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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-19-376)
Eligibility
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). The overall goals of the program are 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 includes the use of mobile and wireless devices (cellphones, tablets, etc.) to improve health outcomes, health care services and health research. The developed or adapted mHealth technology can include external hardware or software components for mobile or wireless devices. New or emerging technology, platforms, systems or analytics should be incorporated.
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
Review answers to frequently asked questions for the Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in LMICs Program.
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
Mollie Shea
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:
Mollie.Shea@nih.gov
Partners
The announcements related to this program are issued by Fogarty in collaboration with the following NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices.
Archives
- 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 - Expired announcement:
Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21 - Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-18-242)
- Grantee news:
Purdue researchers receive grant to improve mobile testing for anemia
Purdue University news, Sep 8, 2017 - Expired announcement:
Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21) (PAR-16-292)
- Expired announcement:
Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21) (PAR-14-028)
- 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
Last Updated:
12/7/2020 11:38 AM