Funding news for global health researchers: March 13, 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.

Just Announced Fogarty Funding Opportunities

Fogarty is a partner on these new funding opportunities:

• Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Exploratory Grants for Climate Change and Health Research Center Development (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application Receipt Date(s): May 1, 2023; November 7, 2023
• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Climate Change and Health Administrative Supplements
  Expiration date: May 9, 2023
• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Support Collaborations to Improve the AI/ML-Readiness of NIH-Supported Data
  Expiration date: May 17, 2023
  

Fogarty is participating in these Notices of Special Interest:

• Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars
• Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards

Special Announcements

Supplemental funds available to enhance diversity

Recipients of Fogarty research grants in U.S. institutions can apply for supplementary support to enhance the diversity of the U.S. global health research workforce. These supplements provide support to current grantees for students, postdoctorates, and eligible investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research.

• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA-21-071)
• Questions? Contact FIC’s scientific or grants contacts
• Application deadline: May 8, 2023
  

FOAs now NOFOs

In an effort to standardize terminology across the government, NIH is joining other federal agencies in using the term Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) rather than Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs).

• More information from the NIH Office of Extramural Research: FOA or NOFO – It’s All About Funding

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Bioethics
  Application deadline: June 6, 2023
  
• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities
  

Funding Opportunities

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

• International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-22-067)
  Application receipt date: May 5, 2023
• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Implementation Science to Advance the United States HIV Prevention and Treatment Goals and the Global HIV Prevention and Treatment Targets
  Expiration date: May 7, 2023

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• NIH Medical Scientist Partnership Program (FM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Biomedical Technology Optimization and Dissemination Center (BTOD)(RM1-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Diagnostic Centers of Excellence (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Use Disorders and HIV (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Small R01s for Clinical Trials Targeting Diseases within the Mission of NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Understanding Chronic Conditions Understudied Among Women funding opportunities:
  • R21 Clinical Trial Optional
    Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
  • R01 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:

• Guidance for the Repayment of Grant Funds

Notice of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice of Change to the Funding Opportunity Description of RFA-ES-23-004, "Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (NOT-ES-23-008)
  
• Notice to Extend the Application Due Date for RFA-FD-23-020 - Cooperative Agreement to Support the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed (NOT-FD-23-008)
  

Notices of intent to publish funding opportunities:

• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for HIV Prevention and Alcohol
  • R01 Clinical Trials Optional (NOT-AA-23-005)
  • R34 Clinical Trials Optional (NOT-AA-23-006)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Administrative Supplement for Research Efforts that Elucidate Fundamental Processes Underlying Behavior Change, Maintenance, and Adherence (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
  Expiration date: April 11, 2023
  
• Enhancement of external environmental exposure assessment for cancer epidemiology research
  Expiration date: April 21, 2023
• Administrative Supplements to NIH-funded T32 and TL1 Training Grants to Better Integrate Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) with other Health-Related Sciences
  Expiration date: May 2, 2023
  
• Administrative Supplements to Enhance Software Tools for Open Science
  Expiration date: May 10, 2023
  
• Availability of Administrative Supplements to Advance the Use of Electronic Health Records for Research
  Expiration date: May 16, 2023
• NIDCR Support for Research on the Physiological Involvement of Oral Cavity in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  Expiration date: May 8, 2026
  
• Integrative Omics Analysis of NHLBI TOPMed Data (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Expiration date: May 8, 2026
  
• Research Project Grants in Valvular Heart Disease (CAROL Act)
  Expiration date: May 8, 2026
• Advancing mHealth Interventions for Understanding and Preventing Alcohol-Related Domestic Violence
  Expiration date: September 8, 2026
  

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• 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
• The e-ASIA Joint Research Program (the e-ASIA JRP) has announced a call for proposals in the field of climate change and health research [PDF] focusing on the health impacts of climate change in East Asia and neighboring regions.
  Application deadline: March 30, 2023
• Concept papers are being accepted for the Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awards. The program encourages the development of researchers in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area. The goal is to fund applicants who will go on to be independent investigators.
  Concept deadline: April 7, 2023
• The Wellcome Trust Climate Impacts Awards is now accepting applications from transdisciplinary teams to deliver short-term, high-impact projects, combining evidence generation with communications and/or public engagement.
  Application deadline: April 13, 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

• Frontiers in Public Health is accepting manuscript submissions on the topic of “learning from global food and nutrition insecurity.” Building on the Fogarty-led webinar series, this article collection aims to provide an overview of the evidence, explore existing areas of adaptation, and identify priority research gaps specific to vulnerable communities.
  • Submission deadline: July 3, 2023
• The World Federation of Neurology is now accepting abstract submissions for the 2023 World Congress of Neurology to be held in Montreal, Canada, in October. Accepted abstracts will be published in the online Journal of the Neurological Science.
  • Meeting dates: October 15-19, 2023
  • Submission deadline: July 3, 2023

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• March 14-16
  Bali, Indonesia: 14th International Rotavirus Symposium
  Hosted by the Sabin Vaccine Institute
  
• March 15-17
  Arlington, Virginia: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Annual Meeting
• March 20-21
  Tokyo, Japan: International Conference on Global Health and Innovation
  Sponsored by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET)