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Funding news for global health researchers October 5, 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).

• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) Research on Rehabilitation Needs Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic (NOT-HD-20-031)
• Extending the Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: August/October 2021 Councils (NOT-OD-20-179)
• 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

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration.

• Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function (NOT-MH-20-110)
  International research experiences for students and early-career researchers are highly encouraged in all projects involving international collaborations.
  Application deadlines: December 10, 2020; November 23, 2021; November 22, 2022
• 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: Innovative Approaches to Improve Maternal and Child Health
    Wednesday, October 7, 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 the Role of the M. Tuberculosis Granuloma in Tuberculosis (TB) Disease and Treatment Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-20-057)
  Application Receipt Date: February 22, 2021
• Cohort Studies To Improve Our Understanding of Influenza Immunity, Vaccine Response and Effectiveness in Older Adults (65 years and older) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-20-060)
  Application Receipt Date: February 4, 2021
• Using Archived Data and Specimen Collections to Advance Maternal and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-HD-21-030)
  Application Receipt Date: December 10, 2020

Funding News

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

• Register for the 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration - Oct. 27-30 (NOT-OD-21-004)
• Required Submission of Financial Conflict of Interest Policy into the eRA Commons Institution Profile (IPF) Module (NOT-OD-21-002)
• Reminder: Annual Reports to the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare due December 1, 2020 (NOT-OD-21-003)

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