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martes, 11 de agosto de 2020

Fogarty International Center

Fogarty International Center

Funding news for global health researchers and partners from Fogarty 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.

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).

Emergency Awards: RADx-rad Predicting Viral-Associated Inflammatory Disease Severity in Children with Laboratory Diagnostics and Artificial Intelligence (PreVAIL kIds) (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-OD-20-023)
Application Receipt Date: September 30, 2020
Note: Fogarty is participating
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 11, 2020, 9 am EDT / 4 pm EAT
  Data Science Partnerships: Going Beyond Academia for Health Impact
  National Library of Medicine Director Dr. Patricia Brennan moderates a panel of keynote speakers.
- Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 9 am EDT / 4 pm EAT
  Harnessing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Data Science for Health
  Moderated by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass.
- Thursday, August 13, 2020, 8 am EDT / 3 pm EAT
  Partnership and Innovation Marketplace
  A virtual marketplace where participants can meet and mix with other participants in virtual breakout rooms.
- Monday, August 17, 2020, 9 am EDT / 4 pm EAT
  Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Data Science and Health Innovation
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.

NIAID Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) (PAR-20-270)
Application Receipt Dates: September 14, 2020; January 12, 2021; and more.
Maternal and Pediatrics Precision in Therapeutics Hub (MPRINT) (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-HD-21-025) and (P50 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-HD-21-026)
Application Receipt Date: November 30, 2020
Genomic Function funding from NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI):
Systematic Characterization of Genomic Variation on Genomic Function and Phenotype (UM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-HG-20-043)
Single-cell Profiling of Regulatory Element and Gene Activity in Relationship to Genome Function (UM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-HG-20-045)
Developing Predictive Models of the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-HG-20-047)
Application Receipt Date: November 4, 2020
BRAIN Initiative: Data Archives for the BRAIN Initiative (R24 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-MH-20-600)
Application Receipt Dates: July 14, 2021, July 14, 2022 and July 14, 2023
Mechanisms of Pathological Spread of Abnormal Proteins in LBD and FTD (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-NS-21-006)
Application Receipt Date: October 27, 2020

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs) that may be of interest to global health researchers.

Notice of Special Interest: Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (NOT-AG-20-038)
Notice of Special Interest: Basic and Translational Research on Affective, Motivational, and Social Function in Normative Aging and/or Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (NOT-AG-20-040)

Information related to opportunities from other organizations focusing on global health and foreign collaboration.

The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is accepting applications for the HFSP postdoctoral fellowship program, which supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences. Applications for high-risk projects are particularly encouraged. NIH is an HFSP partner.
Application deadline: August 27, 2020

Funding News

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

Request for Information (RFI): Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (NOT-HD-20-007)
Request for Information (RFI): Strategic Opportunities and Challenges for the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NOT-LM-20-015)
Request for Information (RFI): Fostering Innovative Research to Improve Mental Health Outcomes Among Minority and Health Disparities Populations (NOT-MH-20-073)