Funding News from Fogarty Int'l Center at NIH

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.

Funding Opportunities NIH funding opportunities for which foreign organizations, foreign components of U.S. organizations and/or other foreign components may apply. Systems Biology: The Next Generation for Infectious Diseases (U19) (RFA-AI-16-080) Application Due Date: March 15, 2017 Note: The scope requires that interdisciplinary teams be formed. The research teams may be formed through a consortium of different institutions. Foreign Institutions and components are eligible to apply. NIAID intends to commit $11 million in FY2018 to fund up to 5 awards. HIV-1 infection of the Central Nervous System (R01) (PA-17-100) Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard AIDS dates apply NINDS Efficacy Clinical Trials (U01) (PAR-17-102) Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): March 21, 2017 then Standard dates apply Other NIH opportunities and events that may be of interest to global health researchers. Through the Commons Credits Pilot, domestic NIH extramural researchers can apply to access cloud computing and data sharing resources to support their research. Upwards of $6 million in total dollar-denominated credits will be distributed to successful applicants by summer 2017. This opportunity is part of the NIH Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative. Apply by January 16, 2017 through the Commons Credits Portal. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International ForumJune 16 - 19, 2017 Montreal, Canada Extended deadline for abstracts and applications for travel awards (with additional funds available for attendees from developing, low-, and middle-income countries): January 17, 2017 Information related to opportunities from other organizations focusing on global health and foreign collaboration. Call for institutions and/or consultants to undertake landscape analysis on research gaps related to mosquito vectors of the Zika virus from the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR). Deadline for applications: January 21, 2017

Funding News

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

• NIH & AHRQ Update Font Guidelines for Applications to Due Dates On or After January 25, 2017 (NOT-OD-17-030)
• NIA Intervention Testing Program Announces the Collaborative Interactions Program (NOT-AG-16-085) to facilitate research by multiple laboratories on drugs that may retard aspects of aging and increase healthy lifespan in mice.
• Notice of Participation of the Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) in Fertility Status as a Marker for Overall Health R01 (NOT-OD-17-031) and R21 (NOT-OD-17-032)
• Notice to Extend Women & Sex/Gender Differences in Drug and Alcohol Abuse/Dependence R01 (NOT-DA-16-044), R03 (NOT-DA-16-045) and R21 (NOT-DA-16-046)

Upcoming Deadlines

• Planning Grant for Emerging Epidemic Virus Research Training for West African Countries with Widespread Transmission of Ebola (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone)
  Application deadline: February 22, 2017
• Global Noncommunicable Diseases and Injury Research
  Application deadline: February 22, 2017
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Japan
  Application deadline: March 1, 2017
• International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) for US scientists
  Application deadline: March 2, 2017
• Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training
  Application deadline: March 14, 2017
• Implementation Science for the Prevention and Treatment of Mental and/or Substance Use Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  Application deadline: April 7, 2017
• International Bioethics Training
  Application deadline: May 18, 2017
• Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program
  Application deadline: July 27, 2017