Funding news for global health researchers: January 9, 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

Fogarty and other NIH participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices will be hosting a pre-application technical assistance webinar to aid potential applicants for PAR-23-042 and PAR-23-043: Implementation Research on Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors among Low- and Middle-Income Country and Tribal Populations Living in City Environments.

• When: January 18 at 9 a.m. ET
• Register online

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Japanese Research Fellowships (JSPS)
  Application deadline: February 17, 2023
  
• International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)
  Application deadline: March 8, 2023
  
• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities
  

Funding Opportunities

NIH and FDA funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration:

• Social Drivers of Mental Illnesses in Low- & Middle-Income Countries: Mechanisms and Pathways of Interventions for Youth (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-MH-23-310)
  Application receipt date: February 17, 2023
• Cooperative Agreement to Support the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed (RFA-FD-23-020)
  Application receipt date: March 7, 2023
• Site Selection in Oncology Clinical Trials: Considerations for Selecting Sites in Limited Geographic Regions or Areas of Political Unrest, Limiting Inspection Capabilities (U13) Clinical Trial not allowed. (RFA-FD-23-007)
  Application receipt date: March 7, 2023
• International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-22-067)
  Application receipt date: May 5, 2023

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

• Development and Validation of a Multi-functional, Multi-purpose Quantitative Tool for Dermal Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling (U01) Clinical Trial Optional (RFA-FD-23-015)
  Application receipt date(s): March 20, 2023
• BRAIN Initiative: Transformative Brain Non-invasive Imaging Technology Development (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-EB-22-003)
  Application receipt date(s): October 13, 2023

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• Tools and resources to understand the vascular pathophysiology of in vivo neuroimaging findings in TBI-related dementia and/or VCID (U24 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (RFA-NS-23-002)
  Application receipt date(s): March 17, 2023
• Pilot and Feasibility Trials on the Integration of Social and Medical Care for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (R01 Clinical Trial Required) (RFA-DK-22-028)
  Application receipt date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

Other Funding News

Other funding updates that may be of interest to global health researchers.

General NIH notices:

• Notice to Extend the Response Date for NOT-CA-23-011, "Request for Information (RFI) on Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Multidimensional Tumor Atlases"
• Notice of Correction to Application Budget for PAR-23-050, "Clinical Studies of Mental Illness (Collaborative R01 Clinical Trial Optional)"
• Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Input Regarding NIDCD’s Support of Non-Invasive Imaging in Humans

Notice of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice to Extend the Letter of Intent and Application Due Date for RFA-FD-23-014- " In Vivo Regional Deposition Measurements for Supporting Model Validation (U01) Clinical Trial Required" (NOT-FD-23-002)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Support for existing data repositories to align with FAIR and TRUST principles and evaluate usage, utility, and impact
  Expiration date: March 2, 2023
• Fundamental Science Research on the Neural Circuits Underlying Sensory Processing
  Expiration date: January 8, 2026

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• Supporting Women in Science [PDF] is accepting applications from early-career women faculty and research managers from South and Central Asia and East Africa with a commitment to pursue a research career in sexual reproductive health, feto-maternal medicine, perinatal and newborn health and nutrition, climate change, and/or UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Contact ighd@aku.edu for submission guidelines.
  Deadline: January 20, 2023
  

• Elhra is requesting proposals to develop a standard operational package of measures to prevent food insecurity that will result in a contract award.
  Deadline: January 23, 2023
  

• The Long-term International Fellowship (LIFe) provides early-career oncologists in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) support to advance their training by deepening their relationship with a mentor at a host institution in the United States, Canada, or Europe.
  Application deadline: January 31, 2023
• Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Life Science Students at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is now accepting applications. The program offers intensive hands-on research training at one of four institutes, including a Global Health Institute. Fellowships provided.
  Application deadline: January 31, 2023
• Cooley’s Anemia Foundation invites national and international applicants to apply for grants to support ongoing clinical research projects in thalassemia. 
  Application deadline: February 2, 2023
• USAID is seeking applications to implement the HIV Vaccine Innovation, Science, and Technology Acceleration in Africa (HIV-VISTA) Project to support sub-Saharan African scientists, institutions, and innovative systems of collaboration in designing and testing improved HIV vaccine candidates.  
  Application deadline: March 28, 2023
• More non-NIH funding opportunities

Training Opportunities

• Raising a Resilient Scientist Series runs through March 2023: The NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) is offering a five-unit series covering communication, resilience, inclusivity, conflict and feedback, and trainee wellbeing to help extramural PIs support biomedical trainees.

Abstract Submission Opportunities

• INTEREST 2023 encourages early-career investigators, researchers, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to submit abstracts and help shape the INTEREST 2023 program. The annual INTEREST Conference is the premier scientific conference for HIV in Africa:
  • Meeting dates: May 9–12, 2023
  • Deadline: February 3, 2023
    
    

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• January 18
  Virtual: GACD Pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinar
  Fogarty and other NIH participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices will be hosting a pre-application technical assistance webinar to aid potential applicants for PAR-23-042 and PAR-23-043: Implementation Research on Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors among Low- and Middle-Income Country and Tribal Populations Living in City Environments.
• January 19
  Virtual: Ecological Grief & Anxiety: A Healthy Response to Climate Change
  Part of the NIMH Director's Innovation Speaker Series