Global Health Security through Strengthened Community Based Surveillance
To expand Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) to the community level. Currently IDSR surveillance with documentation and reporting exist from National, Regional, District to Health Zones. The last level is at the Health Zone or Community Health Post Level. Expansion of IDSR beyond the health zone level will allow documentation and reporting of IDSR priority diseases and specific health events from specific communities or villages by village volunteers or village alert committees (CVACs).
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: May 11, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-GH20-2118
Research Towards Developing a Cure for HBV in HIV/HBV Co-Infection (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications for support of innovative basic, translational, and clinical research to identify and address the challenges to achieving hepatitis B virus (HBV) cure in the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 7, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-20-121.html
Advancing Vaccine Science to Improve Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes for People Living With or Without HIV (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite applications for innovative clinical, and preclinical/translational research to develop therapeutic vaccine strategies to improve treatment outcomes of active tuberculosis (TB) in the presence or absence of HIV co-infection.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 28, 2020
Amount: $800,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-010.html
NIAMS Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Centers (P30 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) requests applications for the NIAMS Resource-based Centers Program (P30) for skin biology and diseases research areas within its mission. The Resource-based Centers will provide critical research infrastructure, shared facilities, services, and/or resources to groups of investigators conducting research on skin biology and diseases, enabling them to conduct their independently-funded individual and/or collaborative research projects more efficiently and/or more effectively, with the broad overall goal of accelerating, enriching, and enhancing the effectiveness of ongoing basic, translational, and clinical research and promoting new research within the NIAMS mission.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: August 11, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AR-21-003.html
Harnessing Natural Killer (NK) Cells to Prevent, Control, or Eradicate HIV (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support basic, translational, and clinical research to improve the understanding of the effector or immunoregulatory potentials of NK cells for HIV prevention, control and/or eradication.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 28, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-016.html
BJA FY 20 Supporting Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agency Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program
The Supporting Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agency Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (SRA-BWC) directly supports key priorities of the Department of Justice by promoting the safety of law enforcement officers and citizens by strengthening the means for evidence capture and by contributing to improved justice outcomes. Both formal research publications and testimonials by law enforcement executives have shown that BWCs, when properly implemented, contribute myriad benefits to law enforcement organizations, their personnel, and the communities they serve. BWC use can have a moderating effect on citizens’ behavior; has been shown to reduce use-of-force incidents and citizen complaints; and can help strengthen mutual respect and civility in citizen police interactions. Digital footage from BWCs can provide critical visual and audio records of interactions. The benefits of BWCs can be optimized when properly implemented as part of a deliberate program of carefully thought-out policies and practices in coordination with broader agency missions, including officer safety, accountability, increased disparity, training, and efficiency. Program funds under this solicitation are intended to be awarded to a single provider organization that will administer a competitive solicitation for funds to small and rural law enforcement agencies and provide training and technical assistance to subawardee agencies. The goal of the program is to provide much needed assistance to small and rural law enforcement agencies that are often underserved, face unique challenges, and often are not fully competitive for direct site awards, including direct award grant programs such as the Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies (BWC-PIP). By providing an opportunity to apply for sub-awards under the SRA-BWC, rural agencies will be able to secure BWCs and access needed support though training and technical assistance tailored to fit their unique needs. This will be accomplished without burdening these small and rural agencies with the administrative, fiscal, and reporting demands that are attendant to direct federal awards.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Deadline: May 5, 2020
Amount: $10,000,000
For more information: https://bja.ojp.gov/BWCRural20
FY 2020 AmeriCorps Tribes Grants
AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps member is an individual who engages in community service through an approved national service position. Members may receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, members earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust that members can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans.
Funding Agency: Corporation for National and Community Service
Deadline: May 6, 2020
For more information: https://www.nationalservice.gov/grants-funding/funding-resources/cncs-funding-opportunities-resources
Engineering Immunity to HIV-1 Through Next Generation Vaccines (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to pair Bioengineers and Immunologists to leverage emerging innovative knowledge in physical and computational science for the design and development of an HIV-1 vaccine.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 28, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-015.html
FY 2020 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Innovation in Child Protection
This announcement is for submissions related to innovation in child protection programming. PRM seeks innovation proposals that advance global knowledge and response for early childhood development to build the resilience of refugee children on the move. PRM will prioritize submissions that contribute to a broader evidence-base and build upon current standards to document good approaches or practice for the wider humanitarian community. Because of PRM’s mandate to provide protection, assistance, and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict, PRM will consider funding only those projects that include a target beneficiary base of at least 50 percent refugees.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration
Deadline: May 4, 2020
Amount: $800,000
For more information: https://www.state.gov/funding-opportunities/funding-opportunity-announcements/
Regional Food System Partnerships
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) grant program. AMS will competitively award grants to eligible applicants for projects that support partnerships to plan and develop local or regional food systems. It is anticipated that approximately $10 million, less USDA administrative costs, will be available to fund applications under this solicitation. The final amount available is subject to Congressional action. RFSP is implemented through two project types: Planning and Design, the awards for which range from $100,000 to $250,000, and Implementation and Expansion, the awards for which range from $250,000 to $1,000,000. A 25 percent cash match of total Federal funds is required. Partnerships are eligible to apply to RFSP. A partnership is an agreement between one or more eligible entities and one or more eligible partners. See the RFA section 3.0 for more information. An application may be submitted by an eligible entity or an eligible partner on behalf of the partnership. The partnership must specify in its application which organization(s) in the partnership are responsible for receiving and managing the award. All applicants must be domestic entities owned, operated, and located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Tribal Governments.
Funding Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service
Deadline: May 11, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-AMS-TM-RFSP-G-20-0009
BJA FY 20 Academic-based Drug Field Testing and Training Initiative
Currently, crime and forensics labs across the country are overwhelmed. This backup can often lead to delays in forensic lab testing and analysis, leading to a ripple effect of delayed prosecution and adjudication throughout the system. While some forensic analysis must be conducted in a laboratory environment, other methods are emerging, like rapid drug testing, that can be performed in the field. Currently, a lack of training and technical assistance related to the development and implementation of these technologies and techniques at the local level exists. This program seeks to fill that void. Under this program, BJA will select an applicant to establish a pilot program to develop a nationwide training model, led by an accredited institution of higher learning, pertaining to available rapid identification technology and scientifically sound field collection and testing methods which can be used when drugs are discovered in the field. The training should support evidence collection and testing technologies and methods that are reliable within State and Local court system.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Deadline: May 8, 2020
Amount: $1,800,000
For more information: https://bja.ojp.gov/DFT20
Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in Kenya
For over forty years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has partnered with the Government of Kenya (GoK) to protect the health of the Kenyan people and strengthen health systems. The United States Government remains the largest investor in Kenya’s health sector. This investment includes PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), GHSA (Global Health Security Agenda), Malaria, TB, Immunizations and Influenza. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to build upon activities funded by CDC to support USG global health priorities in Kenya through implementation of programs and activities that focus on strengthening public health programs. 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; Respond rapidly and effectively to public health threats of international concern; Strengthen implementation science programs and platforms to improve health outcomes.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: May 11, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-GH20-2115
FY 2020 Community Solutions Program
Executive Summary: The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs invites proposal submissions for the FY 2020 Community Solutions Program in Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct this international leadership program. Created in 2010, the Community Solutions Program is a global initiative that supports engaged community leaders, ages 25-38, working to address economic, environmental, political, and social challenges confronting their local communities. Community Solutions Fellows will undertake a four- to six-month U.S.-based fellowship program in public institutions, government offices, state legislatures, social incubators, businesses, or non-profit organizations, working with seasoned community leaders on pre-defined substantive issues of mutual interest. The program will include a robust on-line and blended leadership training component and assist participants in the design and implementation of post-fellowship projects in their home countries. The program will also support overseas travel for approximately 10-15 American hosts and program alumni to work with Community Solutions participants on community engagement projects.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: May 8, 2020
Amount: $2,500,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations
FY 2020 Professional Fellows Program
Executive Summary: The Professional Fellows Division (ECA/PE/C/PF) of the Office of Citizen Exchanges at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invites proposal submissions for the FY 2020 Professional Fellows Program (PFP). The Professional Fellows Program will bring leaders, ages 25-40, to the United States from countries in Africa (AF), East Asia and the Pacific (EAP), Europe and Eurasia (EUR), the Middle East and North Africa (NEA), South and Central Asia (SCA), and the Western Hemisphere (WHA). The Professional Fellows Program is a two-way global exchange program designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting and sustainable partnerships between emerging leaders from foreign countries and the United States.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: May 8, 2020
Amount: $1,686,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations
Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards (Emergency Supplement – Clinical Trial Optional)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hereby notify the applicant community that funds may be available for applications based on a presidentially declared disaster under the Stafford Act, a public health emergency declared by the Secretary, HHS, or other local, regional or national disaster. Applications in response to Emergency Guide Notices will be routed directly to the NIH awarding component signed on to the Emergency Guide Notice. Only applications submitted in response to an Emergency Guide Notice published by an Institute or Center (IC) will be allowed to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 7, 2025
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-20-135.html
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Real Time Pressure Mapping to Reduce Risk of Pressure Ulcers
The purpose of NIDILRR’s Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Under this particular DRRP priority, the grantee will conduct research to refine or develop sensor-based technologies to detect conditions that are associated with pressure ulcers (pressure, moisture, heat, friction, others) and provide real-time information about these conditions to people with disabilities.
Funding Agency: Administration for Community Living
Deadline: May 11, 2020
Amount: $350,000
For more information: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants
Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Challenge Grants is accepting applications for the Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants. Capital Projects support the design, purchase, construction, restoration, or renovation of facilities for humanities activities. Digital Infrastructure projects support the maintenance, modernization, and sustainability of existing digital scholarly projects and platforms. For both Capital Projects and Digital Infrastructure, expenditures must be shown to bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly.
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: May 15, 2020
Amount: $750,000
For more information: https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/infrastructure-and-capacity-building-challenge-grants
NIAMS Resource-based Centers for Bone, Muscle and Orthopaedic Research (BMOR) (P30 – Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) requests applications for the NIAMS Resource-based Centers Program (P30) for rheumatic diseases research areas within its mission. The Resource-based Centers will provide critical research infrastructure, shared facilities, services, and/or resources to groups of investigators conducting research on rheumatic diseases, enabling them to conduct their independently-funded individual and/or collaborative research projects more efficiently and/or more effectively, with the broad overall goal of accelerating, enriching, and enhancing the effectiveness of ongoing basic, translational, and clinical research and promoting new research within the NIAMS mission.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: August 11, 2020
Amount: $500,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AR-21-004.html
Workshop Connecting Women and Youth-led Indian Businesses with Established American Defense Corporations
Participating entrepreneurs will effectively participate in defense expos, as evidenced by surveys conducted three months after the workshop. Participating entrepreneurs are equipped to advance MOUs, contracts, partnerships, investment and acquisitions within twelve months of the program. Participants are empowered to facilitate their firms’ access to funding and incubation opportunities.
Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: May 9, 2020
Amount: $50,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #H-NOFO-20-102
United States and India: A joint vision for the Indo-Pacific
Establish closer and deeper working relationships among Indo-pacific partner countries, leveraging post-conference interviews with key participants, citing specific examples; Secure extensive coverage in both local and international print and electronic media focused on the U.S.-India engagement in the Indo-Pacific, and U.S. and Indian partnership with other countries in the region; particularly regional-language media coverage is important. Build a favorable opinion of U.S. foreign policy engagements and shared goals within the region.
Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to Indian
Deadline: May 9, 2020
Amount: $55,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #H-NOFO-20-100
Capacity Building of Duty Bearers for Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Persons
The project will create empowered, informed local officials who will increase the prosecution rate for criminals involved in TIP. The project will create a pool of trained civil society personnel who will carry forward anti-TIP training for diverse stakeholders.
Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: May 9, 2020
Amount: $65,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #H-NOFO-20-101
Radium Decontamination and Remediation of Facilities at Land Grant Universities Impacted by the US Bureau of Mines
The U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Central Hazardous Materials Fund (CHF) Program and the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (OEPC), is offering a one-time, competitive grant or grants that will fund radium decontamination and remediation of facilities located at any land-grant university that was contaminated by actions of the former United States Bureau of Mines. To be eligible, any receiving land-grant university must have been notified by Federal or state agencies that such contamination exceeds allowable levels for radium.
Funding Agency: Office of Surface Mining
Deadline: May 12, 2020
Amount: $12,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #S20AS00007
Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in Vietnam
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has partnered with the Government of Vietnam (GVN) since 1998 to improve and protect the health of the Vietnamese people. This includes PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), GHSA (Global Health Security Agenda), TB and Influenza. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to build upon activities funded by CDC to support USG global health priorities in Vietnam through implementation of programs and activities that focus on strengthening public health programs. 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. CDC is also committed to supporting the GVN to identify innovations, build technical public health capacity, and develop integrated, real-time information technology systems within all levels and sectors of the health system. 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; By responding rapidly and effectively to public health threats of international concern.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: May 11, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-GH20-2113
Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2021 (P2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The goal of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to advance the field of population dynamics research by increasing research impact, innovation, and productivity; developing junior scientists; and maximizing the efficiency of research support.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 30, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-21-010.html
Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARS)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 funds fora cooperative agreement with organizations with demonstrated experience and capacity of implementing community engagement methods and multi-sector partnerships to promote sexual health, advance community wellness, influence sexual health behavior and practices, and reduce STI disparities. In accordance with the Healthy People 2020 Goals for the nation, this FOA focuses on reducing the proportion of adolescents and young adults with Chlamydia trachomatis infections, reducing Chlamydia rates among females aged 15-44 years, reducing gonorrhea rates, reducing sustained domestic transmission of primary and secondary syphilis, congenital syphilis, GC incidence, and reducing the proportion of young adults with genital herpes infection due to herpes simplex type 2. In accordance with the Healthy People 2020 Goals for the nation, this FOA focuses on reducing the proportion of adolescents and young adults with Chlamydia trachomatis infections, reducing Chlamydia rates among females aged 15-44 years, reducing gonorrhea rates, reducing sustained domestic transmission of primary and secondary syphilis, congenital syphilis, GC incidence, and reducing the proportion of young adults with genital herpes infection due to herpes simplex type 2. The new FOA provides support in five focus areas. These focus areas are: (1) implementation of community engagement methods (e.g. community-based participatory research) to achieve health equity; (2) identification and implementation of systems and environmental change strategies that (a) promote sexual health and support healthy behaviors and (b) facilitate community-clinical linkages to build support for interventions to prevent and reduce STI disparities; (3) enhancement and sustainability of partnerships; (4) support for communication strategies to promote STD program successes and leverage additional resources for STI control and prevention; and (5) evaluation of the efficacy of this approach and intervention implementation. Measurable outcomes are: 1. Community Engagement: Community members actively participate in and are satisfied with Community Advisory Board (CAB); perceived power among CAB members; community social determinants of health priority are identified; community involved in design of interventions to reduce STD disparities; increased linkages with and access to target groups; 2. Identification and implementation of system and environmental strategies: Existing clinical resources identified; community priorities and effective community-designed interventions are implemented, evaluated, and sustained; positivity and treatment rates from community events and STD screenings are documented; decrease in exposure to social disorder (e.g., presence of trash, lack of community cooperation); decrease in risky sexual behavior; decrease in STD disparities; 3. Multi-sectorial partnerships: New and stable partnerships are formed; partner resources and influence are used to implement, evaluate, and community-designed interventions; 4. Communication: Increased awareness of STD disparities and sexual health issues through mixed-modal communication methods including social media; increased access to and use of community health resources and support services by target groups most impacted by STD disparities; increased access to and use of educational opportunities by target groups; implementation of effective health equity and sexual health communication methods. This FOA is designed to begin on September 30, 2020 and replaces FOA PS17-1707
Funding Agency: Center for Disease Control – NCHHSTP
Deadline: May 11, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-PS20-2008
Alzheimers Disease Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for P30 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). NIA-designated ADRCs serve as major sources of discovery into the nature of Alzheimers disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) and into the development of more effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis, care, and therapy. They contribute significantly to the development of shared resources that support dementia-relevant research, and they collaborate and coordinate their research efforts with other NIH-funded programs and investigators.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 15, 2020
Amount: $2,000,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-019.html
Gastrointestinal (GI) and Microbiome Explorers: Development of Swallowable Smart Pills or Devices for Precision Nutrition, Microbiome and Digestive Disease Applications (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support the development of tools/devices for sampling or monitoring of diet- GI (contents and mucosa) and microbial interactions (GI- Microbiome Explorer). It is anticipated that successful completion of the projects completed under this FOA will yield implementable devices/tools for gastroenterological research or other clinical applications, along with monitoring and sampling of GI contents and/or mucosa to examine diet-host-microbiome interactions for clinical research or diagnostic applications.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 8, 2021
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-133.html
Partnerships for Countermeasures against Select Pathogens (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit research applications for milestone-driven projects focused on preclinical development of lead candidate therapeutics, vaccines and related countermeasures against select NIAID Emerging Infectious Diseases/Pathogens. Applications must include a Product Development Strategy attachment and demonstrate substantive investment by at least one industrial participant.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 29, 2020
Amount: $1,050,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-028.html
Texas NRCS Project G.R.E.E.N.
The Texas NRCS Project G.R.E.E.N. (Growing Roots for Education, Environment and Nutrition) is an effort to challenge schools and school districts, both public and private, to establish vegetable and fruit gardens, rainwater harvesting systems, pollinator habitat and high tunnels across Texas. The simple act of planting a garden can help unite neighbors in a common effort and inspire locally led solutions to challenges facing our state. Challenges that can be addressed with locally led solutions can be diverse in both urban and rural settings. Addressing hunger with a garden can bring communities together and initiate other positive outcomes for people. Pollinator habitat planned with urban and rural gardens can provide an increase in harvest potential while providing food and habitat for declining insect communities in Texas. The Texas NRCS Project G.R.E.E.N. will provide technical and financial assistance to eligible schools or school districts, both public and private, to establish or improve gardens for food production, rainwater harvesting systems, gardens or habitat for attracting and maintaining pollinators like monarch butterflies and the establishment of high tunnels to extend the growing season of fruits and vegetables. Proposals will be accepted from schools and school districts, both public and private, for projects located in Texas. NRCS anticipates that the total amount awarded under this announcement in Federal fiscal year 2020 will be approximately $125,000. This opportunity is open to schools and school districts, both public and private, for competitive consideration of cooperative agreement awards for one year in duration.
Funding Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: April 30, 2020
Amount: $18,500
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-TX-PG-20-GEN0010731
Development of Wearable Smart Devices for Continuous Monitoring of Circulating Nutrients, Metabolites and Hormones (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to develop tools and devices that can continuously monitor a broader range of nutrients, metabolites and/or metabolic signals for advancing precision nutrition, microbiome, and circadian metabolism research.
Funding Agency: National institutes of Health
Deadline: June 8, 2021
Amount: $200,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-134.html
Kidney Technology Development Research Education Program (R25 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This FOA encourages applications from institutions that propose to establish research experiences in kidney technology development. Successful programs should include a collaborative capstone research or design project(s), innovative and/or ground-breaking technology development, multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary teamwork, education in entrepreneurship, product development and navigating regulatory pathways, and clinical immersion. The intent of this FOA is to recruit undergraduate students as participants and to engage students from engineering and technical domains, but applicants may also propose the inclusion of medical students, graduate students and/or dual-degree students (e.g., M.D./Ph.D.; Pharm.D./Ph.D.) prior to their qualifying exams and selection of Ph.D. mentor.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 22, 2020
Amount: $130,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-20-006.html
Defining Lineage Plasticity and Endogenous Regeneration Capacity of Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Tissues (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
To elucidate the capacity of cells residing in the postnatal DOC tissues to acquire developmental plasticity to undergo lineage reprogramming (trans-differentiation) in vivo in response to injury and other types of environmental stress, and to generate functionally-competent cells of alternative lineage(s).
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 31, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-20-006.html
Defining Lineage Plasticity and Endogenous Regeneration Capacity of Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Tissues (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
To elucidate the capacity of cells residing in the postnatal DOC tissues to acquire developmental plasticity to undergo lineage reprogramming (trans-differentiation) in vivo in response to injury and other types of environmental stress, and to generate functionally-competent cells of alternative lineage(s).
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 31, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-20-007.html
Postdoctoral Training in Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop clinician-scientists and others who will be leaders in the field of pediatric clinical pharmacology research. Individuals in these programs should receive training and experience in the methods and conduct of basic and clinical research, in order to qualify them to perform such studies independently.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 27, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-21-014.html
Improving Health Security and Building International Health Regulations core capacities in the Republic of Uganda
The purpose of this NOFO is to continue strengthening Uganda’s capacities for rapid detection and effective and efficient response to health threats, and evidence-based prevention for the spread of epidemic-prone human and zoonotic diseases nationally and across borders, in compliance with International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). The focus of this NOFO is based on those gaps outlined by the 2017 Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of Uganda’s Global Health Security (GHS) capacities that still need to be addressed despite subsequent progress, including but not limited to: – surveillance, laboratory, rapid response and countermeasures for priority human and zoonotic diseases including antimicrobial resistance, food safety, water and environmental health- multi-hazard multi-sectoral preparedness in connection with Uganda’s National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) – national legislation for, and operationalization of functional, real-time funding for health emergencies – establishing a national border health program- rolling out a functional electronic platform linking surveillance, laboratory, notification, emergency responses, reporting, and workforce tracking data related to human and zoonotic priority diseases, including antimicrobial resistance.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: May 12, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-GH20-2124
Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for the Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITC) for Aging Research program. The AITC program will serve as a national resource to promote the development and implementation of artificial intelligence approaches and technology through demonstration projects to improve care and health outcomes for older Americans, including persons with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 1, 2020
Amount: $2,500,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-009.html
NHGRI Technology Development Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications for the establishment of a Technology Development Coordinating Center for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The Coordinating Center will be responsible for enhancing integration between components of the NHGRI Genome Technology program by facilitating opportunities for collaborations and leading efforts to promote standards in genomic technologies. The Center will also disseminate program advances, develop resources and outreach strategies for engaging the broader biomedical research community, and manage an Opportunity Funds program to rapidly fund and support promising small-scale work that advances the development of innovative genomic technologies.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 24, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-20-019.html
Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium Collaborative Sites (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks both applications from established sites of the Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium (SPARCO) and applications from other Sub-Saharan African nations to become the Consortiums new sites. The renewed and expanded SPARCO including a Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC), up to 3 established sites and additional satellite sites, up to 3 new sites, and the associated Sickle Africa Data Coordinating Center (SADaCC) will together constitute the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Network. This network aims at developing a sustainable resource that will advance SCD-related epidemiologic, translational, and clinical studies.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 8, 2020
Amount: $100,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-21-009.html
Limited Competition: Sickle Africa Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
This limited competition Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks an application from the current Sickle Africa Data Coordinating Center (SADaCC) to continue support of the activities of the renewed and expanded Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium (SPARCO), including the clinical coordinating center (CCC) in Tanzania, the 3 established sites in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania (and additional satellite sites), as well as up to 3 new Consortium sites located in additional sub-Saharan African nations. Together, these entities will constitute the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Network. This network aims to develop a sustainable resource that will advance SCD-related epidemiologic, translational, and clinical research studies. The SADaCC application needs to propose a feasible and meritorious plan to provide overall project coordination, administration, data management, and biostatistical support of the SCD in SSA Network. In particular, this FOA seeks an application that plans for effective integration of SADaCC activities with those of SPARCO, the Consortium Sites, NHLBI, and review/monitoring bodies.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 8, 2020
Amount: $925,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-21-008.html
Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications for projects to expand, improve, or transform the utility of mammalian cancer and tumor models for translational research. With this FOA, the NCI intends to encourage submission of projects devoted to demonstrating that mammalian models or their derivatives used for translational research are robust representations of human biology, are appropriate to test questions of clinical importance, and provide reliable information for patients’ benefit. These practical goals contrast with the goals of many mechanistic, NCI-supported R01 projects that employ mammals, or develop and use mammalian cancer models, transplantation tumor models, or models derived from mammalian or human tissues or cells for hypothesis-testing, non-clinical research. Among many other possible endeavors, applicants in response to this FOA could propose demonstrations of how to overcome translational deficiencies of mammalian oncology models, define new uses of mammalian models or their genetics for unexplored translational challenges, advance standard practices for use of translational models, test approaches to validate and credential models, or challenge current practices for how models are used translationally
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
Amount: $450,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-131.html
Limited Competition: Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium Clinical Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
This limited competition Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks an application from the current Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium (SPARCO) Hub in Tanzania to continue coordinating, as the Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC), activities of the renewed and expanded Consortium (SPARCO), including the 3 established sites in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania as well as up to 3 new Consortium sites located in additional sub-Saharan African nations. Together, the CCC, the Sickle Africa Data Coordinating Center (SADaCC, see RFA-HL-21-008), as well as established and new sites of the Consortium (RFA-HL-21-009) will constitute the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Network. This network aims to develop a sustainable resource that will advance sickle cell disease related epidemiologic, translational, and clinical research studies. The SPARCO CCC application needs to propose a feasible and meritorious plan for expanding a sickle hemoglobinopathy registry database that can facilitate patient tracking and follow-up and serve as a backbone for future SCD research. In particular, this FOA seeks an application that proposes to identify database elements and plans for harmonization of SCD phenotype definitions and ontologies, and integration of Collaborative Consortium activities with those of the DCC (SADaCC), NHLBI, Steering Committee, Observational Study Monitoring Board (OSMB), and existing training programs. The application needs to describe approaches to the development of regionally appropriate standards of SCD care, as well as approaches to the organization of research and clinical skill development activities. The application also needs to include coordination of Consortium sites to allow for development, implementation, and conduct of SCD cohort studies, as well as implementation research of preventive/ therapeutic practices.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 8, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-21-007.html
In-Depth Phenotyping and Research Using IMPC-Generated Knockout Mouse Strains Exhibiting Embryonic or Perinatal Lethality or Subviability (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications to phenotype and/or perform research on embryonic lethal knockout (KO) mouse strains being generated through the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) of which the NIH Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) is a member. The mission of IMPC is to generate a comprehensive catalogue of mammalian gene function that will provide the foundation for functional analyses of human genetic variation. As of November 2019, the IMPC-KOMP2 KO mouse phenotyping effort has generated mutants in 9,051 mouse genes, completed phenotypes of 7153 lines, and released data for 6255 lines corresponding to 5861 mutant genes. Overall, the IMPC hopes to achieve broad-based phenotyping of roughly 20,000 KO strains. About 30% of these strains either are expected to be embryonic or perinatal lethal, or subviable. A large portion of homozygous lethal mutations are expected to have viable heterozygous phenotypes. The scientific community has the unique opportunity to leverage these mouse strains while they are being created and bred as part of the IMPC adult mouse phenotyping effort to perform additional in-depth phenotyping and research.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 5, 2022
Amount: $499,999
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-137.html
FY 2020 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Professional Fellows Program
The Professional Fellows Division in the Office of Citizen Exchanges at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invites proposal submissions for the FY 2020 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Professional Fellows Program. The YSEALI Professional Fellows Program is a two-way exchange program designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting and sustainable partnerships between emerging leaders in Southeast Asia and the United States. The YSEALI Professional Fellows Program will bring at least 200 emerging leaders, ages 25-35, from Southeast Asia to the United States to participate in leadership and professional development activities under the themes of Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment, Governance and Society, and Sustainable Development and the Environment. The U.S.-based exchange program will support spring and fall 2021 cohorts. The U.S.-based exchange program will be five to six weeks in duration and consist of: 1) Professional Fellowship Institutes (“Institute”) in each of the program themes, featuring individually tailored fellowship placements at relevant U.S. non-profit, public, or private sector organizations; and 2) a program closing conference called the YSEALI Fellow Forum in Washington, DC. Upon the conclusion of the U.S.-based exchange program, at least 50 select American participants will travel overseas for minimum one-week reciprocal exchanges to assist the non-U.S. participants in implementing Action Plans in their local communities, and help contribute to lasting, substantive partnerships between U.S. and Southeast Asian professionals. The YSEALI Professional Fellows Program will also include follow-on alumni engagement activities.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: May 11, 2020
Amount: $4,200,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations
Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research Coordinating Center (AITCC) (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This FOA invites applications to create an Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research Coordinating Center (AITCC), serving the needs of NIA and the NIAs Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories for Aging (AITC). The AITCC will serve as a hub for the AITC program and will facilitate and coordinate trans-AITC activities.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 1, 2020
Amount: $650,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-018.html
Core Infrastructure Support for Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) encourages grant applications for support of the core functions of Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts (CECs), as well as methodological research. This FOA is intended to support maintenance of existing CECs infrastructure and resource sharing with broader scientific communities.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 9, 2022
Amount: $500,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-136.html
Enhancing Global Health Security: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to build upon activities funded by CDC to support Global Health Security (GHS) in DRC 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; Improve capacity of rapidly and effectively responding to infectious diseases and public health threats of international concern.
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: May 12, 2020
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-GH20-2125
Ethnic Community Self Help Program
The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement announces funding under the Ethnic Community Self-Help (ECSH) Program. The goal of this program is to support Ethnic Community-Based Organizations (ECBOs) in providing refugee populations with critical services to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society. Under the ECSH Program, the following three main objectives must be implemented: 1) to strengthen ECBOs’ provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate services to refugees within five years after their initial resettlement; 2) to support ECBOs’ organizational development and engagement in capacity building by encouraging their collaboration with established refugee service providers and mainstream organizations; and 3) to support ECBOs in promoting community building and civic participation by refugee individuals and refugee community members.
Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – ORR
Deadline: May 11, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ORR-RE-1806