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Funding news for global health researchers November 30, 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.

Funding Opportunities

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

• Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-21-068) and (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-21-069)
  AIDS Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS dates apply.
• Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) Clinical Trials (R01 Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-20-309)
  Application Receipt Dates: Standard dates apply
• NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-21-084)
  Application Receipt Dates: Standard dates apply

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

• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Synthetic Biology for Biomedical Applications (NOT-EB-20-017)
  Applies to application due dates January 19, 2021 through January 18, 2024

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

• Soulsby Foundation Traveling Fellowships support a project, normally overseas, in a field related to “One Health." Applicants should hold a degree in either human or veterinary medicine, and be affiliated with a relevant UK, EU, U.S. or Australasian academic institution.
  Application due date: January 31, 2021

Funding News

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

• Notice of NIH Participation in Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science, a collaboration between the NIH and the National Science Foundation (NSF) (NOT-OD-21-011)
  Note: For NIH, indirect costs on foreign subawards/subcontracts will be limited to eight percent.
• Prohibition on Expending NIH Grant Funds for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (NOT-OD-21-030)
• Rollout of Redesigned eRA Commons Home and Landing Screens in January 2021 (NOT-OD-21-028)
  Related news: Redesigned eRA Commons home screen coming in 2021

Upcoming Deadlines

• Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa):
  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
  Updated: Research Training Program due date: December 18, 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