Funding news for global health researchers: November 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.

Special Announcements

Digital lecture series on grant writing for LMIC researchers

BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) is hosting a 10-session digital lecture series focused on essential grant writing concepts and tailored to meet the needs of clinicians and researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The series runs through February 2024.

• Register

Give input on environmental justice research gaps

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Environmental Justice Working Group invites feedback on the approaches NIH can take to support research and capacity building efforts to advance environmental justice in the U.S. and globally.

• Request for Information (RFI): Environmental Justice Research Gaps, Opportunities and Capacity Building
• Response date: December 15, 2023

Nursing institute requests input on nursing research in climate & health

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) seeks comments and testimonies from the extramural scientific community, professional societies, and the general public regarding research gaps in which nursing research can make a difference and/or provide a unique perspective in the study of the impact of climate change on health.

• NINR Request for Information (RFI): Advancing Nursing Research in Climate and Health
• Response date: December 1, 2023

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
  Application deadline: November 15, 2023
• Global Brain Disorders Research
  Application deadline: November 15, 2023
  
• HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline: December 8, 2023
• Global Brain Disorders Research
  Application deadline: December 11, 2023
  
• Emerging Global Leader
  Application deadline: December 11, 2023
  

Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities

Funding opportunities on which Fogarty is a partner:

• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

Administrative supplements for current grantees:

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

• Stimulating Research to Understand and Address Hunger, Food and Nutrition Insecurity
  Application due date: November 28, 2023

All administrative supplements

Funding Opportunities

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

• Prevention and Treatment through a Comprehensive Care Continuum for HIV-affected Adolescents in Resource Constrained Settings Implementation Science Network (PATC³H-IN) Implementation Science Coordinating Center (UM2 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HD-24-009)
  Application due date: December 6, 2023
  
• Building Neuroscience Research Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) in Africa (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-24-027)
  Application due date: February 14, 2024
  

More NIH global health funding opportunities

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

• Rural Community-Centered Drug Misuse Prevention and Harm Reduction Research: Addressing Implementation, Dissemination, and Equity Challenges across the Continuum of Care (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Only) (RFA-DA-24-036)
  Application due date: January 26, 2024
• Phased Research to Support Substance Use Epidemiology, Prevention, and Services Studies (R61/R33 Clinical Trials Optional) (PAR-24-062)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• In Vivo High-Resolution Imaging for Inner Ear Visualization (R01 Clinical Trial optional) (RFA-DC-24-004)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Cooperative Agreement for In Vivo High-Resolution Imaging for Inner Ear Visualization (U01 Clinical Trial Required) (RFA-DC-24-005)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• National Drug Early Warning System Coordinating Center (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-DA-25-029)
  Application due date: March 20, 2024
• Multi-sectoral preventive interventions that address social determinants of health in populations that experience health disparities (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-24-053)
  Application due date: August 5, 2024
• Coordinating Center to Support Multi-Sectoral Preventive Interventions that Address Social Determinants of Health in Populations that Experience Health Disparities (U24, Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-OD-24-006)
  Application due date: August 5, 2024
• NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers funding opportunities:
  • K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed (PAR-23-286)
    Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
  • K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required (PAR-23-287)
    Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
  • K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required (PAR-23-288)
    Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R61 Clinical Trial Required) (PAR-24-035)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Clinical Observational (CO) Studies in Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic, and Skin Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-24-036)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Limited Competition: High Impact Specialized Innovation Programs in Clinical and Translational Science for UM1 CTSA Hub Awards (RC2 Clinical Trials Optional) (PAR-24-054)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Advancing Genomic Medicine Research funding opportunities:
  • R01 Clinical Trial Optional (RFA-HG-23-032)
    Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
  • R21 Clinical Trial Optional (RFA-HG-23-033)
    Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
  • R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed (RFA-HG-23-048)
    Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

Other Funding News

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

General NIH notices:

• Request for Information (RFI) to Facilitate Cancer Systems immunology Research
  Response date: February 29, 2024

Notices of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice of Change to Integrated Preclinical/Clinical AIDS Vaccine Development Program (IPCAVD) (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), PAR-23-033 (NOT-AI-24-004)

Notices of intent to publish funding opportunities:

• Funding Opportunity Announcement for Model Continuums of Care Initiative (MCCI) to Advance Health Equity Among Women and Girls in Racial/Ethnic Minority and Other Marginalized Communities (U34 Clinical Trials Required)
• Funding Opportunity Announcement for BRAIN Initiative: Preclinical Proof of Concept for Novel Recording and Modulation Technologies in the Human CNS (R18 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Development of Organotypic Culture Models for Transplantation Immunology Research
  Expiration date: November 17, 2026
• National Cancer Institute Entrepreneurial Education Programs to Facilitate Commercialization of Cancer Relevant Technologies
  Expiration date: January 8, 2027

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• The American Institute of Indian Studies is accepting applications for a variety of fellowships providing funding to pre- and post-doctoral scholars in pursuit of knowledge about India.
  Application deadline: November 15, 2023
• Wellcome Trust Career Development awards provide funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. Must be based in UK, Republic of Ireland, or a low- or middle-income country (apart from India and mainland China).
  Application deadline: November 16, 2023
• NIHR Global Health Research Groups Call 5 is accepting applications. The program funds research to build global research capacity through new equitable and diverse UK-LMIC partnerships and networks.
  Application deadline: November 22, 2023
• Argentinean-German Collaboration in Research is accepting proposals to fund joint German-Argentinean research projects focusing on physics; chemistry; materials science and engineering; geosciences; neurosciences; molecular and clinical infectiology and immunology; and social sciences and humanities.
  Application deadline: December 1, 2023
• Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowshipsfrom the Stanford University and the London School of Human & Tropical Medicine support early-career researchers in conducting mentored research on cutting-edge human and planetary health challenges.
  Application deadline: December 1, 2023
• The Rising Tide Foundation's Advancing Cancer Research in Sub-Saharan Africa program is accepting proposals for cancer interventions focused on early detection and diagnosis, treatment, delivery of care, and palliative care.
  Application deadline: December 1, 2023
• The Africa Fellowship Program from the Global Health Corps recruits and places young professionals from 13 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa to serve for 13 months in high-impact roles on the front lines of global health.
  Application deadline: December 5, 2023
• Grand Challenges: Opportunities to Advance Women's Health Innovation is accepting proposals on projects to kickstart work to address gaps in women's health research & development.
  Proposal deadline: December 6, 2023
• The US- Egypt Collaborative Research Grants program from the National Academies is accepting applications. The program fosters research collaboration between Egyptian and U.S. scientists Researchers from U.S. and Egyptian scientific institutes, universities, and research centers are eligible to apply.
  Application deadline: December 7, 2023
• Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations program (AccelNet) from the National Science Foundation is accepting proposals. AccelNet aims to help launch international research network of networks and recruit and foster a diverse and internationally competent US-based workforce.
  Application deadline: December 11, 2023
• More non-NIH funding opportunities

Manuscript, Abstract & Poster Submission Opportunities

• Journal of Health and Pollution (JHP) is now accepting manuscript submissions. JHP is focused on research addressing environmental health issues in lower-resource areas with less-developed research infrastructures.
• JACC: CardioOncology is calling for papers on the social and environmental determinants of health and health disparities.
  Submission deadline: November 15, 2023
• International Journal of Public Health (IJPH) welcomes original research, reviews or commentaries on the health effects of air pollution that foster the translation of research to policy and action.
  • Submission deadline: November 30, 2023
• 2024 NIDA International Forum is calling for abstracts. The annual forum focuses on the range and quality of drug use and addiction research conducted around the world.
  • Submission deadline: January 14, 2024
  • Conference dates: June 14-17, in Montreal, Canada
• Journal of Clinical and Translational Science has open a call for manuscripts for a themed issue on advancing understanding and use of impact measures in implementation science.
  • Submission deadline: February 15, 2024

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• Contributions of Community Health Workers and Patient Navigators in the Cancer Continuum and Research in LMICs: Practical Examples, and Opportunities for Engagement

  • Dates: November 15
  • Location: Virtual
  • Part of London Global Cancer Week
  • Presented by NCI

• Technical Assistance Webinar: Latin America: Synergizing Health Research Across the Hemisphere

  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Virtual
  • This webinar will provide information about funding opportunities PAR-23-303, Unveiling Health and Healthcare Disparities in Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases in Latin America: Setting the Stage for Better Health Outcomes Across the Hemisphere and PAR-23-304, Interventions on Health and Healthcare Disparities on Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases in Latin America: Improving Health Outcomes Across the Hemisphere.

• The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2023

  • Date: November 15-18
  • Location: Paris, France

• Human Rights, Ethics and Do No Harm: Transforming How We Work

  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Virtual
  • Part of USAID's "Re-envisioning Global Mental Health" webinar series

• Pre-application webinar: Building neuroscience research infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Africa

  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Virtual
  • This webinar will provide information about RFA-AG-24-027, “Building Neuroscience Research Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Africa (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
  • Hosted by National Institute on Aging (NIA)

• Improving Diagnosis of Burkitt’s Lymphoma in East Africa

  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Virtual
  • Speaker: Dr. Anna Schuh, Oxford University
  • Part of the NCI Center for Global Health Global Cancer Research and Control Seminar Series
• Fogarty calendar of events