Examining Long-Term Outcomes Following Exit from HUD-Assisted Housing
Funding Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Deadline: July 14, 2020
Amount: $362,000
For more information: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00261915-instructions.pdf
Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (PL1 Clinical Trial Required)
The purpose of this funding announcement is to invite applications to form a research network to conduct multisite clinical studies in pediatric critical care medicine. The Network will be comprised of a Data Coordinating Center (DCC) and at least seven Clinical Sites. The Network is designed to investigate the efficacy of treatment and management strategies to care for critically ill and injured children, as well as to better understand the pathophysiological bases of critical illness and injury in childhood.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 30, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-21-016.html
Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
Avenir means future in French, and the Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS looks toward the future by supporting early stage investigators (ESI) proposing highly innovative studies that address NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-137.html. The Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS will support creative individuals who wish to pursue innovative research at the nexus of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. The nexus with drug abuse should be clearly described. The Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS will support research approaches, both basic and clinical, which have the potential to benefit substance using populations with or at risk for HIV/AIDS by reducing HIV incidence, improving therapies for HIV, reducing the impact of comorbid conditions, and ultimately, eradicating HIV.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: August 15, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-224.html
NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS and Substance Use Disorder Research (DP1, Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose high-impact research that will open new areas of HIV/AIDS research relevant to drug abuse and/or lead to new avenues for prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS among drug abusers. The term avant-garde is used to describe highly innovative approaches that have the potential to be transformative. The proposed research should reflect approaches and ideas that are substantially different from those already being pursued by the investigator or others and should support the NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-018.html. The NIDA Avant-Garde award supports innovative, basic research that may lead to improved preventive interventions or therapies; creative, new strategies to prevent disease transmission; novel approaches to improve disease outcomes; and creative approaches to eradicating HIV or improving the lives of those living with HIV.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: August 15, 2022
Amount: $700,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-221.html
Avenir Award Program for Genetics or Epigenetics of Substance Use Disorders (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Avenir means future in French, and this award looks toward the future by supporting early stage investigators proposing highly innovative studies. The award will support those in an early stage of their career who may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant, but who propose high impact research and who show promise of being tomorrow’s leaders in the field. NIDA has developed two Avenir Award Programs, one for HIV/AIDS research and the other for genetics or epigenetics studies.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 19, 2022
Amount: $300,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-225.html
Humanities Initiatives
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the five Humanities Initiatives programs: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities, Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Humanities Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Humanities Initiatives at Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges. The purpose of these programs is to strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at institutions of higher education by developing new humanities programs, resources including those in digital format, or courses, or by enhancing existing ones.
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: July 16, 2020
Amount: $150,000
For more information: https://www.neh.gov/grants/listing
National Institute of General Medical Sciences Institutional Predoctoral Research Training Grant (T32 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The goal of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) program is to develop a diverse pool of well-trained scientists available to address the Nations biomedical research agenda. Specifically, this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) provides support to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical graduate training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the biomedical research enterprise. NIGMS expects that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 25, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-213.html
Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25)
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on: Courses for Skills Development Research Experiences
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 24, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-223.html
Family, Relationship, and Marriage Education Works – Adults (FRAMEWorks)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) announces its plan to solicit applications for the competitive award of grants that support “healthy marriage promotion” activities as authorized under Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. The Family, Relationships, and Marriage Education Works-Adult (FRAMEWorks) Program will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult individuals or adult couples, defined as persons who are age 18 and older. Applicants will be asked to submit proposals that are designed to implement programs that include a broad array of service provision strategies. These include curriculum-based skills development and services designed to support family strengthening activities through one or more of seven activities specified under the authorizing legislation: marriage and relationship education/skills (MRES); pre-marital education; marriage enhancement; divorce reduction activities; marriage mentoring; public advertising campaigns; and activities to reduce the disincentives to marriage. Applicants will be encouraged to also include services to promote employment and job and career advancement. Applicants will be strongly encouraged to submit a proposal to implement one specific program model designed for one specific service population, e.g. adult individuals or adult couples, but not multiple models for multiple populations. ACF is interested in funding a diverse range of projects, from high impact projects, to moderate scope projects, to smaller scope projects. Applicants must provide evidence of organizational capacity to implement their proposed project.
Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – OFA
Deadline: July 1, 2020
Amount: $1,500,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-OFA-ZB-1817
Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) announces that it will be soliciting applications for the competitive award of grants that support “healthy marriage promotion” activities, including relationship education, parenting, and job and career advancement activities as authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 603(a)(2). The Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) grants will be targeted exclusively to youth, for projects designed to support healthy relationships and marriage, including the value of marriage in future family formation and skills-based healthy relationship and marriage education. Additionally, grants will support activities including parenting (for young fathers and mothers, as applicable), financial management, job and career advancement, and other activities. Projects must be targeted to youth, specified as individuals in high school (grades 9-12), or that are high-school aged or in late adolescence and early adulthood (ages 14 to 24). Applicants must submit proposals designed for youth as specified. Applicants will be strongly encouraged to design programs targeted to one specific program model for one specific service population – e.g., youth in general high school settings, youth aging out of foster care, or youth who are parents– but not multiple models for multiple populations. Grants awarded will support family formation and strengthening activities through one or more of three healthy marriage promotion activities specified under the authorizing legislation: (1) marriage and relationship education/skills (MRES); (2) education in high schools; and (3) public advertising campaigns. ACF is interested in funding a diverse range of projects, from high impact projects, to moderate scope projects, to smaller scope projects. Applicants must provide evidence of organizational capacity to implement their proposed project.
Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – OFA
Deadline: July 1, 2020
Amount: $1,500,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-OFA-ZD-1838
Fatherhood – Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential (Fatherhood FIRE)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) announces its plan to solicit applications for the competitive award of grants that support “activities to promote responsible fatherhood” under each of the three broad categories of promoting or sustaining marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities authorized under Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. The Fatherhood Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilent, and Essential Grants (Fatherhood FIRE) will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult fathers, defined as fathers that are age 18 and older. Eligible fathers (or father figures) must have children who are age 24 or younger. Fathers will include those in the general population (or “community fathers”), as well as fathers who are currently incarcerated and are returning, or have returned, to their families and communities following incarceration. Applicants will be strongly encouraged to submit a proposal to implement one specific program model designed for one specific service population – e.g., rural community fathers, reentering fathers, or urban community fathers– but not multiple models for multiple populations. ACF is interested in funding a diverse range of projects, from high impact projects, to moderate scope projects, to smaller scope projects. Applicants must provide evidence of organizational capacity to implement their proposed project.
Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – OFA
Deadline: July 1, 2020
Amount: $1,500,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-OFA-ZJ-1846
U.S. EMBASSY GRANTS PROGRAM
The U.S. Embassy in Ankara announces its country-wide Grants Program. Funding is available to support projects that address one or more of the following key bilateral themes below. For each project, we encourage applicants to consider developing programs for Turkish participants from any or all age groups, to include educational audiences, such as teachers and students, from elementary school through university and vocational programs. Support Shared Security: Projects for consideration in this category should support and advance cooperation between the United States and Turkey in bilateral counterterrorism efforts and transnational crime as well as in NATO and other multilateral security organizations. Strengthen Economic Prosperity: Promoting Innovation, Fostering Entrepreneurship, and Strengthening the Digital Economy – Depending on the level of entrepreneurial opportunity and ability in the targeted region(s) for the activity, proposals here could include: training to introduce the concept and principles of entrepreneurship; providing small-and-medium enterprise (SME) planning, such as crafting a business plan or attracting financing; teaching marketing and outreach techniques; fostering research and development/innovation; and advancing awareness of and adherence to labor rights and laws, etc. Proposals to strengthen an open and dynamic digital economy are also welcome, which could include the utilization of cloud-based technology to meet local needs, training on the importance of the free flow of data, and improving the data literacy of citizens to take advantage of publicly-available information. Reinforce Democratic Values: Media – should support journalists, citizen journalism, and critical media literacy. Trainings or activities can address, investigative journalism, principles of journalistic integrity, social media/internet publishing, media literacy, outlet sustainability, research and fact-checking, documentary filmmaking, visual or other storytelling, etc. Reinforce Democratic Values: Freedom of Expression and Public Discourse – Proposals should focus on activities promoting public discourse and freedom of opinion, including but not limited to arts, culture or other innovative forms of creative expression, reaching and teaching underserved audiences (e.g., ethnic or religious minorities, LGBTI, youth, or women – or promoting awareness of their issues), and encouraging respect of cultural and social diversity, pluralism and equity in cultural life and policy. Foster Turkish and U.S. Ties: Proposals for programs developing English language teaching/learning, cross-cultural awareness and understanding, STE(A)M education among Turkish youth, and which encourage study in the United States will be considered under this category.
Funding Agency: Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Deadline: July 13, 2020
Amount: $80,000
For more information: https://tr.usembassy.gov/education-culture/grant-opportunities/
Regional Food Safety Efforts in Africa
Program Overview: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service’s (FAS) Strategic Plan by engaging with international institutions and member countries to strengthen the rules-based trading system. Specifically, this NOFO will support the efforts of African Regional Economic Communities (RECs), beginning with the Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) in establishing or supporting a network of food safety actors in the region, as well as provide technical support to drive harmonization and convergence of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards based on science and aligned with Codex Alimentarius. This project will build upon and enhance the partnership between USDA and ECOWAS, as well as other RECs, to advance SPS capacity building as part of African Member States’ commitments to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). While there is demonstrated political will to expand intra-regional agricultural trade, African countries face several challenges to achieve this objective. Significant progress is being made towards achieving regional integration which has contributed to reductions in tariffs. However, the application of non-tariff measures (NTMs), such as SPS measures remain an impediment to effective trade and to meeting ratified countries’ obligation under the World Trade Organization (WTO) SPS agreement. These SPS measures are the foundation for safe trade, as they have the critical function of protecting countries from risks to public health, and to animal and plant life and health. Weak capacities to enforce SPS measures can result in a country’s exclusion from key markets, and poorly applied procedures can result in unnecessary costs, creating inefficiencies in the trading system. Reducing these bottlenecks is an important aspect of trade facilitation. The AfCFTA will go into effect later this year to create the largest free trade block in the world consisting of 54 nations. Implementation of Annex 7 on SPS of the AfCFTA highlights the pressing need to support regional SPS strengthening activities for African countries to meet their obligations and realize the economic benefits of the agreement. The proposal is to assist Regional Economic Communities and their Members States to strengthen common national legislation and regulations that are based on science and international standards to facilitate the trade in agricultural products.
Objectives: USDA/FAS is seeking partners with whom to collaborate towards the support of RECs in the implementation of concrete capacity building projects and programs, at both regional and national levels, and encouraging Member States to: adopt international standards, strengthen collaboration, harmonize SPS standards, and help the continent achieve trade and development goals under the Malabo Declaration and the AfCFTA. The project should define alignment with the World Trade Organization SPS Agreement and the International Standard Setting Bodies (ISSB): Codex, OIE and IPPC. In addition, the project should seek to complement and strengthen linkages to other regional efforts to advance food safety, such as laboratory capacity building, integrated data collection platforms and high-level dialogue. Food testing laboratories are a critical element of the food safety system in helping both government and industry verify food contaminants. Further, the lack of analytical capacity prevents health authorities from making informed policy decisions based on risk. Finally, marshaling of political will require strong communication and advocacy at all levels from national to continental with decision-makers to ensure that food safety modernization linkages with trade and development are clear and investments in both human and financial resources are prioritized. Phase One of the program will focus on working with ECOWAS to strengthen and refine the Network of Food Safety Actors (“Network”), established in 2015, and provide support to their coordination efforts within the region, including annual Network meetings and outreach to improve communication between Member States on food safety concerns. Possible coordination and participation with other existing regional bodies, such as the West Africa Pesticide Regional Committee (WAPRC), to ensure the work done within the Network is being informed into the relevant work being done by the WAPRC. Desk review and consultations with agribusiness in the region to identify priority areas to strengthen private sector trade capacity in the region and understand the major food safety barriers to regional trade. Survey results will be published in a report. Based on feedback from stakeholders, including ECOWAS, the Network of Food Safety Actors and results from the agribusiness survey, in coordination with USDA, provide technical support to Member States through workshops; virtual meetings; technical assistance; online tools; and other communication methods. Topics could include risk-based measures for food safety. A set of policy guidelines will be developed for food safety and animal and plant health measures in coordination with the network and USDA in order to support country commitments to the AfCFTA’s Annex 7 on SPS. Phase two would take an analysis of best practices and lessons learned of current practices of integrated SPS systems, including from the Network, with a view to working with other RECs to support their current efforts, based on their identified needs, to build regional networks and SPS capacity for implementation of the AfCFTA.
Funding Agency: Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960
Deadline: July 1, 2020
Amount: $500,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-20-0019
Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Program Project Comorbidities, Coinfections, and Complications Research: Intervention and Cross-Cutting Foundational Research (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits grant applications that propose research that can be translated into interventions in order to reduce infection and transmission of HIV in patients with alcohol use disorders.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 17, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-20-009.html
George M. O’Brien Urology Cooperative Research Centers Program (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks applications for the George M. OBrien Urology Cooperative Research Centers Program (U54). This program will foster multi- and interdisciplinary collaboration between basic, translational, and clinical researchers with diverse expertise to address questions of underlying etiology and biological and clinical features of benign genitourinary conditions within the NIDDKs mission. In addition, the program will serve as a national resource for the larger urologic research community and provide opportunities for educational enrichment and engagement of investigators in pilot projects that target innovative science and researchers new to urology. All efforts will address the overall goal of improving prevention and clinical management of benign genitourinary disorders through research excellence, enhanced sharing of resources and access to core services, and establishment of a robust research community trained to address the Nations biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs for benign genitourinary conditions.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 4, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-20-008.html
Regenerative Medicine Innovation Project (RMIP) Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) participating Institutes and Centers, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeks highly meritorious clinical trial applications proposing to explore and enable the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine (RM) interventions using adult stem cells. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued as part of the Regenerative Medicine Innovation Project (RMIP), represents one step in fulfilling a statutory provision set forth in the 21st Century Cures Act. Applications submitted in response to this bi-phasic, milestone-driven cooperative agreement FOA are expected to propose highly innovative projects with a focus on solutions to widely-recognized issues in the development of safe and effective RM therapies. Of particular interest are projects using RM products that have undergone appropriate product development and pre-clinical studies and have demonstrated readiness to advance into clinical trials. This FOA seeks Phase I and beyond clinical trial applications that present a strong scientific rationale for the proposed clinical trial and a comprehensive scientific and operational plan. Trials must be relevant to the research mission of one or more participating NIH Institutes and Centers and meet the NIH definition of a clinical trial (see NOT-OD-15-015). Applications are expected to include plans for project management, participant recruitment and retention, performance milestones, conduct of the trial, and dissemination of results. Before the time of award and if applicable, successful applicants must obtain an Investigational New Drug (IND) authorization or Investigational New Device Exemption (IDE) approval to administer the product to humans. Successful applicants proposing the use of adult stem cells as a clinical intervention will be asked to make available representative samples of the source stem cell and clinical-grade stem cell-derived product for in-depth and independ
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 2, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-21-003.html
Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
The Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families’ Family and Youth Services Bureau announces the availability of funds under the Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (CSRAE) Program. The purpose of Title V Competitive SRAE is to fund projects to implement education exclusively on sexual risk avoidance that teaches youth participants to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity. The goals of CSRAE are to empower participants to make healthy decisions, and provide tools and resources to prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and youth engagement in other risky behaviors. Applicants are expected to submit plans for the implementation of sexual risk avoidance education that normalizes the optimal health behavior of avoiding non-marital sexual activity, with a focus being on the future health, psychological well-being, and economic success of youth. Successful applicants must agree to use medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations; implement an evidence-based approach integrating research findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity. The plans should address the social, psychological, and health gains to be realized by refraining from non-marital sexual activity and engaging in healthy relationships. The SRAE legislation requires unambiguous and primary emphasis and context for each of the topics to be addressed in program implementation. Additionally, there is a requirement that messages to youth normalize the optimal health behavior of avoiding non-marital sexual activity.
Funding Agency: Administration for Children & Families – ACYF/FYSB
Deadline: July 2, 2020
Amount: $450,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-TS-1821
Advancing HIV/AIDS Research through Computational Neuroscience FOA (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
This funding opportunity announcement invites computational HIV/AIDS research as it relates to NIDAs mission through collaborative research between investigators with experimental expertise related to HIV/AIDS and those with computational proficiency, including scientists from statistics, physics, mathematics, engineering, and computer science. An R01 research project should build on well-established computational strategies (theory, models, and methods) to investigate HIV-related neurocognitive deficits and neuropathogenesis in the context of substance use or substance use disorder (SUD).
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 6, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-21-013.html
Mid-Career Enhancement Awards to Integrate Basic Behavioral, Biomedical, and/or Social Scientific Processes (K18 No Independent Clinical Trials)
The OppNet Research Career Enhancement Award (K18) program invites applications from investigators who strive to expand their research trajectories through the acquisition of new knowledge and skills in the areas of basic psychological processes, sociological processes, and/or biomedical pathwaysexpertise that is beyond and enhances their current areas of expertise. The program will support research training and career development experiences and a small-scale research project that will provide experienced investigators with the scientific competencies required to conduct independent research projects that more thoroughly investigate interrelationships among behavioral, biological, endocrine, epigenetic, immune, inflammatory, neurological, psychological, and/or social processes. Eligible candidates are independent investigators at mid-career faculty rank or level.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 17, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-211.html
Mid-Career Enhancement Awards to Integrate Basic Behavioral, Biomedical, and/or Social Scientific Processes (K18 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
The OppNet Research Career Enhancement Award (K18) program invites applications from investigators who strive to expand their research trajectories through the acquisition of new knowledge and skills in the areas of basic psychological processes, sociological processes, and/or biomedical pathwaysexpertise that is beyond and enhances their current areas of expertise. The program will support research training and career development experiences and a small-scale research project that will provide experienced investigators with the scientific competencies required to conduct independent research projects that more thoroughly investigate interrelationships among behavioral, biological, endocrine, epigenetic, immune, inflammatory, neurological, psychological, and/or social processes. Eligible candidates are independent investigators at mid-career faculty rank or level.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 17, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-226.html
Learning, Analytics, and Knowledge Management Support in Kenya
Purpose: The purpose of this NOFO is to support ongoing applied research and analysis of U.S. government (USG) food security and economic growth programming in Kenya and East Africa. The proposed approach for conducting this applied analytical research should utilize a range of learning, analytics and knowledge management methodologies. The analytical research conducted should offer timely, relevant, and high-quality evidence for adaptive management, informed decision making and improved development outcomes in the agricultural sciences.
Program Overview: The Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) is the primary initiative under which the United States works with host governments, civil society and private sector partners to address the needs of smallholder farmers and agribusinesses related to global hunger and food security. The initiative emphasizes the empowerment of women and youth, environments for strong agricultural markets, the promotion of research and innovation for agricultural development and investments in nutrition. Specifically, the food security and economic growth programs in Kenya and the East Africa region focus on a range of programming to include: (1) supporting agricultural market systems by addressing economic growth, malnutrition and food insecurity, (2) expanding access to economic opportunities, including for women and youth, (3) addressing policy constraints and leveraging private sector resources for inclusive and resilient growth, (4) leveraging regional and international trade opportunities, and (5) supporting partnerships and learning around water security, systems and services. For these programs to be effective, the activities must be able to adapt in response to environmental, political, and market changes. Responsive and timely analytics are needed to support decision making and adaptation at program, private sector, community, county and multi-country levels.
Objective: Strengthen knowledge management, adaptive learning, and data-driven decision making to inform and adapt USG food security and economic growth programs in Kenya and East Africa using mixed methodologies to collect and analyze data, develop findings and present recommendations to decision makers.
Funding Agency: Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960
Deadline: July 31, 2020
Amount: $2,500,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-20-0018
Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (Clinical Trial Optional) (R01)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that stimulate innovation and advance understanding of when, where, and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care, irrespective of participants ancestral origins or sociodemographic status. Proposed projects should be broadly applicable to genomic medicine as a field, and yield findings of significance beyond a single disease, gene, or setting.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 13, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-20-036.html
Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (Clinical Trial Optional) (R21)
Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (Clinical Trial Optional) (R21) This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that stimulate innovation and advance understanding of when, where, and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care, irrespective of participants ancestral origins or sociodemographic status. Proposed projects should be broadly applicable to genomic medicine as a field, and yield findings of significance beyond a single disease, gene, or setting.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 13, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-20-037.html
U.S.-Rwanda Training Program and Mentorship Exchange on University Advancement and International Partnerships
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Embassy Kigali of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications for a cooperative agreement to organize a training program and mentorship exchange on university advancement and international partnerships for mid-career Rwandan higher education administrators during the 2020-21 academic years. Please carefully follow all instructions below.
Program Objectives: The U.S. Embassy in Kigali, through the Bureau of African Affair’s University Partnership Initiative (UPI), will fund a cohort-based training and mentorship exchange program for emerging higher education administrators in Rwanda during the 2020-21 academic year, focused on university advancement and international partnership. There is no shortage of interest among U.S. higher education institutions in establishing partnerships in Rwanda. While U.S. institutions and Rwandan colleges and universities make many initial connections and agree to a good number of formal collaborations, most of these MOUs “quickly start gathering dust,” in the words of one local administrator. Rwandan institutions describe difficulties identifying, cultivating, and sustaining the right type of international partnerships. They also express difficulties mobilizing resources for all campus operations, including in support of international partnerships. Early to mid-career administrators hold the keys not just to international collaboration in higher education, but also to better student outcomes and ultimately the success of the country’s ambitious transformation into a knowledge-based economy. Emerging administrators in Rwanda often do not have the practical know-how or support to take full advantage of the United States’ status as Rwanda’s preferred partner in higher education and the strong interest by many U.S. institutions, which often see Rwanda as an ideal learning environment across a variety of fields. If we can modernize the approach of Rwandan administrators toward university advancement and international partnerships, then these influential partners will be primed to make connections that will benefit students, schools, and society at large in both Rwanda and the United States. In coordination with Embassy Kigali, grant recipient will design and implement a training program and mentorship exchange for no less than six (6) emerging Rwandan higher education administrators, selected to create a diverse cohort representing both public and private institutions. Programming components may include but are not limited to the following: The cohort will participate in workshops in Kigali, focused on exploring best practices in university advancement and international partnerships. Local experts and visiting academics will lead focused conversations. Virtual exchanges will be one priority topic in order to tailor the program to the realities of the covid-19 era. Site visits will illustrate a variety of existing models, and highlight ongoing U.S.-Rwandan collaborations including CMU Africa, the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), and the University of Nebraska’s connection with the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA). Up to six U.S.-based higher education administrators will be selected to mentor the Rwandan participants individually or in small groups. Mentors will have experience and connections in both university advancement and international partnerships. Mentor selection will prioritize a diverse range of U.S. institutions. In the event that international travel continues to be impractical, the selection of mentors with first-hand experience in Rwanda or similar settings will be prioritized. If global conditions allow, mentors will visit Rwanda for one week to learn about their partner’s institution(s) and to speak with the full cohort. Visits will be scheduled non-concurrently over the academic year to maximize impact. Mentors will connected electronically with their partner(s) throughout the year and host their partner’s fellowship. In 2021, the Rwandan administrators will visit their mentor’s campus for a two-week fellowship. The program will focus on advancement and partnership best practices in action and be individualized to each administrator’s unique needs. The cohort will reunite to pitch partnership deals at a relevant opportunity, including NAFSA, AIEA, etc. Participants will be able to request program funding for a senior administrator from their institution to join them for a few days at their mentor’s campus and/or at the convention event. Upon return to Rwanda, the cohort will organize a one-day symposium on university advancement and international partnership in Kigali in fall 2021. The cohort will author and present a white paper on working-level best practices and higher-level policy and planning recommendations within the Rwandan higher education system. This paper should be prepared for eventual publication. Throughout the program, Rwandan administrators will receive training on grant writing and have the opportunity to compete for funding of up to $10,000 per project for proposals that either directly or indirectly facilitate a new U.S.-Rwanda higher education partnership.
Participants and Audiences: Jointly with grantee, U.S. Embassy Kigali will participate in selecting a diverse cohort of mid-career administrators representing a variety of Rwandan higher education institutions. This program will also actively engage senior administrators within the Rwanda higher education system and U.S. HEIs.
Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to Rwanda
Deadline: June 30, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #SRW-600-FY20-03
Fomenting research partnerships between the U.S. and the D.R.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo announces an open competition to support effective partnerships that will bolster and leverage U.S. – Dominican Republic higher education research collaboration and capacity building focused on issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including gender-based violence, public health, and access to education for vulnerable populations. Proposals should include at least one U.S. higher education institution and one Dominican higher education institution as joint implementers. The proposal should support the development of a sustainable and long lasting partnership between U.S. and Dominican higher education institutions and training and capacity building for Dominican students, faculty, and researchers.
Please carefully follow all instructions below: The U.S. Embassy, Santo Domingo seeks proposals from U.S. and/or Dominican-based higher education institutions that meet all eligibility requirements outlined below. Organizations should submit proposals via email to SantoDomingoGrants@state.gov by Monday, July 6, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
Project Purpose: The goal of this higher education research partnership program is to connect higher education institutions from the United States and the Dominican Republic to conduct joint research and capacity building focused on issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including gender-based violence, public health, and access to education for vulnerable populations. This program will increase research, dialogue and training for students, faculty and researchers at Dominican and U.S. higher education institutions. The project will provide training related to planning and implementing a research project and must include U.S. content as part of the proposal. Proposals should also include webinars that are open to the public and showcase the U.S. and Dominican higher education research partnership. Proposals must highlight how they plan on becoming sustainable following grant completion and evolve into a sustainable and long lasting partnership.
Participants and Audiences: Dominican and U.S. faculty, researchers and students who are conducting or will conduct research related to issues exacerbated by COVID-19 at higher education institutions.
Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to the Dominican Republic
Deadline: July 6, 2020
Amount: $25,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #S-DR860-20-NOFO-004