International Bioethics Research Training Program (D43) PAR-16-082

This program supports mentored doctoral and long term postdoctoral research training for ethics experts from low and middle income countries (LMICs). The overall goal of this initiative is to support the development of a sustainable critical mass of bioethics scholars in LMIC research institutions with the capabilities to conduct original empirical or conceptual ethics research. Such research should address challenging issues in health research and research policy in these countries as well as provide ethics leadership to their institutions, governments and international research organizations. The Fogarty International Center will support LMIC-U.S. collaborative institutional bioethics doctoral and postdoctoral research training programs that incorporate didactic, mentored research and career development components to prepare a number of individuals with ethics expertise for positions of scholarship and leadership in health research institutions in the LMIC. 

DEADLINES

• Deadline  for letters of intent:  30 days prior to the application due date.
• Upcoming deadline for applications: May 18, 2016

ELIGIBILITY

• Program faculty should have strong records as bioethics researchers, including recent publications and successful competition for support in bioethics research or training. Program faculty should also have a record of bioethics research training, including successful, former trainees who have established productive careers in international bioethics leadership positions.
• All trainees must be citizens of LMICs (this includes Thailand).
• Individuals who also have citizenship or permanent residency in the US, other high income countries, or countries not eligible under the Country Eligibility are not eligible for support under this FOA.
• All trainees are required to pursue their research training full time, normally defined as 40 hours per week, or as specified by the sponsoring institution in accordance with its own policies.
•  Postdoctoral trainees must have received a Ph.D., M.D., or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited institution. Preferably, postdoctoral trainees should have faculty positions at the LMIC institution. Only long term postdoctoral bioethics research training of at least one year can be supported.

 For further details, please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-082.html#_Part_1._Overview

News Release - 2016 Funding Opportunities from US Department of Defense

The Department of Defense released a pre-announcement of the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program grants for 2016. The official announcement will be at the end of March on grants.gov. The pre-announcement was made to allow researchers more time for planning their application. 

Program Overview

The PRMRP challenges the scientific and clinical communities to address one topic area with - 

• original ideas that foster new directions in basic science and translational research; 
• novel product development leading to improved therapeutic or diagnostic tools;
• synergistic, multidisciplinary research programs; 
• or clinical trials that address an immediate clinical need. 

These topics include- 

• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Influenza
• Malaria
• Tuberculosis
• Vaccine Development for Infectious Disease

More Information 

Full details of the pre-announcement can be seen in these images ( the website is not accessible from Thailand)  - 

International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25)

Announcement

• International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25) PAR-16-081

Deadlines

• Deadline  for letters of intent:  30 days prior to the application due date.
• Upcoming deadline for R25 applications: May 18, 2016

Eligibility

• Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) and components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. 
• Program Faculty: Faculty and mentors from LMICs with research ethics expertise should be included in significant roles in the proposed education programs. Faculty and mentors should have research ethics expertise and international experience relevant to the proposed program, including but not limited to expertise in the philosophical foundations of bioethics, behavioral or social science or other empirical methods in empirical bioethics investigation, global health policy or legal analysis and scholarship, and ethics of medical care. Mentors must be committed to continue their involvement throughout the total period of the mentee’s participation in this award.
• Participants
  Only individuals who are citizens of LMICs are eligible for training support or other training activities proposed.

Program Overview

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The goal of this FIC R25 program is to support educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications, by strengthening research ethics capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through increasing the number of LMIC research intensive institutions that can provide advanced education in research ethics. 

• Programs supported by this initiative will equip scientists, health professionals and academics in these countries with in-depth knowledge of the ethical principles, processes and policies related to international clinical and public health research.
• Programs should be designed to strengthen the critical competencies needed to provide research ethics education, ethical review leadership and expert consultation to LMIC researchers, their institutions, governments and international research organizations.
• To accomplish the stated overarching goal, this FOA will support creative education activities with a primary focus on: Curriculum Development; Courses for Skills Development, including practicum experiences; and Mentoring Activities.
• Applications should include collaborations between bioethics experts from LMIC, U.S. and other high income countries (HIC).

Inquiries

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Barbara Sina Ph.D. 
Fogarty International Center (FIC) 
Telephone: 301-402-9467 
Email (preferred): sinab@mail.nih.gov

Jean McEwen, J.D, PH.D
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Telephone: 301-402-4997
Email: mcewenj@mail.nih.gov

Liza Dawson, PH.D
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Telephone: 240-627-3210
Email: dawsonl@niaid.nih.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Mollie Shea
Fogarty International Center (FIC) 
Telephone: 301-451-6830 
Email: mshea@mail.nih.gov

Monika Christman
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Telephone: 301-435-7860
Email: monika_christman@nih.gov    

Ann Devine
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Telephone: 240-669-2988
Email: adevine@niaid.nih.gov

Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training Program (D43) (PAR-14-193) & Planning Grant (D71)

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (GID)

Status: Open

Announcement(s)

• Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43) (PAR-14-193)
• Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71) (PAR-15-160)
• Optional: Apply using NIH ASSIST (NOT-OD-15-126)

Deadlines

• Deadlines for D43 and D71 letters of intent:
  30 days prior to the application due date
• Upcoming deadline for D43 and D71 applications: July 29, 2016

Eligibility

• Notice of Change in Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants (NOT-TW-12-011)

Eligibility: 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 robust and high-quality research ongoing in the area(s) proposed.

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

• Applicants may only be submitted by foreign institutions in LMICs, as defined by theWorld 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.

Program Overview

The Global Infectious Disease (GID) program addresses 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.

Training programs may 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.

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/NIAID Tropical Medicine Research Centers (U19)

U19 Research Program – Cooperative Agreements

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number RFA-AI-16-002

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-16-002.html

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research on the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of tropical diseases in endemic areas. The scope of the research to be supported is limited to select Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and their corresponding vectors. Research may be focused on a single pathogen or more than one pathogen causing NTDs. Multi-disciplinary research and/or study of multiple pathogens is encouraged. This program is not intended to support research which can be conducted primarily in U.S. institutions.  

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) May 3, 2016

Letter of Intent Due Date(s) May 3, 2016

Application Due Date(s) June 3, 2016, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on this date.

Earliest Start Date  April 2017

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.

Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD(s)/PI(s)) All PD(s)/PI(s) must have an eRA Commons account.  PD(s)/PI(s) should work with their organizational officials to either create a new account or to affiliate their existing account with the applicant organization in eRA Commons.

NIAID intends to commit $3.5 million in FY 2017 to fund 6-8 TMRC awards.

The budget for each TMRC cannot exceed $500,000 in direct costs per year excluding consortia F&A costs.     A maximum of 15% of the requested annual direct cost budget may be used to fund institutions in, and consultants from, economically developed countries (seehttp://siteresources.worldbank.org/DATASTATISTICS/Resources/CLASS.XLS).

The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.  

EDCTP-TDR Clinical Research and Development Fellowships (close 28 Jan 2016)

Call for Proposals

TDR Clinical Research and Development Fellowships

Deadline for applications: 28 January 2016, 16:00 (GMT)

This joint call for proposals provides fellowships to early-to-mid-career scientists and clinical
staff in low- and middle-income countries to learn how to conduct clinical trials. Selected
applicants are placed in pharmaceutical companies or product development partnerships for
6-24 months.

Scope
The purpose of this Joint Call for Proposals is to provide funding support to researchers and key members of clinical trial research teams from LMICs to acquire essential skills in clinical research and development through placements in pharmaceutical companies and PDPs. The scheme targets early to mid-career researchers or clinical staff (clinicians, pharmacists, medical statisticians, data managers, other health researchers) who are employed by a legal entity in LMICs where they are currently working on activities in the scope of EDCTP or TDR.

TDR will fund fellows employed by a research institution in any LMIC to be placed in pharmaceutical companies and PDPs either in or outside Europe to train and develop new research skills on infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, Ebola and NIDs

For TDR, Neglected Infectious Diseases (NIDs) include: dengue/severe dengue; rabies; chagas disease; Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness); leishmaniases; cysticercosis/taeniasis; dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease); echinococcosis; foodborne trematodiases; lymphatic filariasis; onchocerciasis (river blindness); schistosomiasis; soil-transmitted helminthiases; buruli
ulcer; leprosy (Hansen disease); trachoma; yaws.

Eligibility
At the deadline for submission of proposals, the fellow should:
 be a post-graduate (MSc or PhD) or medical graduate with clinical and/or research
experience in infectious diseases;
 have obtained their first degree within 15 years of submission of the application;
 have been a researcher or clinical staff member employed for the last 12 months in an
institution with a registered legal entity in LMIC (TDR), conducting clinical research activities in the scope of the EDCTP24 and WHO/TDR programme.

For further details, please see: http://www.who.int/tdr/grants/call-EDCTP_TDR-5.11.pdf?ua=1

Round 7 of the Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS): Grant Opportunity for Organizations in Thailand Engaged in Tuberculosis Response

The Stop TB Partnership, with support from the Global Fund, launched Round 7 of the Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS) in September of this year. CFCS supports civil society and community engagement in national tuberculosis (TB) response.

Round 7 has three primary objectives:

1. Strengthen existing or new national level TB constituencies that engage, represent and are accountable to communities.
2. Reinforce the capacities & responses of local communities who are part of the TB response.
3. Tighten linkages, collaboration and coordination between local communities and government. 

This round will invest significantly (USD60,000) in community responses in Global Fund supported countries, that are integrated and are part of a comprehensive response to TB. Like Global Fund investments in community systems strengthening, Round 7 aims to build the capacity of communities who engage in the TB response at community and national levels.  

Eligibility:
Applicant organizations must:

1. Have documentation to confirm that it is a registered organization.
2. Demonstrate that the organization have been operating for at least one full year according to date exhibited on registration certificate.
3. Have some experience working on HIV or TB.
4. Have experience or work on civil society and community related issues.
5. Have a demonstrated understanding of Global Fund processes.
6. Have a track record in strengthening community engagement.
7. Be proposing to work in a country that has an active Global Fund TB or TB/HIV grant and/or be a High Burden TB or MDR-TB or TB/HIV country (Thailand is eligible).

Organizations who apply should ideally have experience in building communities and strengthening community responses (not necessarily in TB) .

Dates:
Application deadline: 30 October 2015

Award details:

Grant implementation will be in 2 phases.

1. Phase I (3-5 month period): Grantees will strengthen or build a national TB constituency that engages, represents and is accountable to communities (objective 1)
2. Phase II (9-12 month period): Grantees will support the development and implementation of the nationally led constituency engagement and work-plan to reinforce community responses (objective 2) and strengthen collaboration between community and government structures (objective 3).

 The call is for phase I only, so those applying should develop a work-plan that focuses on building a national TB constituency. 
If you have any questions, or are interested in applying to this grant, please contact Paul at the Office of Research Services.