Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries
(mHealth)
Status:
Not accepting applications at this time
Announcement(s)
Expired funding announcement: Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-21-303)
Deadlines
- Past application deadlines:
- Non-AIDS: November 15, 2022
- AIDS: December 9, 2022
Eligibility
- Non-domestic applicant organizations are restricted to organizations in LMICs, which are defined by The World Bank as low-, lower-middle-, or upper-middle-income economies.
- While it is not required (although encouraged) for applications submitted to this FOA by LMIC institutions to have US partners, all applications submitted to this FOA by US institutions are required to involve LMIC researchers as key personnel.
- Program Directors/Principal Investigators may be employed in either a U.S. or LMIC institution, but should plan to build capacity in mHealth research in the LMIC institution(s).
- See full Eligibility Information for more details.
Program Overview
Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries supports exploratory and developmental research to study the development, validation, feasibility, and effectiveness of innovative mobile health (mHealth) interventions or tools specifically suited for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that utilize new or emerging technology, platforms, systems, or analytics. The overall goal of the program is to catalyze innovation through multidisciplinary research that addresses global health problems, develop an evidence base for the use of mHealth technology to improve clinical and public health outcomes, and strengthen mHealth research capacity in LMICs.
In the context of this program, mHealth is defined as the use of mobile and wireless devices (cell phones, tablets, etc.) to improve health outcomes, health care services, and health research. The mHealth technology studied in proposed projects may include external hardware and/or software components for mobile or wireless devices. New or emerging technology, platforms, systems, or analytics should be incorporated. For the purposes of this FOA, research that proposes solely SMS-based text messaging intervention(s) will not be considered responsive.
The current funding opportunity announcement provides support for up to two years (R21 phase) for technology development and feasibility studies, followed by a possible transition to expanded research support (R33 phase) for validation, larger-scale feasibility, and effectiveness studies. Transition to the R33 depends on the completion of applicant-defined milestones, as well as program priorities and the availability of funds. All applicants must address both the R21 and R33 phases.
Of highest interest are innovative, well-designed multidisciplinary projects that aim to generate generalizable knowledge for the field. See the full program announcement for details on the specific research interests of the participating NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices.
Recent Awards
View a list of mHealth grant awards by institution.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Inquiries
Programmatic Issues
Brad Newsome, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Phone: 301-480-8389
Fax: 301-402-0779
Email:
brad.newsome@nih.gov
Grants Management
Satabdi Raychowdhury
Grants Management Specialist
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C29
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-496-9750
Fax: 301-594-1211
Email: Satabdi.raychowdhury@nih.gov
Partners
The announcements related to this program are issued by Fogarty in collaboration with the following NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices.
Archives
News
- Reproducibility and Relative Validity of a Dietary Screener Adapted for Use among Pregnant Women in Dhulikhel, Nepal, Fogarty grantee Shristi Rawal co-author
Maternal and Child Health Journal, September 27. 2022
- Grantee news:
Two-way texting study offers innovative model to reduce provider workload while preserving patient safety
UW news, Nov 13, 2019 -
Innovative mobile health projects in LMICs receive $5M from Fogarty and NIH partners
Sep / Oct 2019
Global Health Matters - Grantee news:
University of Arizona teams building better endoscopes to detect gynecological cancers
Arizona Daily Star, Dec 14, 2018 -
Fogarty awards $4.4 million to advance mobile health
Nov / Dec 2018
Global Health Matters -
Research boosts mental health task-shifting, innovative approaches, including project in Bolivia supported by Fogarty's mHealth program
Nov / Dec 2018
Global Health Matters - Grantee news:
Texting can enhance medical education in resource-limited settings
Boston University news, Feb 27, 2018 - Grantee news:
Purdue researchers receive grant to improve mobile testing for anemia
Purdue University news, Sep 8, 2017 - Grantee news:
New smartphone attachment detects sickle cell disease
Yale News, November 3, 2015 -
NIH launches new program to spur mobile health innovations
Fogarty news, Sep 23, 2014 -
Fogarty launches program to advance mHealth research
Jan / Feb 2014
Global Health Matters
Previous Announcements and Awards
Last Updated:
1/31/2023 11:40 AM