Funding news for global health researchers: May 22, 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.

Recently 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
• 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:

• Alcohol Health Services Research funding opportunities:
  • R01 Clinical Trial Optional (PAR-23-185)
    Application receipt date(s): July 18, 2023
  • R34 Clinical Trial Optional (PAR-23-186)
    Application receipt date(s): July 18, 2023
  • R01 Clinical Trial Required (PAR-23-187)
    Application receipt date(s): July 18, 2023
  • R34 Clinical Trial required (PAR-23-188)
    Application receipt date(s): July 18, 2023
• Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) for Infectious Diseases (U24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-23-032)
  Application receipt date(s): August 25, 2023
• Analyzing Early Events in TB and TB/HIV Infection for Interventional Targets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-23-029)
  Application receipt date(s): October 11, 2023
• Understanding Gene-Environment Interactions in Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-24-021)
  Application receipt date(s): October 23, 2023
• Quantifying the Impact of Environmental Toxicants on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) Risk in Cohort Studies (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-24-022)
  Application receipt date(s): October 23, 2023
• Preclinical Studies to Characterize the Impact of Toxicants on Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-24-023)
  Application receipt date(s): October 23, 2023
• Measuring Financial Hardship Among People and Families Living with AD/ADRD (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  (RFA-AG-24-036)
  Application receipt date(s): October 23, 2023
• Significance of Clonal Hematopoiesis (CH) in Aging Humans (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  (RFA-AG-24-038)
  Application receipt date(s): October 23, 2023
• Advancing Psychedelics Research for Treating Addiction funding opportunities:
  • R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed  (RFA-DA-24-028)
    Application receipt date(s): November 2, 2023
  • R61/R33 Basic Experimental Study with Humans Required  (RFA-DA-24-029)
    Application receipt date(s): November 2, 2023
  • R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required (RFA-DA-24-024)
    Application receipt date(s): November 2, 2023
• Chemical Screening and Optimization Facility (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  (PAR-23-193)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• Specialized Centers for Research on Health Disparities in Uterine Leiomyoma (SCHDUL) (P50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-HD-24-005)
  Application receipt date(s): August 7, 2023
  
• Early-Stage Therapy Development for Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-NS-24-010)
  Application receipt date(s): September 8, 2023
  
• Patient Engagement Resource Centers to Inform SUD Treatment Services Research (R24 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-DA-24-016)
  Application receipt date(s): November 2, 2023
  
• Collaborative Opportunities for Multidisciplinary, Bold, and Innovative Neuroscience (COMBINE) (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-NS-23-027)
  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:

• NIH Updated Policy Guidance for Subaward/Consortium Written Agreements

Notices of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice of Participation of the NIAAA in PAR-23-191 "HIV-associated Non-Communicable Diseases Research at Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)"
• Notice of Correction to Due Date for Letter of Intent for RFA-MH-23-265 "Developing Measures to Advance Quality in Mental Health Care Services (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
• Notice of the Extension of the Expiration Date for NOT-OD-23-040: “Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advance Data Science Approaches Through Secondary Data Analysis to Reveal Scientific Insights of COVID-19 Testing Technologies (R21)”

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Small Research Grants for Innovations in Healthy Longevity Research
  Expiration date: May 8, 2024
• Developmentally Tailored HIV Prevention and Care Research for Adolescents and Young Adults
  Expiration date: September 8, 2026

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
• IVI’s 22nd International Vaccinology Course is offering fellowships to selected researchers from LMICs who demonstrate potential leadership in public health in their home countries and current workplaces. The course will be offered in Seoul, Korea, and Stockholm, Sweden.
  Course dates: September 11-15, 2023
  Submission deadline: June 8, 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

• 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
• The Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Healthis now accepting abstracts. This year’s conference theme is “Raising Expectations for D&I Science: Challenges and Opportunities”.
  • Meeting dates: December 10-13, 2023
  • Submission deadline: July 18, 2023

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• May 25-26
  Tokyo, Japan and Virtual: International Conference on Neuroscience and Neurology
  
• June 2
  Virtual: Pre-application webinar: Cancer Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment Technologies for Global Health
  Hosted by National Cancer Institute (NIH)
• June 5-6
  New York, NY: ICGHC 2023: International Conference on Global Health Challenges
  Sponsored by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
• June 6
  Virtual: Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting 
  Open Session