Funding news for global health researchers: May 15, 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: Administrative Supplements to Increase Diversity

Supplemental funds available to increase diversity in training programs in South Africa

Fogarty invites existing Fogarty D43 and U2R awardees with programs in South Africa to apply for supplemental funds to build the research skills and experience of underrepresented scientists and scientists from historically disadvantaged institutions (HDIs) in South Africa in biomedical/behavioral research.

• Phase 2 of the U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research, Administrative Supplement Opportunity for South African International Research Training Grants (D43; U2R) (NOT-TW-23-005)
• Questions? Contact Stacy Wallick, stacy.wallick@nih.gov
• Application deadline: June 23, 2023  

Supplemental funds available to increase diversity in non-US research training programs

Current Fogarty grantees can apply for supplementary funding to support increased participation in Fogarty research training programs (D43, U2R) by individuals from groups or institutions underrepresented in biomedical/behavioral research in the trainee’s home country.

• Administrative Supplements to Fogarty International Center's (FIC) Training Grants to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) diversity (NOT-TW-23-006)
• Questions? Contact Flora Katz, katzf@mail.nih.gov
• Application deadline: June 23, 2023   

Just Announced Fogarty Funding Opportunities

HIV-associated NCD research at LMIC institutions

Research teams should contain an appropriate mix of expertise to accomplish the proposed studies, including partnerships between HIV and NCD researchers who can initiate new ideas and determine feasibility of novel approaches to understand and reduce the long-term suffering from the comorbid disorders.

• HIV-associated Non-Communicable Diseases Research at Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-23-191)
• Application due date: December 8, 2023
  

Stigma reduction to improve HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment & care in LMICs

Proposed collaborative exploratory research is expected to help build the capacity for full research programs by improving the research environment and strengthening LMIC individual and institutional research capabilities in the proposed research areas.

• Interventions for Stigma Reduction to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-23-190)
• Letter of Intent due date: November 20, 2023
• Application due date: December 20, 2023

Special Announcements

Pre-Application Webinar for cancer technologies in global health

The National Cancer Institute is hosting a pre-application technical assistance webinar to aid potential applicants for RFA-CA-24-005: Cancer Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment Technologies for Global Health (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

• When: June 2, 2023 at 10 a.m. ET
• More information: Pre-application webinar: Cancer Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment Technologies for Global Health

Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program accepting applications

NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP) provides its fellows an opportunity to develop an independent research program in cancer prevention.

• NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP)
• Application deadline: August 1, 2023

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship Opportunities (Intramural)
  Application deadline: May 25, 2023
  
• Korean Visiting Scientist Training Award
  Application deadline: June 1, 2023
  
• International Bioethics Training
  Application deadline: June 6, 2023
  
• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities
  

Administrative supplements for current grantees:

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

• Availability of Administrative Supplements for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project
  Application due date: June 1, 2023
• To Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application due date: June 29, 2023
• Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars
  Application due date: June 30, 2023
• Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards
  Application due date: June 30, 2023
• All administrative supplements

Funding Opportunities

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

• Administrative Supplements to Study the Economics of Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) (NOT-CA-23-052)
  Expiration date: May 31, 2023
• Suicide Prevention Across the Life Span in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R34 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-MH-23-260)
  Application receipt date: June 20, 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
  
• International Research in Infectious Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-23-023)
  Application due date: August 2, 2023
  
• Developing Measures to Advance Access and Quality in Global Mental Health Services (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  (RFA-MH-23-300)
  Application due date: October 18, 2023
• Implementation Science for Cancer Control in People Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (RFA-CA-23-033) 
  Application due date: December 15, 2023
  

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

• BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-MH-23-290)
  Application receipt date(s): June 7, 2023
• Next Generation Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (NGM) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-23-180)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• HIV Prevention and Alcohol (R34 Clinical Trials Optional) (PAS-23-172)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• HIV Prevention and Alcohol (R01 Clinical Trials Optional) (PAS-23-173)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• BRAIN Initiative: Development of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in Human and Non-Human Primate Brain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-MH-23-295)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-OD-23-016)
  Application receipt date(s): July 1, 2023
  
• Limited Competition: Renewal of the Longevity Consortium (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-24-017)
  Application receipt date(s): October 18, 2023
• NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-23-142)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-143.html (PAR-23-143)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Awards Supporting Cutting-Edge Technologies for Translational Science (ASCETTS) (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (PAR-23-177)
  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 Regarding the Data Management and Sharing Plan for Applications Submitted to PAR-20-299 or PAR-20-300, “Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics”
• Request for Information: Prioritization of Drug, Vaccine, and Dietary Supplement Research Needs for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Lactating Persons

Notices of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice to Extend the Expiration Date for PA-21-071 Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Notices of intent to publish funding opportunities:

• Translational Research Toward Development of a Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) Vaccine (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Maximizing the Scientific Value of Secondary Analyses of Existing Cohorts and Datasets in Order to Address Research Gaps and Foster Additional Opportunities in Aging Research
  Expiration date: May 8, 2024
• Analyses of CALERIE Datasets and Biospecimens to Elucidate the Biological Effects and the Behavioral and Psychological Aspects of Sustained Caloric Restriction in Humans
  Expiration date: May 8, 2024

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• The Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative (G2MC) seeks nominations for the International HundredK+ Cohorts Consortium (IHCC) Young Investigators Mentorship Program, which will match principal investigators (PIs) with young investigators (YIs) who share similar research and career interests.
  Contact: Latifa El Hadri, lelhadri@g2mc.org
• Earl S. Tupper postdoctoral fellowship [PDF]: The three-year fellowship from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) allows an outstanding candidate to explore their own research questions across Panama’s rich tropical ecosystem.
  Application deadline: June 1, 2023
• Measuring Metabolism Across Scales from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative seeks to support two-year collaborative research projects focused on measuring metabolism across organelles and cells.
  Application deadline: June 1, 2023
• Wellcome Trust Mental Health Awards will support validation of biological, psychological, social or digital markers to enable stratification in anxiety and/or depression as early as possible.
  Application deadline: June 7, 2023
• Grand Cancer Challenges has announced nine new grant challenges in various areas of cancer research.
  Expressions of interest deadline: June 22, 2023
• Collaborative Research Action on the nexus of Climate, Environment, and Health from the Belmont Forum is accepting pre-proposals for projects focused on the preservation and celebration of diverse communities, research topics, ecosystems, and creative transformative solutions.
  Submission deadline: July 15, 2023
• Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council has announced its new International Internship Pilot Program open to predoctoral students.
  Application deadline: August 3, 2023
  
• More non-NIH funding opportunities

Training Opportunities

• Resource: Vaccine education toolkit for community health workers from Stanford University's Digital Medic includes videos, audio files, and infographics in multiple languages aimed at supporting workers in increasing vaccine acceptance in their communities.
  
• 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
• GACD’s Implementation Science School is now accepting applications for its sixth year. The course aims to enhance skills in implementation science and NCDs in LMICs.
  • Application deadline: June 19, 2023

Abstract & Poster 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

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• May 16
  Virtual : Accelerating global health research and development: A new USAID strategic framework
  Hosted by USAID
  
• May 16
  Virtual: Public health in Africa: Assuring health security for all
  Part of the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative's Foresight Africa series
  
• May 21-30
  Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Assembly
• May 25-26
  Tokyo, Japan and Virtual: International Conference on Neuroscience and Neurology