Fogarty International Center

Fogarty International Center

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.

COVID-19 Grants and Funding News Important news from NIH for grantees and grant applicants on the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on University-Based Approaches for COVID-19 Surveillance Testing to Review the Current Landscape (NOT-OD-20-162) Submit responses by August 26, 2020. Funding opportunities specific to COVID-19 from the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) information for NIH grant applicants and grant recipients, including NIH funding opportunities specific to COVID-19 from the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Coronavirus news, funding and resources for global health researchers compiled by Fogarty Funding Opportunities NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration. The Virtual Symposium Platform for the NIH Common Fund's new Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) program is hosting interactive panels and networking opportunities through November 2020. The Platform communicates key priorities for the newly-issued DS-I Africa funding opportunities; engages participants in robust scientific sessions that examine the state of data science across Africa; and encourages networking across disciplines, sectors and geographies. Advance registration is required to participate in interactive sessions and activities! Upcoming sessions: Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 9 am EDT / 4 pm EAT Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Data Science Research Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 9 am EDT / 4 pm EAT Data Ecosystems and Gateways to Foster Research Community Networks Across Africa Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21, 2020, times vary Funding Opportunity Office Hours Open Q&A related to DS-I Africa funding opportunity announcements. About the DS-I Africa Virtual Symposium Platform, including schedule, on-demand videos and session information Register for the DS-I Africa Virtual Symposium Platform to participate in interactive sessions and activities NIH funding opportunities for which foreign organizations, foreign components of U.S. organizations and/or other foreign components may apply. Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-20-263) and (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-20-264) Application Receipt Date(s): Standard dates apply Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-20-284) Application Receipt Date(s): November 4, 2020, May 6, 2021, and more. Mechanisms of Selective Vulnerability in LBD and FTD (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-NS-21-007) Application Receipt Date(s): October 27, 2020 NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs) that may be of interest to global health researchers. Notice of Special Interest: Secondary Analyses of Existing Alcohol Research Data (NOT-AA-20-018) Information related to opportunities from other organizations focusing on global health and foreign collaboration. The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) will host the CUGH 2021 Virtual Annual Conference and Satellite Sessions March 12 - 14, 2021. Submit abstracts for presentations and posters by October 23, 2020. Early-career CUGH and AFREhealth members can sign up for the CUGH Abstract Advising Program, which will connect advisees with more experienced advisors, by September 30, 2020.

Funding News

NIH funding news that may be relevant to global health researchers.

• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcements:
  Discovery of Cell-based Chemical Probes for Novel Brain Targets (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (NOT-MH-20-074)
  Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes for the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (NOT-MH-20-075)

Upcoming Deadlines

• HIV Research Training Program for LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline: August 20, 2020
• Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in LMICs
  Application deadline: September 24, 2020
  AIDS application deadline: December 3, 2020
• Tobacco Use and HIV in Low and Middle-Income Countries
  Application Receipt Date: September 24, 2020
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) short-term U.S. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan
  Application deadline: October 1, 2020
• Fulbright-Fogarty Fellows in Public Health
  Application deadline: October 13, 2020
• Global Infectious Disease Research Training
  D71 application deadline: October 28, 2020
• Emerging Global Leader Award
  Application deadline: November 4, 2020
• Global Brain Disorders Research
  Application deadline: November 6, 2020
• Reducing Stigma to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in LMICs
  Application deadline: November 12, 2020
• Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training (NCD-Lifespan)
  D43 application deadline: November 13, 2020
• Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Initiative (EEID)
  Application deadline: November 18, 2020
• Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa):
  Research Training Program due date: November 24, 2020
  Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research due date: December 1, 2020
  Open Data Science Platform and Coordinating Center due date: December 3, 2020
  Research Hubs non-AIDS application due date: December 8, 2020
  Research Hubs AIDS application due date: February 8, 2021
• HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
  Application deadline: December 3, 2020
• Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities