Announcement(s)
The Fogarty HIV Research Training Program solicits applications under three different Funding Opportunities Announcements (FOAs).
- Limited Competition: Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D43, PAR-13-126)
- Limited Competition: Planning Grant for Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D71, PAR-13-214)
- Limited Competition: Training Programs for Critical HIV Research Infrastructure for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (G11, PAR-13-215)
For all future D43 and D71 receipt dates please use the newly reissued FOAs and associated application packages. See instructions for Correct Application Package for PAR-13-126 (D43) - NOT-TW-13-006 and PAR-13-214 (D71) - NOT-TW-13-007.
Deadlines
- Letter of Intent Due Dates: 30 days before the application due date
- Upcoming Application Due Dates: July 24, 2014; July 30, 2015
Eligibility
- See The World Bank Country and Lending Groups to identify low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Each application must focus on building or strengthening HIV-related capacity in a particular scientific or critical research infrastructure area at a LMIC institution.
- Current AITRP and ICOHRTA-AIDS/TB award institutions will be eligible to compete under the new Fogarty HIV Research Training Program as they come up for re-competition, with all awards having the opportunity to transition by FY2016.
- Eligibility for (D43):
- U.S. institutions may apply. The applicant institution must demonstrate active and strong HIV-related collaborations with a partner LMIC institution. Refer to Notice of Change in Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants (NOT-TW-12-011) to determine eligible LMICs.
- LMIC institutions with Phase II ICOHRTA-AIDS/TB awards or with planning grants from AITRP or this program may also apply.
- See full D43 Eligibility Information for more details.
- Eligibility for (D71):
- Only institutions in LMICs may apply. Refer to Notice of Change in Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants (NOT-TW-12-011) to determine eligible LMICs.
- The applicant institution must have a strong and high quality HIV research program in a proposed scientific topic.
- See full D71 Eligibility Information for more details.
- Eligibility for (G11):
- Only U.S. institutions may apply. The applicant institution must demonstrate active and strong HIV-related collaborations with a partner LMIC institution. All LMIC institutions are eligible.
- See full G11 Eligibility Information for more details.
Program Overview
The overall goal of the Fogarty HIV Research Training Program is to strengthen the human capacity to contribute to the ability of institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to conduct HIV-related research on the evolving HIV-related epidemics in their country and to compete independently for research funding. (See The World Bank Country and Lending Groups to identify countries with low- or middle-income economies.)
With co-funding from other NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices, Fogarty has provided 25 years of support to HIV research through two HIV research training programs: the AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) and the International Clinical, Operations and Health Services Research Training Award for AIDS TB program (ICOHRTA AIDS TB). Fogarty has consolidated these two programs into the new Fogarty HIV Research Training Program.
While the areas for training permitted under the new program will be broad - to include HIV-related research and selected critical research infrastructure areas - each application should focus on building or strengthening capacity in a particular scientific or critical research infrastructure area at a LMIC institution. Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is programmatically and scientifically distinct.
The new program will move beyond simple output indicators (number and type of people trained) to outcome indicators (increased research capacity at an institutional level) for more meaningful monitoring and evaluating both of individual awards and of the program as a whole. It is anticipated that this approach will allow applicants to be more responsive to an emerging need at an LMIC institution for research capacity, and will provide more opportunities for LMIC institutions to collaborate with NIH and other U.S. government funded efforts.
