We would like to remind you of the approaching deadline for this NIH R01 grant opportunity, and urge those interested to start preparing the application process. A brief summary of the grant can be seen below, and full details can be found here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-080.html
NIH/NIAID
funding opportunity: International Research in Infectious Diseases,
including AIDS (R01)
Funding Opportunity
Announcement Number:
PAR-14-080
Purpose: This FOA encourages Research
Grant (R01) applications from organizations/institutions in foreign countries
that propose research related to infectious diseases that are of
interest/importance to that country. Collaborations with investigators in the
United States are encouraged but not required. These grants will serve to build
independent research capacity by providing direct funding to investigators who
do not currently have NIH-funded grant or contract awards for research
projects. The intent of these activities is to advance the development of local
scientific expertise.
Research Objectives and Scope: Studies may be proposed on any aspect of infectious disease research (except
clinical trials), including but not limited to: the epidemiology, natural
history, pathogenesis, immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases; epidemiologic
studies to define the incidence, clinical presentations, and outcomes of
diseases; identification of resistance patterns; characterization of
susceptible cohorts for a particular pathogen; pilot and feasibility studies in
preparation for larger studies. Applications are particularly encouraged from
institutions in eligible countries where NIH has significant investments
through extramural research grants, cooperative agreements or contracts or
through NIH intramural programs. Current NIH or NIAID funding is not a requirement.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to establish multi-institutional
collaborations and to include in their research plans activities that involve
the transfer of technologies and research methods, sharing of core resources
including the administration of research grant programs, and expansion of
linkages to other sites via attendance at national and international meetings
and other methods of communication.
Eligible
Organizations: Non-US Entities (Foreign Institutions) from resource-constrained countries
are eligible to apply. Applicant organizations must be headquartered in non-U.S.
resource-constrained countries (i.e. low-income economies, lower-middle-income
economies, and upper-middle-income economies by World Bank definition).
Eligible Individuals
(Program Director/Principal Investigator): PDs/PIs must have a
primary appointment at an institution/organization in an eligible country.
Foreign investigators who currently serve as Principal Investigators on grants
(other than an expiring IRIDA) or contracts funded by NIH are not eligible to
apply.
Posted Date: 30 January 2014
Letter of Intent Due Date: 30 days prior to application due date
Application Due Dates: 22 May 2014; 22 May 2015; 20 May 2016
AIDS Application Due Dates: 22 August 2014; 21 August 2015; 19 August 2016
Earliest Start Date: April 2015; April 2016; April 2017
Project Period Length: 5 years
Award Budget: Up to USD 125,000 per year in direct costs, and a
maximum of USD 625,000 direct costs over a five-year project period
