Funding news for global health researchers: March 27, 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.

Fogarty Global Health Fellows & Scholars at 20

Fogarty's flagship Global Health Fellows and Scholars program, now known as LAUNCH, is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2023! To mark the occasion, Fogarty will be hosting a commemorative event on Thursday, April 13.

• Event date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
• Event information

Special Announcements

NCI seeks feedback on cancer research data sharing

Do you work with cancer research data? NCI’s Office of Data Sharing wants to hear your ideas on data management.

• Request for Information: Existing Data Sharing Processes for NIH-Funded Research (NOT-CA-23-023)
• Response date: April 3, 2023

Give input on using scientific research to improve development outcomes

USAID's Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub (ITR/R) is requesting input on how to increase the generation, translation, and utilization of scientific research to improve development outcomes.

• Request for Information on programming to increase the generation, translation and utilization of scientific research to improve development outcomes
• Response date: April 7, 2023

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship Opportunities (Intramural)
  Application deadline: May 25, 2023
  
• Bioethics
  Application deadline: June 6, 2023
  
• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities
  

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

• Exploratory Grants for Climate Change and Health Research Center Development (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application Receipt Date(s): May 1, 2023; November 7, 2023

Administrative supplements for current grantees:

Current Fogarty grantees can apply for supplementary funds via the notices below:

• Administrative Supplements to Support the Exploration of Cloud in NIH-supported Research
  Application due date: April 11, 2023
• Climate Change and Health Administrative Supplements
  Application due date: May 8, 2023
• Administrative Supplements to Support Collaborations to Improve the AI/ML-Readiness of NIH-Supported Data
  Application due date: May 16, 2023
• All administrative supplements

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
• Effectiveness and Implementation Research for Post-Acute Interventions to Optimize Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Expiration date: June 21, 2023
  

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

• NIDA Avant-Garde Program for HIV and Substance Use Disorder Research (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• CCRP Initiative: NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Translational Exploratory/Developmental Research Projects (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Discovery and Development of Natural Products for Cancer Interception and Prevention (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  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:

• Notice of the Extension of the Response Date for NOT-DK-23-011: "NIDDK seeks public comment on the Report of the NIDDK Advisory Council Working Group on Health Disparities and Health Equity Research"
  
• Request for Information (RFI): Strategies to Expand and Enhance Development of the Molecular Cancer Prevention and Cancer Interception Research Workforce
  Response date: June 30, 2023

Notices of intent to publish funding opportunities:

• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Early-stage Data Repositories and Knowledgebases (Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (NOT-OD-23-093)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Competitive Revisions for Maintenance and Integration of the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Data Resource
  Expiration date: May 2, 2023
  
• Administrative Supplement for Tackling Acquisition of Language in Kids (TALK) Initiative
  Expiration date: May 16, 2023
• Research supplements to enhance utility and usage of Common Fund datasets
  Expiration date: July 1, 2023
  

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
• The Einstein Foundation Early Career Researcher Award for Promoting Quality in Research is open to researchers from anywhere in the world. The award aims to provide recognition and publicity for outstanding efforts that enhance the rigor, reliability, robustness, and transparency of research in the natural sciences and other areas.
  Application deadline: April 30, 2023
• African Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship from Africa CDC is accepting applications from citizens of African Union member states. The fellowship aims to develop a skilled public health workforce to lead preparedness and response to public health emergencies in Africa.
  Application deadline: May 20, 2023
• Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute’s International Collaboration Award supports partnerships to address a pressing public health challenge related to hygiene and sanitation. To be eligible, at least half of the institutions in a partnership must be based in a low- or middle-income country and having a locally led research team.
  Application deadline: May 31, 2023
• More non-NIH funding opportunities

Training Opportunities

• H3ABioNet’s Introduction to Bioinformatics Training Course (IBT) is accepting applications for classroom hosts for its next iteration.
  • Application deadline: April 2, 2023
• Grant writing skills program accepting applications: The Essential Grant Writing Skills Programme from the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) is accepting applications from scientists who are active, emerging biomedical/health researchers in sub-Saharan African countries.
  • Course dates: June 5-9 and July 26-28, 2023
  • Application deadline: March 31, 2023
• Ten-week online training in clinical trial operations starts in June: Clinical Trial Operations from the Center for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), Addis Ababa University, is accepting applications from study coordinators based in Africa.
  • Course dates: June 5-August 4, 2023

Abstract Submission Opportunities

• The 13th International Conference on Typhoid & Other Invasive Salmonelloses is accepting abstracts exhibiting original research or innovative programs related to typhoid and other invasive salmonellosis.
  • Meeting dates: December 5-7, 2023
  • Submission deadline: June 16, 2023
• 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 28-30
  Incheon, South Korea: Fifth Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF)
  Co-hosted by WHO, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• April 3-6
  Virtual: Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) virtual satellite sessions
• April 4-6
  Virtual: 11th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR)
  Organized by the National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health at NIH
  
• April 4
  Virtual: Perspectives of Global Mental Health through the lens of capacity building in Low- and Middle-Income countries
  Organized by the National Institute of Mental Health
• April 6
  Virtual: Implementation Science for Climate Adaptation in LMICs
  Organized by the Fogarty International Center
• April 12
  Washington, DC: AAHCI 2023 Global Innovation Forum
  Hosted by the Association of Academic Health Centers International