Funding news for global health researchers: November 28, 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

• HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline (AIDS): December 8, 2022
  
• Global Brain Disorders Research
  Application deadline (AIDS): December 9, 2022
  
• Mobile Health (mHealth)
  Application deadline: December 9, 2022
  
• Emerging Global Leader
  Application deadline: 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:

• 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 
• Social Drivers of Mental Illnesses in Low- & Middle-Income Countries: Mechanisms and Pathways of Interventions for Youth (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-MH-23-310)
  Application receipt date: February 17, 2023
• International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-22-067)
  Application receipt date: May 5, 2023

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

• Synthesis and Biological Activity Assessment of Different Diastereomers in siRNA Drug LEQVIO (Inclisiran) (U01) Clinical Trial Not Allowed (RFA-FD-23-012)
  Application receipt date(s): March 23, 2023
• Using Archived Data and Specimen Collections to Advance Maternal and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research (R21 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-HD-24-006)
  Application receipt date(s): March 29, 2023

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-RM-23-003)
  Application receipt date(s): February 3, 2023
• Ancillary Studies to Ongoing Clinical Projects (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-23-025)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Ancillary Studies to Ongoing Clinical Projects (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-23-026)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Mechanistic links between diet, lipid metabolism, and tumor growth and progression (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-23-051)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Mechanistic links between diet, lipid metabolism, and tumor growth and progression (UH2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-23-052)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Research Infrastructure Development for Interdisciplinary Aging Studies (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-23-053)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Advanced-Stage Development and Utilization of Research Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Aging Studies (R33 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-23-054)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• NIAID Resource-Related Research Projects (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-23-065)
  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 (RFI): Priorities for Precision Cancer Prevention of Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Science at NCI
  Response date: January 20, 2023

Notice of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice of Correction to Eligibility Criteria for RFA-NS-22-011 "BRAIN Initiative: Research Resource Grants for Technology Integration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (NOT-NS-23-047)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Administrative Supplements to Prepare Data Assets for Infectious and Immune-mediated Diseases for Inclusion into the NIAID Data Ecosystem
  Expiration date: February 14, 2025
• Advancing Development of Rapid Point-of-Care Hepatitis C Virus Diagnostics
  Expiration date: January 8, 2026
• Advancing Research Needed to Develop a Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) Vaccine
  Expiration date: January 8, 2026
• Complement in Fundamental Immunology
  Expiration date: January 8, 2026
• Advancing Research for Tickborne Diseases (TBDs)
  Expiration date: January 8, 2026
• Promoting Research Opportunities on HIV/AIDS in NIAMS
  Expiration date: January 8, 2028
  

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• 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 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
• December 1
  Virtual: World AIDS Day 2022: Progress and Promise in HIV Research
  Hosted by the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
• December 5-8
  Lisbon, Portugal and Virtual: IDF World Diabetes Congress
• Fogarty calendar of events