Grand Challenges Canada: Stars in Global Health

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  REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – Round 6 Phase I (May 2013)

Deadline: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Applicants MUST apply online through an application website. A link to the application website will be available on this web page in early June 2013.  To help you prepare for your proposal, review the Application Question List, which lists all the questions that will be on the application website.

In the Round 6 Request for Proposals, Grand Challenges Canada is seeking to support bold ideas with big impact that improve global health. Projects may encompass the whole spectrum of global health, including drug discovery, vaccine development, diagnostics, health and medical education, maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases (including cancer and mental health), health-related water and sanitation, and health-related agriculture and nutrition.

For examples of the type of projects we have funded, visit Our Grantees and review our recently released Annual Letter from Dr. Peter Singer, Chief Executive Officer of Grand Challenges Canada.

Phase I grantees who complete a minimum of nine months of their Grand Challenges Canada grant, complete their proof-of-concept projects and have solutions that are ready to transition to scale will be invited to submit Phase II – Transition to Scale proposals. The Phase II – Transition to Scale program will require 50% matching of funds through partnerships to be eligible for Grand Challenges Canada funding.

For more details: http://www.grandchallenges.ca/grand-challenges/stars-phase-i/

Announcement: 2013 Malaria Gordon Research Conference and Seminar

2013 Malaria Gordon Research Conference and Seminar

Molecular and Cell Biology of Malaria

Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa, Lucca (Barga), Italy

The Gordon Research Seminar

for graduate students and postdocs

August 3-4, 2013

Chair: Wai-Hong Tham

The Gordon Research Conference

August 4-9, 2013

Chair: Brendan Crabb

Vice Chair: Robert Sauerwein

Website: www.grc.org

Registration is currently open

Speaker abstract deadline May 3, 2013

Fogarty Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (GID) (D43 & D71)

Fogarty Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (GID)

 (D43 & D71)

Announcement(s)

• Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43) (PAR-10-260)
• Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71) (PAR-10-262)

Program Overview

Fogarty developed this program to address research training needs related to infectious diseases that are predominantly endemic in or impact upon people living in developing countries. The training programs include a variety of research training options to match the needs of the developing country institution. The ultimate goal is to build a critical mass of researchers and support staff to conduct independent infectious disease research in developing country institutions.

Deadlines

• Upcoming deadlines for both announcements:
• Letters of Intent Receipt Dates: April 21, 2013
• Application Due Date: May 21, 2013

Eligibility

• NEW Notice of Change in Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants (NOT-TW-12-011) beginning with receipt dates after January 1, 2013

Eligibility for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43)

• U.S. Institutions with a demonstrated collaboration with a researcher in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions may apply.
• Foreign institutions in LMICs may also apply.
• Applicant institution must have active, ongoing research (18 months of funding remaining at the time of applicant submission).

Eligibility for Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71)

• Applicants may only be submitted by foreign institutions in LMICs, as defined by the World Bank Classification system.
• Foreign applicants should apply in collaboration with U.S. institutions and must name an individual in the proposed institution as the major collaborator.

Applicant institutions for both the full institutional grant and the planning grant may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.

Training programs could include:

• Long-term (master’s or doctoral degree and other training that is six months or longer) training for the full range of skills necessary to support research and research administration with the understanding that the focus of thesis and training-related research will be in their country.
• Medium-term (three- to up to six-months) training or mentoring, including specialized clinical, laboratory, research or administrative/business skills necessary to support research that is planned or ongoing.
• Short-term (less than three months) training or mentoring that focuses on research methodology, laboratory skills necessary to support research ethics and compliance issues, program and grants administration and financial management, grant writing, preparation of scientific manuscripts, data management, informatics, and other relevant areas.
• Institutional capacity-building efforts such as in-country training workshops in advanced research techniques, distance learning and informatics.
• Advanced in-country mentored research undertaken by the trainee in his/her home country upon completion of his/her initial period of long-term training under the program.

Recent Awards

View a full list of GID Awards, including links to project information in NIH RePORTER.

Inquiries

Programmatic Issues

Barbara Sina, Ph.D.Program Director
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: (301) 402-9467
FAX: (301) 402-0779
Email: barbara_sina@nih.gov

Grants Management

Satabdi RaychowdhuryGrants Management Specialist
Fogarty International Center
Building 31, Room B2C29
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-496-9750
Fax: 301-594-1211
Email: Satabdi.Raychowdhury@nih.gov

NIH FOA: Dual Purpose with Dual Benefit: Research in Biomedicine and Agriculture Using Agriculturally Important Domestic Animal Species (R01)

Funding Opportunity Number:	PAR-13-204
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Apr 22, 2013
Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 24, 2015
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health Income Security and Social Services

Eligible Applicants

Foreign Institutions are eligible to apply. 

      Agency Name

National Institutes of Health

      Description

This interagency Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) is to invite the submission of grant applications that utilize agriculturally important domestic animal species to improve human health through the advancement of basic and translational research deemed highly relevant to both agricultural and biomedical research. 

This initiative is designed to facilitate and encourage comparative medicine research studies through the careful selection and refinement of farm animal models that mimic human developmental, physiological and etiological processes to better understand disease origins and improve assisted reproduction efficiencies. The anticipated outcomes include both the elucidation of fundamental information relevant for the improvement of human health and an increase in food animal production and improvement in animal health and product quality. It is envisioned that each application will address mission-relevant areas of both agencies. 

Link to Additional Information

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-204.html

NIAID Paylines for FY 2013

NIAID funds all applications that rank within the payline (and some other applications) reflecting their scientific merit as judged by their peer reviewers. To make funding decisions for most investigator-initiated applications, NIAID uses a percentile or score-based cutoff payline. For requests for applications (RFAs), NIAID funds mostly in overall impact score order until the money set aside for the RFA is used up.

These paylines apply to applications reviewed for the September 2012, February 2013, and June 2013 Council meetings.

Grant Types	Payline	Status	Description
R01 (non-new PIs)	8 percentile	Fiscal Year	Research Projects for established investigators
R01 (new PIs)	12 percentile	Fiscal Year	Research Projects for new and early-stage investigators
R03	20 overall impact score	Interim	Small Grants
R21	20 overall impact score	Interim	Exploratory/Developmental Grants

International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award

(Bioethics )

Status: Open

Announcement(s)

• International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25) (PAR-13-027)

Deadlines

• Letter of intent due dates: April 22, 2013; April 22, 2014; April 22, 2015
• Application due dates: May 22, 2013; May 22, 2014; May 22, 2015

Eligibility

• Applications from foreign organizations must be from institutions located in countries defined by The World Bank as low income, lower-middle income or upper-middle income. See The World Bank Country and Lending Groups to identify countries with low- or middle-income economies.
• Applicants are encouraged to collaborate with Fogarty Research and Research Training programs, or with other NIH grantees working in the developing countries where trainees are recruited. Collaboration with partners (listed below) is also encouraged.
• View full eligibility in the program announcement.

Program Overview

The purpose of the International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award is to develop masters level curricula and provide educational opportunities for developing country academics, researchers and health professionals in ethics related to performing research involving human subjects in international resource poor settings. The goal of this initiative is to increase the number of developing country scientists, health professionals and relevant academics with in-depth knowledge of the ethical considerations, concepts and applications in clinical and public health research. It is expected that such master’s level training will enhance the career development of individuals from developing countries, as well as strengthen and sustain the capacity to support ethical clinical and public health research at their home institutions and countries.

Recent Awards

View grant awards for the International Research Ethics Education And Curriculum Development Award (Bioethics)

Inquiries

Programmatic Issues

Barbara Sina, Ph.D.

Program Director

Division of International Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

Building 31, Room B2C39

31 Center Drive, MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 402-9467

FAX: (301) 402-0779

Email: barbara_sina@nih.gov

Grants Management

Satabdi Raychowdhury

Grants Management Specialist

Fogarty International Center

Building 31, Room B2C29

31 Center Drive, MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: 301-496-9750

Fax: 301-594-1211

Email: Satabdi.Raychowdhury@nih.gov

Partners

This announcement is issued by Fogarty in collaboration with the following NIH Institutes and Centers.

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

New NIH Euthanasia Guidelines for Research Animals

Follow the New Euthanasia Guidelines for Research Animals

 

For those of you using or planning to use animals in PHS-supported research, you must fully implement the new downloadable AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition on or before September 1, 2013.

NIH announced the new guidelines and requirement in a March 1, 2013, Guide notice. Replacing the former version from 2007, the 2013 update includes detailed descriptions of methods, techniques, and agents to use for euthanasia.

Though September 1, 2013, is your deadline, we encourage you to implement the new guidelines sooner if your institution is ready. Your Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) should review your methods as soon as possible to determine if they're consistent with the new guidelines.

In addition, NIH would appreciate public feedback on the updated Guidelines. To comment, complete the Comment Form on or before May 31, 2013.