Funding news for global health researchers: August 5, 2024

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

Call for Applications: Global Forum on Humanitarian Health Research 2025

The Global Forum on Humanitarian Health Research (GFH2R) is a unique convening that seeks to elevate the voice of researchers from settings affected by humanitarian crises, especially low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), through a series of webinars and an in-person meeting taking place in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2025. The theme for GFH2R 2025 is Health Research at the Nexus of Humanitarian Crises and Climate Change. Anyone interested is welcome to join the webinars, the first of which will take place on August 28 at 9:00 a.m. ET (USA). Individuals interested in attending the in-person meeting should apply as a case study presenter or general participant.

• Learn more about GFH2R 2025
• Call for applications to attend the in-person meeting (Deadline: October 7, 2024)
• Register for the August 28 launch webinar  

Upcoming Deadlines for Fogarty Funding Opportunities

• Global Infectious Disease Research Training
  Application due date: August 6, 2024
  
• Fogarty HIV Research Training
  Application deadline: August 22, 2024
  

Upcoming deadlines for all Fogarty funding opportunities

Funding opportunities on which Fogarty is a partner:

• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-22-106)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-22-109)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

Administrative supplements for current Fogarty grant recipients:

• Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards
  Expiration date: October 1, 2025
• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Expiration date: May 8, 2026

All administrative supplements

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities focusing on global health and foreign collaboration:

• Streamlining mental health interventions for youth living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-MH-25-140)
  Application due date: August 12, 2024
  
• Administrative Supplements for the U.S.-Japan Brain Research Cooperative Program (BRCP) - U.S. Entity (Admin Supp) (NOT-NS-23-092)
  Application due date: September 19, 2025
• More NIH funding opportunities focused on areas relevant to global health
  

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

• Deciphering the Impact of RNA Modifications on Brain Aging and AD/ADRD (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-25-022)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Deciphering the Impact of RNA Modifications on Brain Aging and AD/ADRD (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AG-25-023)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign components may apply:

• Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AG-25-021)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Novel Approaches for Radiation Biodosimetry and Medical Countermeasure Development (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-AI-24-041)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• RNA Modifications Driving Oncogenesis (RNAMoDO; U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-CA-24-029)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• The Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Research Consortium (CPCRC)- Clinical Centers (CPCRC-CCs) (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-DK-25-019)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
• Single Source for Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Research Consortium (CPCRC) Data Coordinating Center (CPCRC-DCC) (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-DK-25-020)
  Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.

Other Funding News

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

General NIH notices:

• NIH's Adoption of Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support by May 25, 2025 (NOT-OD-24-160)
• Notice of Pre-application Webinar for Notices of Funding Opportunity PAR-23-152 and PAR-23-153: Impacts of climate change across the cancer control continuum (NOT-CA-24-082)
• Revisions to the Fellowship Application & Review Process Webinar on September 19, 2024 - Register Today! (NOT-OD-24-160)
• Request for Information (RFI) on the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Strategic Directions for Research (NOT-AG-24-028)

Notices of changes to NIH funding opportunities:

• Notice of Termination of RFA-NS-24-028: BRAIN Initiative Connectivity across Scales Data Coordinating Center (BRAIN CONNECTS DCC) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (NOT-NS-24-127)

Notices of intent to publish funding opportunities:

• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-CA-24-078)

NIH Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs):

• Advancing Diet and Physical Activity Biomarkers for Assessing Lifestyle Interventions in Cancer Prevention and Cancer Interception Research (NOT-CA-24-074)
  Expiration date: January 8, 2027

Non-NIH funding opportunities:

• The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research is accepting proposals for developing and implementing health systems impact modelling [PDF] approaches in low- and middle-income countries.
  Application deadline: August 15, 2024
• The African Visitor Training Program (AVTP) Stossel Award is accepting applications. The program aims to build hematology capacity in Africa, focusing on regional priorities and collaboration.
  Application deadline: September 1, 2024
• The Belmont Forum's Africa Regional Collaborative Research Action is accepting proposals focused on global environmental challenges The call aims to support transdisciplinary and convergent research approaches that address knowledge gaps and priorities in addressing climate change vulnerability across the continent.
  Application deadline: September 2, 2024
• The UK National Institute for Health and Care Research is now seeking applications for their Global Health Research (GHR) – Researcher-led programs. GHR funds research that aims to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable people in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
  Application deadline: November 6, 2024
• The American Institute of Indian Studies  is accepting applications for a variety of fellowships providing funding to pre- and post-doctoral scholars in pursuit of knowledge about India.
  Application deadline: November 15, 2024
  
• More non-NIH funding opportunities
  

Manuscript, Abstract & Poster Submission Opportunities

• The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicineis now accepting abstracts for the 6th Annual ACCESS Global Heath Symposium
  • Submissions due: August 4, 2024
  • Symposium date: September 14, 2024
• The National Cancer Institute’s Office of HIV and AIDS Malignancy is hosting the 19th International Conference on Malignancies in HIV/AIDS (ICMH) at the Natcher Conference Center on the NIH campus on October 24-25, 2024.
  • Submissions due: August 16, 2024
• The Pan African Medical Journal is welcoming papers for a special edition of related to all aspects of mpox in Africa, including epidemiology, research, clinical practice, outbreak investigation and response, and other relevant mpox data and activities in Africa.
  • Submissions due: November 30, 2024

Events

Events for global health researchers:

• Annual African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) Symposium 
  • Date: August 6–9
  • Location: Nairobi, Kenya
• Cancer Prevention and Control in Mexico: Epidemiologic Research and Program Implementation 
  • Date: August 8
  • Location: Virtual
  • Speaker: Martin Lajous, M.D., Sc.D., National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Mexico
  • Part of the National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health’s Global Cancer Research and Control Seminar Series
• Deep Learning Indaba 
  • Date: September 1-7
  • Location: Dakar, Senegal
  • Hosted by the Amadou Mahtar Mbow University (UAM)
    
• Safety 2024 
  • Date: September 2–4
  • Location: Delhi, India
  • Hosted by The George Institute for Global Health in collaboration with three other WHO Collaborating Centers in the region

Fogarty calendar of events