Funding news for global health researchers: November 20, 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

Give input on research about climate change and health in Africa

As part of an initiative on strengthening transdisciplinary climate and health research, policy and capacity building in Africa, Wellcome, the Africa Research and Impact Network, and the Africa Population and Health Research Center are conducting a survey in order to inform Wellcome's future investments:

• Consultation on Transdisciplinary Research and Action in Climate Change and Health in Africa (English)
• Consultation sur la Recherche et l'Action Transdisciplinaire en Matière de Changement Climatique et de Santé en Afrique (française)

Give input on global research on women’s cardiovascular health

The Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) is requesting information from the international cardiovascular research community to understand the most urgent research needs for women’s cardiovascular health.

• Request for information

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• 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
  
• Research on Sexual Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application due date: January 31, 2024
  

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
  
• 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
  

More NIH global health funding opportunities

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

• Adolescent Overdose Prevention and SUD Treatment Initiative funding opportunities:
  • R21 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed (RFA-DA-25-030)
    Application due date: March 13, 2024
  • R34 - Clinical Trial Optional (RFA-DA-25-031)
    Application due date: March 13, 2024
    
• Integrating Machine Learning with Computational Fluid Dynamics Models of Orally Inhaled Drug Products (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed (RFA-FD-24-005)
  Application due date: March 31, 2024
• Developing PBPK Model-Based Mechanistic IVIVCs for Long Acting Injectable Suspensions and Implants (U01) Clinical Trial Optional (RFA-FD-24-006)
  Application due date: March 31, 2024
• Evaluating the Cutaneous Pharmacokinetics of Topical Drug Products Using Pharmacokinetic Tomography (U01 Clinical Trial Required) (RFA-FD-24-008)
  Application due date: March 31, 2024
• Improving Predictability of Food-Drug and Drug-Drug Interaction Risks by Utilizing In Vitro Simulated Gastrointestinal Dissolution Model for High-Risk Oral Drug Products (U01) Clinical Trial Optional (RFA-FD-24-009)
  Application due date: March 31, 2024

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• Nursing Research Education Program in Firearm Injury Prevention Research: Short Courses (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-24-061)
  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:

• Notice of Pre-Application Webinar for Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research: PAR-23-293 (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), PAR-23-294 (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) and PAR-23-295 (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
• Request for Information (RFI): BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization: Guidance for Opportunities in Development of Sensor Technology Hubs
  Response date: December 29, 2023

Notices of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice to Expire NOT-ES-22-003 "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): KC Donnelly Externship (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)” (NOT-ES-24-001)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Advance Data Science Approaches Through Secondary Data Analysis to Reveal Scientific Insights of COVID-19 Testing Technologies (R21)
  Expiration date: July 16, 2024
• Administrative Supplements to Support Addiction Science and Related Neuroscience Pilot Research Projects at NIMHD-Funded Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI)
  Expiration date: April 18, 2026
• Leveraging Existing and Accessible Datasets for Implementation Research Strategies and Testing - LEAD FIRST
  Expiration date: January 8, 2027

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• 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
• HealthTech Hub Africa (HTHA) is accepting applications for its 2024 Accelerator Program. The program funds African startups and “scale ups” with innovative business models aiming to support health systems in their digital transformation journeys.
  Application deadline: December 11, 2023
• Science for Africa Foundation is accepting applications for its Epidemic Science Leadership and Innovation Networks (EPSILONs) program to fund consortiums which will establish a network of research excellence in a thematic area relevant to epidemic and pandemic sciences research, preparedness and response.
  Application deadline: January 31, 2024
• More non-NIH funding opportunities

Training Opportunities

Access free bilingual webinars on public health

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) hosts multiple webinars per year on public health topics. Most webinars are conducted in English and Spanish, others are also offered in Portuguese.

• Webinars in English from PAHO
• Seminarios Web de Organización de la Salud (español)
• Webinars de Organização Pan-Americana de Saúde (português)

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

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.
• 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:

• International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023)

  • Date: November 27-30
  • Location: Lusaka, Zambia

• Research and Innovation Translation Partnerships in Point-of-Care Technologies Conference and Technology Showcase

  • Date: November 28-29
  • Location: NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD, USA
  • Speakers include grantees of two Fogarty co-funded POCTRN grants, Robert Murphy of Northwestern and David Erickson Cornell
  • Sponsored by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Point of Care Technology Network (POCTRN)

• Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR)

  • Date: November 28-29
  • Location: Montreux, Switzerland
• Fogarty calendar of events