Funding news for global health researchers: September 9, 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

Event: International Perspectives on Health, Aging, and Longevity

Join Fogarty Director Kathy Neuzil as she moderates a fireside chat between U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Global Health Atul Gawande and National Institute on Aging Director Richard Hodes on international perspectives on health, aging, and longevity.

• Date: Monday, September 16
• Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET (USA)
• Register to attend
  

Navigate NIH Grants Policies in FY2025 with Confidence

The NIH Office of Extramural Research will host a NIH Grants Policy Updates: FY2025 webinar for grant administrators, research compliance officers, and anyone involved with NIH grants to stay informed on the latest policy news. Attendees can submit questions during registration, which may be addressed during the live Q&A session.

• Date: October 17
  
• Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET (USA)
• Register to attend

CUGH to Host Virtual Global Health Week

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) is hosting its second Virtual Global Health Week starting September 30. Sessions topics include climate change, global health in low- & middle-income countries, mental health, global health education, and pandemic response. Registration is free and open to all.

• Dates: September 30–October 3, 2024
• Registration and more information

US Government Jobs in Global Health

These vacancies are only open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nationals. Foreign nationals or legal permanent residents are not eligible for consideration.

Supervisory Medical Officer

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking a Supervisory Medical Officer to serve in its Bureau for Global Health in Washington, DC, USA.

• Job announcement: Supervisory Medical Officer (GS 15)
  
• Application deadline: September 16, 2024

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Global Brain Disorders Research
  Application deadline: November 15, 2024
  
• Global Brain Disorders Research (AIDS)
  Application deadline: December 9, 2024
  
• HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline: December 9, 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 Fogarty grant recipients:

• Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards
  Expiration date: October 1, 2025
• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Expiration date: May 8, 2026

All administrative supplements

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration:

• Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) for Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) Research (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-25-031)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Consortium for Neuroscience AD/ADRD in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-25-032)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• More NIH funding opportunities focused on areas relevant to global health
  

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

• Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-24-277)
  Application due date: October 5, 2024
• Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-24-291)
  Application due date: October 16, 2024

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AT-25-001)
  Application due date: November 23, 2026
  
• NIA Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Awards to Promote Diversity in Translational Research for AD/ADRD (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)(PAR-24-271)
  Application due date: July 12, 2027
• Clinical and Translational Science Award (UM1 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-24-272)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
  
• Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk after Bariatric Surgery (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-25-043)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
  
• Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk after Bariatric Surgery (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-044)
  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 Early Termination of RFA-DK-25-001: Addressing the Impact of Syndemics on the Health of People with HIV and Diseases and Conditions within the Missions of NIDDK and NHLBI (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-DK-24-033)
  
• Updating the Definition of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations in NIH-Supported Research (NOT-OD-24-169)
  

Notices of intent to publish funding opportunities:

• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-MH-24-365)
  
  

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• The Global Development Network (GDN) welcomes applications from research teams based in Thailand, Indonesia and Fiji to act as Doing Research (DR) national correspondents interested in implementing Doing Research Assessments (DRA) in their respective countries, starting in early 2025.
  Application deadline: October 1, 2024
• CARB-X's funding solicitation for products that address drug-resistant bacterial infections will be open from September 23 to October 4, 2024.Applications will be accepted for: therapeutics for infections caused by Gram-negative pathogens, prevention for invasive disease, diagnostics for neonatal sepsis, and proof-of-concept for novel sample types for diagnosing lower-respiratory-tract infections.
  Application deadline: October 4, 2024
  
• The UK National Institute for Health and Care Research is now seeking applications for their Global Health Research (GHR) – Researcher-led programs. GHR funds research that aims to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable people in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
  Application deadline: November 6, 2024
• 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, 2024
  
• The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is accepting applications for International Fellowships. Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
  Application deadline: November 15, 2024
  
• More non-NIH funding opportunities
  

Global Health Resources

NIAID ClinRegs

Do you need help identifying and understanding a country’s clinical trial requirements? The NIAID ClinRegs website has 23 country-specific profiles, which cover requirements for regulatory and ethics approval, clinical trial lifecycle, sponsor responsibilities, informed consent, investigational products, and specimens. 

• NIAID ClinRegs Website
• Webinar: Utilizing NIAID’s ClinRegs Website to Support International Clinical Research Regulatory Compliance

Training Opportunities

NIH grant closeout process: Administrative and financial essentials

Join NIH experts for this live, virtual event on September 17, as they share the essentials to help you successfully navigate the NIH grant closeout process. The agenda will include a Q&A of questions submitted during the registration process.

• More information
• Date: September 17, 2024

NIH to host course on ethical and regulatory aspects of clinical research

This course is offered to anyone interested or involved in the ethics of clinical research with human subjects. Participants represent multiple disciplines including research teams, IRB members, physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, administrative staff, students, and others. The course meets Wednesday mornings from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. ET (USA) from September 25 to November 6, 2024.

• More information
• Self-register

Manuscript, Abstract & Poster Submission Opportunities

• The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is now accepting abstract submissions for the IDF World Diabetes Congress 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Submissions due: September 15, 2024
• The Pan African Medical Journal is welcoming papers for a special edition of related to all aspects of mpox in Africa, including epidemiology, research, clinical practice, outbreak investigation and response, and other relevant mpox data and activities in Africa.
  • Submissions due: November 30, 2024

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• 18th Vaccine Congress
  • Date: September 8–11
  • Location: Lisbon, Portugal
  • Speakers include Fogarty Director Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH
  • Sponsored by Elsevier
    
• Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79)
  • Date: September 10–27
  • Location: New York, NY, USA
• Liver Cancer In Africa: Medical Facts, Rights and Obligations
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Virtual
  • Part of the National Cancer Institute’s Liver Cancer Program Seminar series
• 5th ISoGH's Conference on Global Health
  • Date: September 12–13
  • Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Hosted by the International Society of Global Health
    
• 6th Annual ACCESS Global Heath Symposium
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Richmond, VA, USA
  • Hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Acute Care and Systems Strengthening (ACCESS) in Low Resource Settings Program
• Fireside Chat — International Perspectives on Health, Aging, & and Longevity
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Bethesda, MD, USA and Virtual
  • Speakers: National Institute on Aging (NIA) Director Richard J. Hodes, MD, and U.S. Agency on International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Global Health Atul Gawande, MD, MPH
  • Moderated by Fogarty Director Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH
• Global Implementation Science Approaches to Improve Maternal Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Health Outcomes
  • Date: September 16–17
  • Location: Virtual
  • Registration closed September 10 at 5 p.m. ET (USA)
    
  • Hosted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Fogarty calendar of events