Funding news for global health researchers: November 21, 2022

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.

Special Announcements

Fogarty-related Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) announced

Administrative Supplement for Research and Capacity Building Efforts Related to Bioethical Issues (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-OD-23-018)

• Expiration date: February 17, 2023

Call for nominations: Rachel Pearline Award

The award recognizes one outstanding professional who embodies virtue and eminence in cancer research, practice, and/or training in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC) setting. Awardee will be recognized at the 11th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research on April 6, 2023.

• Award information and nomination form
  
• Nomination deadline: December 30, 2022

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Korean Biomedical Scientist Fellowship Program
  Application deadline: November 25, 2022
• HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline (AIDS): December 8, 2022
  
• Global Brain Disorders Research
  Application deadline (AIDS): December 9, 2022
• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities

• Prevention and Treatment through a Comprehensive Care Continuum for HIV-affected Adolescents in Resource Constrained Settings Implementation Science Network (PATC3H-IN):
  • PATC3H-IN Clinical Research Centers (UG1 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HD-23-013)
    Next application receipt date: December 6, 2022
  • PATC3H-IN Coordination, Translation and Advanced Methods and Analytics Center (UM2 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HD-23-014)
    Next application receipt date: December 6, 2022
• See all Fogarty funding collaborations

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration:

• NICHD Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research: Research Units (UG1 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HD-23-008)
  Application receipt date: November 29, 2022
• NICHD Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research: Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HD-23-009)
  Application receipt date: November 29, 2022
• Point-of-Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN): Advanced Platforms for HIV Viral Load Testing at the Point-of-Care
  Proposal submission deadline: December 2, 2022 
• Clinical Sites for HIV/Cervical Cancer Prevention 'CASCADE' Clinical Trials Network (UG1 Clinical Trial Required) (RFA-CA-22-051)
  Application receipt date: December 28, 2022 

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

• Exploratory studies to investigate mechanisms of HIV infection, replication, latency, and/or pathogenesis in the context of substance use disorders (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-DA-24-002)
  Application receipt date(s): March 23, 2023

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Central Biochemistry Laboratory (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-DK-23-002)
  Application receipt date(s): January 12, 2023
• HEAL Initiative: Sleep Predictors of Opioid-Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes Program (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-DA-23-059)
  Application receipt date(s): February 10, 2023
• HEAL Initiative - Sleep Predictors of Opioid-Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes Program: Leadership and Data Co-ordinating Center (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-DA-23-060)
  Application receipt date(s): February 10, 2023
• NCI Cancer Screening Research Network: ACCrual, Enrollment, and Screening Sites (ACCESS) Hub (UG1 Clinical Trial Required) (RFA-CA-23-020)
  Application receipt date(s): February 28, 2023
• Cooperative Centers on Human Immunology (U19 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-22-069)
  Application receipt date(s): April 7, 2023
• Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-ES-22-010)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-24-022)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

Funding opportunities in which NIH is a funding partner with an outside institution(s):

• UAE-NIH Collaborative Awards 2023: CRDF Global is accepting proposals from joint United Arab Emirates (UAE) and U.S. based investigators working in the field of infectious disease and immunology research.
  Abstract submission deadline: December 2, 2022
• U.S. NIH – PCHRD Collaborative Research Call for Tuberculosis (CoRe TB) invites researchers to submit concept proposals. This initiative will provide a maximum of three years of funding to support collaborative projects focused on research in TB and related coinfections and comorbidities.
  Concept proposal deadline: December 7, 2022

Other Funding News

Other funding updates that may be of interest to global health researchers.

General NIH notices:

• Request for Information:
  • Extend the Response Date for NOT-AR-22-023 "Request for Information (RFI) on the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2029"
    Response date: December 15, 2022
  • Soliciting Public Comment on Draft Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Strategic Plan
    Response date: December 16, 2022
• Notice of Information on NIMH's Considerations for Research Involving Psychedelics and Related Compounds
• Human Subjects Research: Policies, Inclusion, & Clinical Trials – Free 2-Day Virtual Event with NIH & HHS Experts – December 6-7, 2022

Notice of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice of Early Expiration of RFA-HG-21-001, “Technology Development for Single-Molecule Protein Sequencing (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" & RFA-HG-21-002, “Technology Development for Single-Molecule Protein Sequencing (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (NOT-HG-23-013)
• Notice of Change in Page Limitations for PAR-22-194 "NHLBI TOPMed: Omics Phenotypes of Heart, Lung, and Blood Disorders (X01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (NOT-HL-22-056)

Notices of intent to publish funding opportunities:

• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NIH Brain Development Cohorts Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (NOT-DA-22-064)
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-MH-23-135)
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-MH-23-136)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Administrative Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship
  Expiration date: February 18, 2023
• Administrative Supplement for NCI Cancer Prevention-Interception Targeted Agent Discovery Program (CAP-IT)
  Expiration date: March 1, 2023
• Chemsex and HIV: prevalence, medical/psychosocial consequences, and treatment
  Expiration date: January 8, 2026

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• International Community Access to Child Health (ICATCH) is accepting applications from pediatricians, other doctors, nurses and other medical professionals involved in child health care or child health education in low income countries.
  Preliminary application deadline: December 9, 2022
• The Visitor Training Program (VTP) is designed to help build hematology capacity in low- and middle-income countries by providing funding for hematologists and hematology-related health care professionals.
  Application deadline:  December 16, 2022
• ASH Latin American Training Program (LATP) pays for travel and living expenses and equips participants with the tools necessary to implement training at their home institution.
  Application deadline:  December 16, 2022
• Grand Challenges has several funding opportunities now accepting applications:
  • Strengthening the Contraceptive R&D Ecosystem in Africa: Accelerating Innovations in Non-Hormonal Contraception for Women
  • Pathogen Genomic Surveillance and Immunology in Asia
  • Strengthening Modeling and Analytics Capacity and Ecosystem for Women’s Health
  Application deadline:  December 16, 2022
• Cooley’s Anemia Foundation is accepting applications for grants supporting ongoing clinical research projects in thalassemia and fellowships in thalassemia research.  
  Application deadline: December 20, 2022
• The Takemi Program in International Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accepting applications from mid-career professionals for fellowships focusing on mobilizing, allocating, and maintaining limited resources to improve health. 
  Application deadline: December 31, 2022
• The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is accepting applications for two programs
  • Technical Fellowships for the transfer of cancer control knowledge, skills, and techniques through one month international visits
  • Bourses pour l’Afrique Francophone (BAF) open to cancer researchers from a francophone country in Africa.
  Application deadline: December 31, 2022
• USAID is seeking applications to implement the HIV Vaccine Innovation, Science, and Technology Acceleration in Africa (HIV-VISTA) Project to support sub-Saharan African scientists, institutions, and innovative systems of collaboration in designing and testing improved HIV vaccine candidates.  
  Application deadline: March 28, 2023
• More non-NIH funding opportunities

Training Opportunities

• Raising a Resilient Scientist Series runs through March 2023: The NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) is offering a five-unit series covering communication, resilience, inclusivity, conflict and feedback, and trainee wellbeing to help extramural PIs support biomedical trainees.

Abstract Submission Opportunities

• The Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR) is now accepting proposals for abstracts and scientific sessions.
  • Conference dates: April 4–6, 2023
  • Submissions due: December 30, 2022

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• November 24-25
  Cape Town, South Africa: Global Health Network Conference
• November 27-30
  Adelaide, Australia: 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion
  Sponsored by WHO
• November 29-30
  Cape Town, South Africa: Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR)
• November 30-December 2
  Miami, Florida: Global Health Conference of the Americas
  Hosted by the Global Health Consortium at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work at Florida International University
• Fogarty calendar of events