DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO MEASURE INDIVIDUAL DIETARY INTAKE ( BMGF)

Grant purpose - To fund the development of two new forms of dietary assessment technology, based on image capture and, possibly, image recognition and field testing to validate new technology against reference dietary intake assessment methods.

Image recognition software should be applied, if possible, to identify foods consumed. Food intake and food composition data should be linked to enable conversion of food intake to nutrient intake. Technology must be appropriate for a LIC setting. 

Key Funding Criteria 

• Field testing in at least one LIC in Asia and/or sub-Saharan Africa
• Demonstrated track record of successful projects in this area 
• Appropriateness of proposed dietary intake assessment technology for low-income settings (for example, in settings that do not have electricity or internet connection) and are socially acceptable

Budget - Submissions up to $1,500,000.00 USD in funding will be considered.


Duration - grant duration of less than two and a half years

Geographic area - Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, LIC settings ( both rural and urban settings) 

For more details - http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/General-Information/Grant-Opportunities/Innovative-Technology-RFP 

Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars

The Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars provides supportive mentorship, research opportunities and a collaborative research environment for early stage investigators from the U.S. and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to enhance their global health research expertise and their careers. 

Fogarty is currently seeking applications for consortia to develop and support global health research training programs. Applicants should form a consortium that may include up to 4 U.S. academic institutions and six or more additional collaborating institutions or research project sites in LMICs.

Fogarty will fund up to five consortia to develop and support global health research training programs that meet the following objectives:

• Provide mentored research training for pre-doctoral and pre-professional degree students and post-doctoral and recent post-professional degree students (trainees) from the U.S. and low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) in global health research at established biomedical and health research sites in LMICs, particularly those supported by the NIH.
• Provide all trainees with instruction and training in rigorous research design, research ethics and statistical analysis through mentored research training.
• Provide training opportunities in diverse areas of research relevant to the health priorities of collaborating LMICs and the mission areas of component NIH Institutes and Centers participating in this FOA.
• Provide knowledge and skills to prepare trainees for careers in health research.
• Strengthen global health programs at U.S. academic institutions and help to sustain health research at institutions in LMICs.

The program will provide research training opportunities in priority health areas in LMICs such as communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS; chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases, blood diseases, mental health, and neurological diseases and stroke; women’s health; and behavioral and social aspects of health and illness.  Cross-cutting global health research areas are also encouraged.

Deadline - August 16, 2016,

Budget - Application budgets are limited to up to $1.1 million direct costs/year per award

Duration - up to 5 years 

More information  - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-16-002.html