Deadline: 22 May 2014
United States Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications from institutions in eligible foreign countries to conduct studies in Infectious Disease Research.
Studies may be proposed on any aspect of infectious disease research (except clinical trials), including but not limited to
- Epidemiology, natural history, pathogenesis, immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases
- Epidemiologic studies to define the incidence, clinical presentations, and outcomes of diseases
- Identification of resistance patterns
- Characterization of susceptible cohorts for a particular pathogen
- Pilot and feasibility studies in preparation for larger studies
Applicants are strongly encouraged to establish multi-institutional collaborations and to include in their research plans activities that involve the transfer of technologies and research methods, sharing of core resources including the administration of research grant programs, and expansion of linkages to other sites via attendance at national and international meetings and other methods of communication.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Resource-constrained Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations), Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) from resource-constrained countries are eligible to apply.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
- Applicant organizations must be headquartered in foreign (non-U.S.) resource-constrained countries (i.e. low-income economies, lower-middle-income economies, and upper-middle-income economies).
- Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- Foreign investigators who currently serve as Principal Investigators on grants (other than an expiring IRIDA) or contracts funded by NIH are not eligible to apply.
For more information, please visit Funding Opportunity Announcement page.
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