Funding news for global health researchers: February 6, 2023

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

Give your input: Gaps and opportunities in global mental health research

The Center for Global Mental Health Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is requesting input to help identify research gaps and opportunities that will advance our understanding and role in supporting basic, translational, and services-oriented global mental health research.

• Request for Information (RFI): Gaps and Opportunities in Global Mental Health Research (NOT-MH-23-175)

ICYMI: Pre-application webinar recording available

Fogarty and other NIH participants hosted a pre-application technical assistance webinar on January 18, 2023, to aid potential applicants for PAR-23-042 and PAR-23-043: Implementation Research on Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors among Low- and Middle-Income Country and Tribal Populations Living in City Environments.

• Webinar video, presentation, and transcript

Your input needed: Cancer clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is soliciting input about how to increase high-quality cancer therapeutic clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as the key research priorities for such clinical trials. 

• Request for Information (RFI): Cancer Therapeutic Clinical Trials in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (NOT-CA-23-015)
  

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Japanese Research Fellowships (JSPS)
  Application deadline: February 17, 2023
  
• International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)
  Application deadline: March 8, 2023
  
• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities
  

Upcoming deadlines for funding opportunities in which Fogarty is a funding partner:

• Implementation Research on Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors among Low- and Middle-Income Country and Tribal Populations Living in City Environments (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-23-042)
  Application deadline: March 9, 2023
  
• Implementation Research on Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors among Low- and Middle-Income Country and Tribal Populations Living in City Environments (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-23-043)
  Application deadline: March 9, 2023
  

Funding Opportunities

NIH and FDA funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration:

• 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
• Cooperative Agreement to Support the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed (RFA-FD-23-020)
  Application receipt date: March 7, 2023
• Site Selection in Oncology Clinical Trials: Considerations for Selecting Sites in Limited Geographic Regions or Areas of Political Unrest, Limiting Inspection Capabilities (U13) Clinical Trial not allowed. (RFA-FD-23-007)
  Application receipt date: March 7, 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:

• Team Science Approaches Integrating Experimental and Computational Brain Aging Models (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application receipt date(s): September 22, 2023
• Data Harmonization, Curation and Secondary Analysis of Existing Clinical Datasets (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Research on Bioethical Issues Related to Bionic and Robotic Device Development and Translation (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• NIMHD Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21 - Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

Other Funding News

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

General NIH notices:

• Extending the Special Exception to the NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: August/October 2023 Councils
• Clarification and Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Spring 2023 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY 2023
• Notice of Information for RFA-OD-21-003, "Secondary Analyses of Existing Datasets of Tobacco Use and Health (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
• Notice of Information for RFA-OD-21-004, "Maximizing the Scientific Value of Existing Biospecimen Collections (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
• Request for Information (RFIs):
  • Seeking Stakeholder Input on Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Across NIAID Extramural Activities
    Response date: March 31, 2023
  • Existing Data Sharing Processes for NIH-Funded Research
    Response date: April 3, 2023
  • Input for developing the 2024-2028 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Strategic Plan
    Response date: April 20, 2023

Notice of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice of Clarification for the Research Scope in RFA-HD-24-002 "Development of Novel Nonsteroidal Contraceptive Methods (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (NOT-HD-23-004)
  
• Notice of Early Expiration of NOT-HL-21-017, "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Integrative Omics Analysis of NHLBI TOPMed Data (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (NOT-HL-23-074)
• Notice to expire NIH’s Continuity Supplements (NOT-OD-20-054 and NOT-OD-20-055) (NOT-OD-23-074)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Harmonization and Joint Analysis of Human Brain Single-Cell Datasets
  Expiration date: May 2, 2023
• Revision Applications to add a Curation and Informatics Component to existing Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  Expiration date: January 8, 2026
• Development of Functional Assay Sites to Evaluate Candidate -Omics Variants Associated with Heart, Lung, Blood, or Sleep Disease (R01, R41, R42, R43, R44)
  Expiration date: September 8, 2026

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• Brocher Foundation is accepting applications for one- to three-month residencies for researchers studying the ethical, legal, and social implications of recent medical research and new technologies. Applications from low- and middle-income countries are highly encouraged.
  Application deadline: February 16, 2023
• 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 Global Genomic Medicine Consortium (G2MC) is accepting abstract submissions for its Early Career Investigators (ECI) Forum. Submitted abstracts should contain recent scientific, educational and technological developments pertaining to genomic medicine implementation in limited-resource settings.
  • Meeting dates: October 2-4, 2023
  • Deadline: February 22, 2023

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• February 6-7
  New Dehli, India: International Conference on Global Health
  Sponsored by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET)
• February 7
  Virtual: Celebration of Dr. Roger Glass
  Hosted by Fogarty International Center to celebrate Dr. Roger Glass's remarkable tenure as Fogarty's longest-serving director
• February 8
  Virtual: Articulating Implementation Mechanisms to Optimize for Impact, Efficiency, and Equity
  Hosted by IMPACT, The Swiss Implementation Science Network
• February 13–17
  Cape Town, South Africa: International Congress of Human Genetics
  Hosted by the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) and the Southern African Society for Human Genetics (SASHG)
• February 14
  Virtual: Spotlight on Child and Adolescent Health: climate change and child health
  Hosted by The Lancet