common Fund's Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) program are coming up fast! To help applicants prepare applications, the DS-I Africa Virtual Symposium Platform will continue hosting the State of Data Science Series weekly through October. All sessions will also be recorded and posted after each event.
  • Next session: Biomedical Informatics and Data Sciences in Africa
    Today, Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 9 am EDT/4 pm EAT
    Advance registration for the DS-I Africa Virtual Symposium Platform required.

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

• Understanding Evolutionary Dynamics of Influenza to Inform and Improve Vaccine Strain Selection (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-20-055)
  Application Receipt Date: February 11, 2021
• Investigation of the Transmission of Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-CA-20-046)
  Application Receipt Dates: December 15, 2020; December 14, 2021
• BRAIN Initiative Fellows: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) (RFA-MH-20-620)
  Application Receipt Dates: December 9, 2020; August 10, 2021, April 11, 2022, December 9, 2022
  Note: An individual may request support for training abroad.
• Role of Myeloid Cells in Persistence and Eradication of HIV-1 Reservoirs from the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-MH-20-701) and (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-MH-20-702)
  Application Receipt Date: January 8, 2021

Information related to opportunities from other organizations focusing on global health and foreign collaboration.

• Elrha's Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) program is accepting applications for research to improve health outcomes by strengthening the evidence base for public health interventions in humanitarian crises.
  Application deadline: October 27, 2020
• The Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) meeting, tentatively scheduled for June 8-9, 2021 in Toronto, Canada, is seeking participants, journalists and case studies on the theme “Ethical issues arising in research with people with mental health conditions.” If the meeting takes place in person, successful applicants from LMICs will receive an award to cover the cost of their travel, accommodation and single-entry visa.
  Application deadline: November 4, 2020
• WomenLift Health's Leadership Journey is accepting applications from mid-career women for its virtual March 2021 - March 2022 U.S. cohort.
  Application deadline: November 13, 2020

Funding News

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

• Reminder: NIH Natural Disaster Policy - Wildfires (NOT-OD-20-176)

Upcoming Deadlines

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

• Global Infectious Disease Research Training
  D71 application deadline: October 28, 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

• Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa):
  Research Training Program due date: November 24, 2020
  Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research due date: December 1, 2020
  Open Data Science Platform and Coordinating Center due date: December 3, 2020
  Research Hubs non-AIDS application due date: December 8, 2020
  Research Hubs AIDS application due date: February 8, 2021

• HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline: December 3, 2020

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

• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities