Funding news for global health researchers: April 1, 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

NIH selects new Fogarty director

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, has named Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, as the 13th director of the Fogarty International Center and NIH associate director for international research. Dr. Neuzil will be the first woman to hold the permanent Fogarty directorship since the center's founding in 1968.

• Read more about Fogarty's incoming director

HHS Office of Global Affairs wants to hear from you

Sign up to participate in stakeholder listening sessions hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Global Affairs:

• Public Health Emergencies Preparedness and Response Negotiations, April 11
• G20 Health Track, April 18
  
• Preparation for the 77th World Health Assembly, May 2
  

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Bioethics
  Application deadline: June 6, 2024
  
• Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training
  Application deadline: July 15, 2024
• Fogarty HIV Research Training
  Application deadline: August 22, 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 Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars
  Application due date: June 30, 2024
• Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards
  Application due date: June 30, 2024

All administrative supplements

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration:

• Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) Network (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-24-006)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) Network Coordination Center (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-24-016)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Limited Interaction Targeted Epidemiology: Epidemiology of Transmission and Treatment of HIV Among People Who Are at Increased Risk for HIV Infection in Latin America (LITE-LA) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-24-009)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Feasibility of Novel Diagnostics for TB in Endemic Countries (FEND for TB) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-24-010)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

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

• Strategies for Controlled Release of HIV Vaccines (SCORE-H) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-24-008)
  Application due date: July 30, 2024
  
• Interaction between ARVs and Hormones in HIV and Coinfections (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-24-018)
  Application due date: July 30, 2024
  

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• NINDS Program Project Grant (P01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-24-169)
  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 NCCIH Technical Assistance Webinar for RFA-AT-24-008 "Leveraging Data at Scale to Understand Natural Product Impacts on Whole Person Health (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" (NOT-AT-24-038)
  
• NIDDK Central Repository Policy Notice (NOT-DK-24-003)
  

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• School Mental Health: Innovative Approaches to Expand Access to Evidence-Based Interventions and Services (NOT-MH-24-165)
  Expiration date: March 17, 2026
• Supporting the Exploration of Cloud in NIH-supported Research (NOT-OD-24-078)
  Expiration date: June 19, 2026
• Women's Health Research (NOT-OD-24-079)
  Expiration date: November 5, 2027
  

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• The HIV Research for Prevention Conference is accepting scholarship submissions for HIVR4P 2024, the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference. Applicants must be working, volunteering or studying in the area of HIV prevention and require support to attend HIVR4P 2024. 
  Applications due: April 10, 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 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is accepting applications to its Early Career Grants Programme. Applications are welcomed from researchers from anywhere in the world.
  Applications due: April 22, 2024
• Cures Within Reach has released a new request for proposal (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
• International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) Research Grants program is accepting applications. The program is open to researchers who hold positions at universities or research institutes in one of the 22 ICGEB member states.
  Applications due: April 30, 2024
• CRDF Global is accepting proposals from joint U.S., Japan, and other regional Asia-Pacific (APac) based investigators working in the field of infectious disease and immunology research for the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program (USJCMSP) Collaborative Awards.
  Applications due: June 3, 2024
  
• More non-NIH funding opportunities
  

Manuscript, Abstract & Poster Submission Opportunities

• The Sapporo Exposome Symposium in Sapporo Japan, will bring together leading scientists and trainees from throughout Asia and the United States to share research findings, discuss translational interventions and policies needed to reduce the effects of the environment on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). The symposium is also offering an opportunity for travel funding for LMIC researchers up to $1800 US dollars.
  • Submission deadline: April 12, 2024
  • Symposium dates: May 27-29, 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
• The annual International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Congress will meet in Istanbul, Turkey, September 5-8, 2024. The theme for this years meeting is Building Bridges: Addiction and Recovery. Early career researchers interested in attending should apply for travel awards by May 30.
  • Submission deadline: April 15, 2024
  • Event dates: September 5-8, 2024
    

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• WomenLift Health Global Conference
  • Date: April 6-8
  • Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
    
• Global Health Research and Innovation Speaker Series with Milind Tambe
  • Date: April 9
  • Location: Virtual
  • Hosted by the Harvard Global Health Institute
    
• Stakeholder Listening Session on Public Health Emergencies Preparedness and Response Negotiations
  
  • Date: April 11
  • Location: Virtual
  • Hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Global Affairs
• Colorectal Screening, Biology, and Treatment in Nigeria
  • Date: April 11
    
  • Location: Virtual
  • Part of the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health Global Cancer Research and Control Seminar Series

Fogarty calendar of events