Funding news for global health researchers: March 18, 2024

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

NIA releases Notice of Special Interest on U.S. Health in the International Perspective

This NOSI expresses NIA’s interest in research that examines mechanisms and causes behind the increasing U.S. health disadvantage, which refers to worsening life expectancies and health outcomes in the U.S. compared to other countries. Applications proposing analysis of existing data collected in LMICs are welcomed, as LMICs often have greater variation and speed of change in their policy contexts compared to high-income countries.

• Notice of Special Interest (NOT-AG-24-004)
• First Available Due Date: June 5, 2024
• Expiration date: May 8, 2027

Fogarty to host G11 Pre-Application Webinar

The Fogarty International Center will hold two free pre-application interactive Q&A webinars for the Fogarty Infrastructure Development Training Programs for Critical HIV Research at Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (G11) funding opportunity.

• Webinar dates:
  • April 22, 2024 - 8:30-10a.m. ET (USA) - Register
  • May 22, 2024 - 2:00-3:30pm. ET (USA) - Register
    
• Application deadline: August 22, 2024

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Mobile Health (mHealth)
  Application deadline: March 22, 2024
  
• Bioethics
  Application deadline: June 6, 2024
  
• Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training
  Application deadline: July 15, 2024

Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities

Funding opportunities on which Fogarty is a partner:

• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-22-106)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-22-109)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

Administrative supplements for current grantees:

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

• Administrative Supplement for Research and Capacity Building Efforts Related to Bioethical Issues (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application due date: March 31, 2024
  
• Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application due date: March 31, 2024
  

All administrative supplements

Funding Opportunities

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

• Exploring Proteogenomic Approaches to Unravel the Mechanisms of Mis-Folded Protein Accumulation in Tauopathies (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-25-017)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Research on the Neuro-Immune Axis in the context of HIV and Substance Use funding opportunities:
  • Research on the Neuro-Immune Axis in the context of HIV and Substance Use (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-DA-25-004)
    Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
  • Research on the Neuro-Immune Axis in the Context of HIV and Substance Use (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-DA-25-005)
    Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• Utilizing Equipment to Study Environmental Extrinsic Factors and Enhance Rigor and Reproducibility of Animal Research (R24, Clinical Trials Not-Allowed) (PAR-24-167)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Center of Excellence for Systems Modeling of Infection and Immunity across Biological Scales (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-23-077)
  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:

• Guidance for Videos Submitted as NIH Application Materials (NOT-OD-24-067)
• Notice of Pre-Application Webinar for RFA-AG-25-005: Open Measurement Coordinating Network for Non-Pharmacological Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) Primary Prevention Trials (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (NOT-AG-24-007
• Migration of NIH Public Access Policy Website (NOT-OD-24-071)

Notices of intent to publish funding opportunities:

• Funding Opportunity Announcement for The Road to Prevention of Stillbirth (UG1 Clinical Trial Optional)
• Funding Opportunity Announcement for The Road to Prevention of Stillbirth (UM2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• Halcyon House is now accepting applications for their Latin America & the Caribbean Climate Fellowship and Africa Climate Fellowship to drive climate impact with support from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. State Department.
  Application deadline: March 22, 2024
• The Wellcome Trust (UK), Volkswagen Foundation (Germany) and Novo Nordisk Foundation (Denmark) have initiated a joint call to promote transdisciplinary approach to research on how mobility and health are interlinked, influencing the general health, various health determinants and the well-being of local and mobile populations, and how the effects of mobility could be addressed in a sustainable way.
  Application deadline: March 25, 2024
• The Point-of-Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer for Global Health (PORTENT) Center is now accepting applications a global health funding opportunity for teams developing point of care diagnostic technologies based on our criteria and those who need support for clinical validation, commercialization or regulatory expertise, manufacturing, training, or technology development skills to bring their product to market.
  Application deadline: March 31, 2024
• The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub (ITR) is accepting applications for the Strategic Partnerships for Advancing Research and Knowledge (SPARK) award. SPARK will support research generation by bringing researchers in the U.S. and around the world together to study international development challenges and develop possible solutions.
  Concept notes due: April 8, 2024
  
• The Cure Within Reach program is providing grants for clinical repurposing trials to underresourced researchers in low and lower middle income countries (LMICs) has released a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects in any unsolved disease and must repurpose an existing off-patent drug, off-patent device, nutraceutical and/or indigenous medicine in a new indication.
  Letters of Intent due: April 26, 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)

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.
• The Disaster Research Response (Dr2) Network hosted by NIEHS is inviting poster submissions for their upcoming workshop in Japan.
  • Submission deadline: April 1, 2024
  • Workshop dates: May 31 – June 1, 2024
• The E-Learning Ghana Conference (ELGC’24) is now accepting abstracts. This years conference, which will take place in Ghana, is themed "Fostering Excellence in E-Learning Across Diverse Disciplines: Progress, Challenges and Prospects". The conference aims to bring together a diverse group of educators to administrators, trainers, support staff, technology experts, policymakers, and investors all with a shared dedication to advancing E-Learning initiatives.
  • Submission deadline: April 13, 2024
  • Conference dates: July 11-12, 2024

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• Climate Change, Pregnancy, and Children’s Health

  • Date: March 19
    
  • Location: Virtual
  • Part of the NIH Climate and Health webinar series

• Navigating NIH to Prepare for Your Grant Application F awards

  • Date: March 21
  • Location: Virtual
  • Part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Grant Writing Webinar Series

• Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Annual Meeting

  • Date: March 21-23
  • Location: Arlington, Virginia, USA
    

• World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy)

  • Date: March 21-23
  • Location: London, UK

• Preparedness Summit

  • Date: March 25-28
  • Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Sponsored by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

• Translating Climate and Health Research Insights into Action

  • Date: March 25
  • Location: Virtual
  • Part of the National Institute on Aging’s Climate Change and Health speaker series

• Snakebite Envenoming: The Global Research Landscape

  • Date: March 26
  • Location: Virtual
  • Hosted by The Global Health Network

• Global Summit on Extreme Heat

  • Date: March 28
  • Location: Virtual
  • Hosted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
• Fogarty calendar of events