Minority Research Grant Program
The purpose of the Minority Research Grant Program (MRGP) to assist CMS in accomplishing its research and design (R&D) functions, particularly with respect to improving access and services for minority and under-served Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, enhancing the capacity of individual investigators to participate in CMS’ R&D programs, and enhancing the institutional capacity of minority serving institutions to serve as effective partners in CMS’ programs. The target audiences of the grant program are external researchers focused on Social Determinants of Health, and the goal is to leverage their expertise to identify best practices for reducing health disparities.
Funding Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Deadline: June 2, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=65390
Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01) Clinical Trials Required
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to fund well-controlled studies in support of a new indication or change in labeling of products to address unmet needs in rare diseases or conditions. Through the funding of efficient and innovative clinical studies evaluating safety and/or efficacy, FDA expects to increase the number of treatments for rare diseases with an unmet medical need and exert a broad and positive impact on rare disease drug development.
Funding Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Deadline: October 5, 2021
Amount: $10,000,000
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-21-001.html
Research Grants to Prevent Firearm-Related Violence and Injuries (R01)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC, Injury Center) is soliciting investigator-initiated research to understand and prevent firearm-related injuries, deaths, and crime. For the purposes of this announcement, firearm-related injuries, deaths, and crime include mass shooting incidents, other firearm homicides/assaults, firearm suicides/self-harm, unintentional firearm deaths and injuries, and firearm-related crime. The intent of this announcement is to support research to help inform the development of innovative and promising opportunities to enhance safety and prevent firearm-related injuries, deaths, and crime, and rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of innovative and promising strategies to keep individuals, families, schools, and communities safe from firearm-related injuries, deaths, and crime.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – ERA
Deadline: May 5, 2020
Amount: $650,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #RFA-CE-20-006
Supporting Primary Care to Advance Cardiovascular Health in States with High Prevalence of Preventable CVD Events (U18)
This initiative will fund the dissemination and implementation of PCOR clinical and organizational findings into primary care practices to improve healthcare quality with a focus on cardiovascular care. AHRQ is particularly interested in applications from States with the highest cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden. The initiative will accomplish this goal by catalyzing the development of a sustainable, State-based external primary care quality improvement (QI) support infrastructure to expand the States current and future capacity to disseminate and implement PCOR evidence into primary care practice.
Funding Agency: Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Deadline: May 25, 2020
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-20-002.html
Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative – Grants to States and Communities
Cooperative agreements under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI), are dedicated to the development and expansion of dementia-capable home and community-based service (HCBS) systems in States and Communities. There are two application options contained in this FOA, one for States (Option A) and the other for Communities (Option B). No entity would be eligible to apply for both State and Community options. The systems resulting from program activities under both program options will provide quality, person-centered services that help individuals remain independent and safe in their communities.
Funding Agency: Administration for Community Living
Deadline: April 22, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants
Rational Design of Vaccines Against Hepatitis C Virus (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support novel strategies for the rational design of vaccines against hepatitis C virus (HCV), to assess the vaccines for their ability to induce protective immune responses, and to select candidates for preclinical development and clinical testing. To this end, it will be critical to advance knowledge of the structural basis for broad immunological protection, and to elucidate correlates of HCV protection by leveraging samples from existing human cohorts and vaccine studies. This information will serve as a guide for the construction of new and improved candidate prophylactic HCV vaccines that will be assessed for immunogenicity and efficacy in appropriate animal models.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 15, 2020
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-019.html
Contraceptive Development Research Centers (CDRC) Program (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)
The primary purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support and facilitate multidisciplinary approaches towards the development of new and/or improved contraceptive methods for both men and women through the formation of a Contraceptive Research Development Center. This FOA also allows the inclusion of translational studies to facilitate the pre-clinical to clinical transition and increase the likelihood of clinical success. Additionally, it allows for behavioral and social science research projects to study contraceptive use and non-use of marketed products or products in clinical development. The Center will serve as a national resource for development of early stage investigators electing to pursue careers in contraceptive research.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 6, 2021
Amount: $1,300,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-21-011.html
Exploring the Roles of Biomolecular Condensates (BMCs) in HIV replication, latency, or pathogenesis in the context of substance use disorders (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
To support research projects exploring the roles of biomolecular condensates (BMCs) and their regulators in processes relevant to HIV/SIV infection, replication, latency, or pathogenesis in the context of substance use disorders. These processes could include studies exploring BMC involvement in HIV infection, HIV replication (including viral gene expression), HIV latency formation or maintenance (including chromatin structure), or HIV pathogenesis (including neurodegenerative processes). Studies could also include investigation of roles for BMCs or their regulators on host cell functions in the context of HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy, and/or exposure to addictive substances.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 20, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-21-004.html
Toward Translation of Nanotechnology Cancer Interventions (TTNCI) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), entitled “Toward Translation of Nanotechnology Cancer Interventions” (TTNCI), encourages applications for advanced pre-clinical research, supporting translation of nanotechnology-based cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. TTNCI awards are designed to mature experimental nanomedicines relying on “next-generation” nanoparticles and nano-devices which demonstrate strong potential to improve treatment effectiveness and/or tackle cancers that currently have a very limited arsenal of approved therapies or diagnostic strategies. TTNCI awards are expected to enable further development of proposed nanotechnology-based interventions to the stage in which they could continue on a developmental path towards the NCI Experimental Therapeutics (NExT) and other NCI translational programs.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 18, 2021
Amount: $475,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-116.html
Planning Projects for Clinical Trials on Effects of Sustained Reductions in Caloric Intake and Related Dietary Practices in Younger and Older Persons (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites applications for 3-year planning projects for trials in either of two age ranges (25 to 50 or ? 50 years of age) to determine the effects of sustained (e.g. 5-year) caloric restriction (CR) and other interventions that modify the amount, timing, or composition of nutrient intake on risk factors for aging-related conditions and mechanisms that may influence health span and longevity. Proposed projects must plan for trials with a minimum of three arms: a control group, a CR group, and at least one other nutritional intervention that modifies level, timing, or composition of nutrient intake. Narrower age ranges within the younger and older age groups may be proposed. The projects will support organizational, planning, and protocol development activities, addressing elements such as selection and design of interventions, recruitment, eligibility criteria, selection of pre-specified study outcomes, outcome ascertainment, behavioral interventions to achieve and maintain adherence, adherence measurement, and outcome analysis. The projects will also support pilot studies and data analyses needed for these planning activities.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 23, 2020
Amount: $700,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-016.html
Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (R35 – Clinical Trial Optional)
The Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) under this FOA is a grant to provide support for a program of research in an early stage investigator’s laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS. For the purpose of this FOA, a program of research is a collection of projects in the investigator’s lab that are relevant to the mission of NIGMS. The goal of MIRA is to increase the efficiency and efficacy of NIGMS funding. It is anticipated that this FOA will: Enable investigators to apply earlier in their independent research careers, allowing them to secure grant funding that will launch and sustain successful research careers. Enhance investigators’ ability to move into research areas that are distinct from those of their postdoctoral mentors, which could lead to new scientific discoveries. Increase the stability of funding for NIGMS-supported investigators, which could enhance their ability to take on ambitious scientific projects and approach problems more creatively. Increase flexibility for investigators to follow important new research directions as opportunities arise, rather than being bound to specific aims proposed in advance of the studies. More widely distribute funding among the nation’s highly talented and promising investigators to increase overall scientific productivity and the chances for important breakthroughs. Reduce the time spent by researchers writing and reviewing grant applications, allowing them to spend more time conducting research. Enable investigators to devote more time and energy to mentoring trainees in a more stable research environment.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 3, 2022
Amount: $250,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-117.html
Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant
The Agency will make grants to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations, (such as States, counties, cities, townships, and incorporated towns and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts, and Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations) to provide associations Technical Assistance and/or training with respect to essential community facilities programs. The Technical Assistance and/or training will assist communities, Indian Tribes, and Nonprofit Corporations to identify and plan for community facility needs that exist in their area. Once those needs have been identified, the Grantee can assist in identifying public and private resources to finance those identified community facility needs.
Funding Agency: Utilities Programs
Deadline: April 30, 2020
Amount: $150,000
For more information: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-20/pdf/2020-03270.pdf
BRAIN Initiative: Standards to Define Experiments Related to the BRAIN Initiative (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications to develop standards that describe experimental protocols that are being conducted as part of the BRAIN Initiative. It is expected that applications will solicit community input at all stages of the process. It is recommended that the first step of standard development will involve sharing data between different key groups in the experimental community in order to ensure that the developing standard will cover the way that all of those groups are collecting data. The developed standard is expected to be made widely available.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 2, 2021
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-20-128.html
NM Plant Conservation and Restoration Management
To include, but not be limited to, such things as: habitat management to restore keystone wildlife and game species habitats; work with growers to continue to develop genetically appropriate native plant material for habitat restoration use; studies to improve the effectiveness of conservation restoration efforts to include such things as plant ecological and ecophysiological studies, seed bank persistence, plant propagation and development of agronomic production practices, and trait and/or seed source evaluations as well as seeding treatment and tool development; pollinator studies; and public education programs and outreach to include such things as development of information bulletins, handbooks, webinars, and apps., that also increase the Citizen Science nexus with BLM and partners
Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: April 27, 2020
Amount: $300,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #L20AS00060
NM Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management
Improve access to and use of heritage resources, and promote their educational, scientific, cultural, and recreational values in a manner that meets U.S. Department of Interior priorities and Cultural Heritage and Paleontology Program goals. Individual projects shall meet one or more objectives: 1. Conduct studies, including inventory, excavation, records research, and collections-based research to improve the understanding of America¿s natural and cultural history; 2. Monitor at-risk heritage resources to track trends in condition and project effectiveness; 3. Stabilize at-risk heritage resources; 4. Train future cultural resource management practitioners and paleontologists through research projects, field schools and internships that capitalize on BLM heritage resources; 5. Assist with cultural heritage data and records management activities such as organizing, maintaining, and scanning site and survey records; creating, digitizing and maintaining geospatial data; and performing data entry; and 6. Preserve existing collections at recognized curation facilities through such activities as archival housing, stabilization or conservation; 7. Promote engagement with Native American communities and foster partnerships with tribal governments and programs; 8. Promote public engagement, learning opportunities, and archaeological and/or paleontological ethics through heritage resources education and outreach programs, events, and products; 9. Conduct studies directed at determining impacts to heritage resources caused by activities such as prescribed fire, juniper control projects, vegetation removal by chaining or any land disturbing activity; 10. Stabilize at-risk historic structures; 11. Develop and maintain historic sites with interpretive and educational potential.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: April 27, 2020
Amount: $75,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #L20AS00058
NM Wildlife Resource Management
Inventory, maintenance, restoration, and conservation of species and their habitats in cooperation with Federal and State wildlife agencies and other partner organizations in order to ensure the health of public lands for future generations. Projects to include, but would not be limited to: vegetation restoration; control/eradication of noxious and/or invasive weed species; reduction of catastrophic wildfire risk; improvement of habit resiliency and connectivity across jurisdictional boundaries; identifying areas to improve hunting and wildlife recreational opportunities; monitoring of priority habitat areas through maintaining data sets and geospatial information; analysis of the impacts of Federal land and water management actions on wildlife habitat; educational outreach activities to inform the public of the effects of drought, wildland fire, unusual weather events, and insects/disease on the preservation of wildlife.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: April 27, 2020
Amount: $20,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #L20AS00062
Multidisciplinary Studies to Improve Understanding of Influenza Transmission (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for collaborative, multidisciplinary research to comprehensively investigate the dynamics and drivers of influenza transmission between humans. This FOA will support research to: (1) improve detection and sampling of influenza viral particles from the air; (2) develop novel assays to assess viability and infectivity of influenza viral particles collected from the air; and (3) comprehensively evaluate the contribution of viral, host, physical, and environmental factors to influenza transmission between humans.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 23, 2020
Amount: $6,000,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-008.html
National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental or Substance Use Disorders or Alcohol Disorder (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this FOA is to: accelerate innovative drug and device discovery; develop pharmacologic and neuromodulatory tools for basic and clinical research on mental health, substance use disorders (SUDs) or alcohol use disorder (AUD); develop and validate tools (pharmacologic or neurostimulation) in support of experimental therapeutic studies of innovative new candidates for mental disorders,
SUDs or AUD; and support early-stage human studies to rapidly assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics of promising drug candidates/devices and new indications for novel Investigational New Drug (IND)-ready agents or Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)-ready devices for the treatment of mental disorders, SUDs or AUD. This FOA encourages applications to advance the discovery, preclinical development, and proof of concept (PoC) testing of new, rationally based candidate agents and neurostimulation approaches to treat mental disorders, SUDs or AUD, and to develop novel ligands and circuit-engagement devices as tools to further characterize existing or to validate new drug/device targets. Partnerships between academia and industry are strongly encouraged.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 25, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-119.html
Three-Dimensional (3D) Human Biomimetics for Infectious Diseases (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will establish Human Biomimetics for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Research Centers (Biomimetics CRCs) focused on multidisciplinary research advancing and/or developing innovative in vitro human-cell- or -tissue-derived three-dimensional (3D) models for basic and translational research on infectious diseases.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 29, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-009.html
NM Threatened and Endangered Species
Conservation of various species, to include federally-listed, candidate and Bureau sensitive species. Conservation includes, but is not limited to, gaining knowledge about species and their habitats, providing for protection or management of species and their habitats, augmenting species, restoring, and enhancing rare species habitat.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: April 27, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # L20AS00061
NM Recreation and Visitors Services
Recreation and Visitor Services Program oversees a broad and complex set of recreation related programs, which provide a multitude of recreation opportunities and experiences. These recreation resources and visitor services support strong local economies and public land conservation. As BLM works to enhance recreational opportunities for the American family, we strive to remain a good neighbor and partner.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: April 27, 2020
Amount: $100,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # L20AS00059
Alzheimers Disease Sequencing Project Functional Genomics Consortium (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports concerted efforts that take a multipronged, team science strategy and apply high throughput, genome-wide approaches to systematically discover and characterize functional genomic and epigenomic elements; and elucidate and validate their functional roles and mechanisms of action underpinning the heterogeneity, pathogenesis, and progression of Alzheimers disease andrelated dementias (AD/ADRD).
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 1, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-006.html
Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant – Disaster Relief Act 2019 Grant Funds
Agency is seeking applications that are related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 and other natural disasters. The Agency will make grants to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations, (such as States, counties, cities, townships, and incorporated towns and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts, and Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations) to provide associations Technical Assistance and/or training with respect to essential community facilities programs. The Technical Assistance and/or training will assist communities, Indian Tribes, and Nonprofit Corporations to identify and plan for community facility needs that exist in their area. Once those needs have been identified, the Grantee can assist in identifying public and private resources to finance those identified community facility needs.
Funding Agency: Utilities Programs
Deadline: April 30, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-02-20/pdf/2020-03309.pdf
FDA’s National Curriculum Standard Development and Training Delivery and Development (U18) Clinical Trial Not Allowed
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Office of Training, Education, and Development (OTED) is announcing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for a Cooperative Agreement. The goals of this Cooperative Agreement are to continue the development of the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) National Curriculum Standard (NCS) curriculum frameworks for regulatory stakeholders with the capacity to expand into other program areas as directed; further work and research on the development and validation of competency statements; and revise, develop and deliver courses to FDA stakeholders nationwide (other federal, state, local, tribal and territorial regulators). All of these activities are intended to help ensure the appropriate training of regulatory stakeholders. Under FSMA Section 209, FDA is directed to improve the training of state, local, territorial and tribal food safety officials and set standards and administer training and education programs to ensure a competent work force doing comparable work.
Funding Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Deadline: April 28, 2020
Amount: $1,500,000
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-20-024.html
National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental or Substance Use Disorders or Alcohol Disorder (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to accelerate innovative drug and device therapies translation from discovery to early human studies. Studies responsive to this FOA will develop pharmacologic and neuromodulatory tools for basic and clinical research on mental health disorders, substance use disorders (SUDs) or alcohol addiction; develop and validate tools (pharmacologic or neurostimulation) in support of experimental therapeutic studies of innovative new candidates for mental disorders; and support early-stage human studies to rapidly assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics of promising drug candidates/devices and new indications for novel Investigational New Drug (IND)-ready agents or Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)-ready devices for the treatment of mental disorders, SUDs or alcohol addiction.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 25, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-118.html
Limited Competition: Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIMHD invites applications from eligible institutions to establish a national coordinating center (CC) for NIMHD-funded Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMIs). The primary goals of RCMI Specialized Centers are to: (1) enhance institutional research capacity within the areas of basic biomedical, behavioral, and/or clinical research; (2) enable all levels of investigators to become more successful in obtaining competitive extramural support, especially from NIH, particularly on diseases that disproportionately impact minority and other health disparity populations; (3) foster environments conducive to career enhancement with a special emphasis on development of early career investigators; (4) enhance the quality of all scientific inquiry and promote research on minority health and health disparities; and (5) establish sustainable relationships with community-based organizations that partner with RCMI centers. The RCMI CC will work closely with key personnel at all RCMI sites and with NIMHD staff to promote and facilitate communication and collaboration across RCMI sites nationwide to help them collectively achieve these RCMI program objectives. The RCMI CC will be responsive to requests generated by RCMI site key personnel, NIMHD, NIH, the scientific community, and the general public. Eligible applicant institutions for this FOA are limited to those currently funded by the RCMI program through RFA-MD-17-003, RFA-MD-17-006, or RFA-MD-18-012.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 5, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-20-007.html
BJA FY 20 Second Chance Act Training and Technical Assistance Program
SCA funding helps jurisdictions around the country develop, implement, and test strategies and programs to assist youth and adults as they transition out of detention and incarceration and reenter their communities. Using SCA appropriations, BJA and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) award grants directly to state and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations to provide and improve reentry services with the goal of reducing recidivism.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Deadline: April 28, 2020
Amount: $3,000,000
For more information: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/bja-2020-17240
OVW Fiscal Year 2020 National Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center Call for Concept Papers
The National Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center (NDVHP TARC) will provide customized and intensive training and technical assistance to jurisdictions interested in implementing a domestic violence homicide prevention (DVHP) intervention. This project may develop and/or enhance a community assessment tool that will be used to assess a jurisdiction’s capacity to implement a DVHP intervention, maintain a resource center about existing and new DVHP interventions, and provide training, technical assistance, and resources for each of the professions, to include law enforcement, domestic violence victim service providers, prosecutors, judges and other court staff, involved in implementing a DVHP intervention.
Funding Agency: Office on Violence Against Women
Deadline: April 28, 2020
Amount: $3,000,000
For more information: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1252366/download
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) Wave 6 (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for the next 5-year cycle of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to include a sixth wave of data collection (Wave VI). Add Health is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of individuals primarily born from 1976 through 1982 who were first interviewed as adolescents in grades 7-12 (ages 12-19) in 1994-1995. Add Health respondents are now entering middle age. The goals for Add Health Wave VI are to: Re-interview Add Health cohort members in a combination of web-based and in-person modes, including aggressive non-response follow-up and oversamples of race/ethnic-minority and low-socioeconomic-status individuals. Re-visit cohort members for an in-home health exam that includes venous blood collection. Assay biological specimens for biomarkers of disease. Enrich measures in domains that may elucidate mid- and later-life health and disparities therein (e.g., cumulative stress, discrimination, work-life balance, caregiving). Clean, document, disseminate, archive (including storage of biological specimens for future study), and promote the Wave VI data to the scientific community for aging research.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 18, 2020
Amount: $4,500,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-008.html
Louisiana Conservation Delivery Technical Assistance, FY20
The Louisiana NRCS, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking support from natural resource conservation partners to work together to help enhance conservation delivery in Louisiana. The overall intent of this announcement is to solicit partnerships to help enhance the implementation of key conservation objectives and priorities outlined further in this document. Proposals will be accepted from entities delivering conservation programs and services in Louisiana for projects between one and five years in duration. NRCS anticipates the amount of funding available for this announcement will be up to approximately $5,000,000 awarded to multiple FY2020 recipients. All awards are subject to the availability of funds appropriated by Congress at the time of award. Proposals are requested from: City or township governments; County governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education); Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education); Private institutions of higher education; and Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education. All applicant categories must be capable of providing support in the State of Louisiana. This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions. Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant applications will be eliminated from competition and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. The Louisiana State Conservationist reserves the right not to fund any or all applications, or to only partially fund a proposal if the NRCS objectives can be reached with a reduced scope. NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single or multiyear applications submitted by eligible entities.
Key Dates: Applicants may submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time, 10:59pm Central Time April 27, 2020. For technical issues with Grants.gov, please contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts. Applications may also be sent via email must be sent to mellowdee.tibbs@usda.gov with a copy to Theresa.killings@usda.gov Applications may also be sent via express mail, overnight courier service, or the United States Postal Service to the following address: USDA-NRCS, Mellowdee Tibbs, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302.
Funding Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: April 27, 2020
Amount: $5,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-LA-MULTI-20-GEN0010696
NM Invasive and Noxious Plant Management
Collaboratively manage and coordinate treatments, inventories, monitoring, education and outreach, and prevention activities to control new infestations and treatment to remove existing infestations of noxious weeds and invasive species in order to gain efficiencies across multiple jurisdictions.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: April 27, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # L20AS00063
Tanzania Global Health Security Partner Engagement: Advancing Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health
The purpose of this NOFO is to support the implementation of programs and activities that focus on protecting and improving health globally and further implementing Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) through partnership with the Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC). CDC seeks to continue working collaboratively with partners and other United States Government (USG) agencies to achieve specific goals in three main strategic areas: prevent avoidable epidemics, detect threats early, and respond rapidly and effectively to potential events of concern for public health and health security. CDC, through this NOFO, will leverage and complement the MOHCDGEC resources in the following activities: promote national initiatives and frameworks that support International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) core capacities: detect and reduce biothreats, improve sharing of best practices, use of relevant tools to promote health security, strengthen accountability and transparency of data sharing, and participate in regional and international health security initiatives. The outcomes are to further strengthen capacities to prevent, detect, respond to potential events of concern for public health and health security and demonstrate improvement in at least 5 GHSA/IHR technical areas to a level of “Demonstrated Capacity” as measured by relevant health security assessment in line with GHSA 2024 Framework (https://www.ghsagenda.org/ghsa2024).
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: April 27, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # CDC-RFA-GH20-2101
Partnerships for the Development of Universal Influenza Vaccines (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications to support development of promising universal influenza vaccine candidates that protect against both influenza A and B viruses.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of health
Deadline: July 2, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-003.html
Strengthening Global Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) Network
Globally there is insufficient capacity to adequately prevent, detect and respond to public health issues. Field epidemiology networks have been assisting countries with developing and strengthening their public health workforce and are essential to strengthening health systems worldwide and achieving global public health objectives. The purpose of this announcement is to partner with an established Global Network and at least two established Regional Networks of public health training in target regions (Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific) to strengthen and sustain applied epidemiology.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: April 27, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # CDC-RFA-GH20-2108
Building and Strengthening Public Health Systems, Impact, and Capacity in Indonesia through Partner Collaboration
The purpose of this NOFO is to collaborate with implementing partners to support the Indonesia Government, primarily the Ministry of Health (MOH), to achieve Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) targets; implement International Health Regulations (IHR) core competencies; and prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats by targeting activities to strengthen capacity in four core public health areas: 1) Real-Time Surveillance and Reporting; 2) National Laboratory Systems; 3) Workforce Development; and 4) Emergency Management and Response. Projects considered for this NOFO should build upon the existing public health infrastructure. Activities should address recommendations from the 2017 Joint External Evaluation (JEE), align with the MOH Five Year Strategic Plan, and prioritize gaps identified in the 2018-2022 National Action Plan for Health Security. Recipients will work primarily and directly with partner governments, specifically the MOH and other government entities on the national, regional, and local levels. In addition, projects must incorporate monitoring and evaluation of overall program performance and the progress of projects or activities, including implementation of the GHSA targets.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: April 27, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # CDC-RFA-GH20-2120
Accelerating Sustainability of Public Health Systems in India to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Other Public Health Emergencies
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) is to strengthen district, state and national public health systems in India to sustain and continue advancement of Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) priorities to prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats across the country. This NOFO will help augment and transition GHSA assisted activities increasingly to Government of India (GoI) including, but not limited to the following Ministry of Family Health and Welfare (MoHFW) institutions: National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC); National Health Mission (NHM); and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Other key institutions include the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAD); the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA); and the All Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS). This NOFO will focus on supporting logistical and technical requirements in five core public health capacities among these GoI institutions: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); workforce development capacity; surveillance and outbreak response; safe laboratory systems and diagnostics; public health emergency response capacity. Also, this NOFO will support GHSA governance efforts within the GoI for effective implementation of GHSA activities and International Health Regulations (IHR) compliance.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: April 27, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-GH20-2091
Enhancing Global Health Security: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to build upon activities funded by CDC to support Global Health Security (GHS) through implementation of programs and activities that focus on protecting and improving health globally through partnerships with Ministries of Health and other governmental institutions. After five years of implementing and strengthening global health security systems, the USG will continue to advance prevent, detect, and respond strategies to mitigate threats. This NOFO’s main outcomes are to: Improve prevention of avoidable epidemics including naturally occurring outbreaks and intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens; Improve ability to rapidly detect threats early, including detecting, characterizing, and reporting emerging biological threats; and By responding rapidly and effectively to public health threats of international concern.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: April 27, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-GH20-2110
Strengthening Global Health Security by implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) and the Global Health Security Agenda in Nigeria
Nigeria has a projected estimated population size of 203,452,505 (July 2018), which makes Nigeria the most populous nation in Africa. The country’s National Health Act 2014 (NHA 2014) was signed into law on October 31, 2014 and provides a legal framework for the regulation and management of Nigeria’s national health system, however, much work is needed to operationalize the law. Monitoring and mitigating recurring infectious disease outbreaks, as well as detecting and controlling emerging infectious diseases, will be impacted by multiple factors that include inadequate surveillance and response systems, weakened or non-existent infrastructure and health systems and poor coordination among stakeholder agencies. Nigeria is a major gateway to many global destinations. In July 2014, the index case in the Nigeria Ebola Virus disease outbreak arrived at the international airport in Lagos, Nigeria. This index patient potentially exposed 72 persons at the airport and the hospital where he was admitted. The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), with guidance from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), declared an Ebola emergency and rapidly implemented a response using all available public health assets and resources. An Ebola Incident Management Center (a precursor to the current Emergency Operations Center) was established to rapidly respond to the 2014 outbreak. Using an Incident Management System (IMS) to coordinate the response and consolidate decision making, largely contributed to helping contain the Nigeria outbreak early. In 2017, the WHO Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of International Health Regulations (2005) core capacities, a voluntary, collaborative and multi sectoral process to assess the country’s capacity to prevent, detect and rapidly respond to public health risks, was conducted in Nigeria. Findings from the JEE highlighted strengths and weaknesses that currently exist in preparedness and response to public health emergencies in Nigeria across 19 technical areas. A National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS), a 5-year strategic plan developed collaboratively with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria and based on the principles of ‘One Health’, was developed in 2019 and seeks to strengthen IHR core capacities based on gaps identified by the JEE and other health security assessments conducted in Nigeria. The NAPHS covers all the 19 technical areas of the JEE required to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats. The JEE exercise identified the priorities for the improvement and development of Nigeria’s health security capacities as follows: The passage and implementation of the NCDC Bill; The establishment of a multi-sectoral One Health coordination mechanism at Federal, State, and LGA levels; Strengthening of laboratory capacity; Scaling up implementation of the integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) program; Development and implementation of a comprehensive public health workforce strategy; Enhancing the EOC/incident management system at the federal level and strengthening sub-national rapid response teams; and Designation of points of entry.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: April 27, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # CDC-RFA-GH20-2126
Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces the availability of up to $10 million in competitive grants to assist communities with extremely high energy costs. The grant funds may be used to acquire, construct, or improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities where the average annual residential expenditure for home energy exceeds 275% of the national average. Eligible projects also include on-grid and off-grid renewable energy projects and the implementation of energy efficiency and energy conservation projects for eligible communities. Projects cannot be for the primary benefit of a single household or business. Grant funds may not be used for the preparation of the grant application, operating costs, or for the purchase of any equipment, structures, or real estate not directly associated with the provision of community energy services.
Funding Agency: Utilities Program
Deadline: April 27, 2020
Amount: $300,000
For more information: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/high-energy-cost-grants
Improve and strengthen the Nigerian National Public Health Institutes management capacity and public health functions
Recurring infectious disease outbreaks, Nigeria’s population, inadequate allocation to healthcare in annual appropriations, inadequate surveillance, weakened or non-existent health infrastructure and systems and poor coordination among stakeholder agencies have all contributed to the weaknesses highlighted in the JEE. This impacts on the country’s preparedness to respond to public health emergencies. The purpose of this NOFO is to provide technical assistance and support the ability of the NPHI to implement programs focusing on protecting and improving health through addressing the gaps and weaknesses identified in the JEE.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: April 27, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # CDC-RFA-GH20-2098