Deadline: 22-Aug-23
Applications are now open for the Fogarty HIV Research Training (HIVRT) Program to support research training that strengthens HIV research capacity of institutions in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).
This FOA offers an opportunity for LMIC institutions to submit a planning grant application to prepare to participate in the Fogarty HIV Research Training Program.
The program provides opportunities for U.S and LMIC institutions to collaborate with each other and their partners to fill gaps in training in a particular area that will strengthen HIV research capacity at the proposed LMIC institutions. Applicants should design HIV research training programs such that trainees can address both long-standing and emerging HIV research questions, responsive to the needs of their institutions and countries. The program is also expected to enhance the capacity for LMIC institutions to collaborate with NIH, U.S. Government, other donors and LMICs in their HIV/AIDS efforts.
Objectives
- The overall goal of the Fogarty HIV Research Training (HIVRT) Program is to strengthen the scientific capacity of institutions in LMICs to conduct HIV research related to the evolving HIV epidemic in their country.
- The objectives of the planning grant are to:
- Engage new or solidify existing relationships with individual and institutional partners who will be involved in the envisioned research training program.
- Define an organizational structure to support the future research training program.
- Define the pool of potential trainees to be recruited for a future research training program. Individual trainees should not be named in this application.
- Design research training approaches that address the selected HIV scientific focus.
- Ensuring infrastructural needs will be met, such as platforms and connectivity needed for any envisioned eLearning components.
- Organize and develop a training grant (D43) application in response to the D43 FOA.
Award Information
- Application budgets are limited to $28,000 direct costs per year exclusive of consortium indirect costs.
- The maximum project period is 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) in LMICs eligible for support under FIC International Training grants.
- The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) in LMICs eligible for support under FIC International Training grants.
- This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) does not allow appointed Trainees to lead an independent clinical trial, but does allow them to obtain research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.
For more information, visit National Institutes of Health (NIH).