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U.S. NIH Announces $4 million for "Developing Research Capacity in Africa' (D43)
Colleagues,
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to strengthen research capacity in HIV-associated malignancies in sub-Saharan Africa...
... This FOA solicits applications for strategic, collaborative cancer research training programs based on partnerships between United States (U.S.) and African researchers. These training programs are expected to build multidisciplinary research teams of African investigators, including physicians, other clinical scientists, basic research scientists, epidemiologists, pathologists, data managers and other required personnel. It is anticipated that the creation of these teams will strategically enhance the capacity for innovative research in HIV-associated malignancies at institutions in Africa...
.. This FOA anticipates that $4.0 million per year will be available for this initiative for 6-7 awards ... with a maximum of $500,000 in direct costs per year, per application for a total period of three years ...
... The following organizations/institutions are eligible to apply:
* Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
* Private 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)
... Eligible U.S. institutions must apply with a sub-Saharan African institution or institution consortium located in the same country, as collaborators ...
... Specific areas of research for which a training program may be proposed may include, but are not limited to:
* Translational studies that define inherent mechanisms in HIV-associated cancers;
* Epidemiology of HIV-associated cancers;
* Pathology and diagnosis that will help classify and define disease entities;
* Prevention and screening approaches applicable to reducing cancer burden in HIV-infected populations in Africa;
* Assessment of risk factors that impact cancer in Africa in the context of HIV infection;
* Determination of population based cancer rates in the HIV-positive population in the context of developing policies and understanding the impact of available cART on the burden of cancer;
* Clinical studies to improve treatment outcomes of cancers in the HIV-positive population;
* Development of registry based databases to accurately track the burden of cancer attributable to HIV;
* Complexities of treating concurrent co-morbidities such as tuberculosis (TB) and cancer in HIV-positive persons;
* Impact of HIV on cancer in children and development of appropriate treatment strategies; and
* Identification of infectious agents that might contribute to cancer in the HIV-infected individuals.
... Required Attributes of the Training Programs
* The proposed research training programs must provide a variety of short-, medium- and long-term training opportunities that is appropriate within the context of ongoing collaborations. Among these opportunities, applicants are encouraged to explore innovative, cost effective models of training that take advantage of existing expertise in Africa and other developing countries (South-to South collaborations) as well as available new technologies (e.g., online training).
* Applicants are also expected to provide support for training and mentoring for trainees to conduct research related to a specific area. Applicants are encouraged to focus on an area of research that the participating African institution(s) and/or their trainees may wish to pursue in the future.
* Applications must include a plan that describes the details of training options to be provided by the U.S. applicant institution along with responsibilities of the African institution(s) during the course of the three-year award.
* In the development of these research training plans, community context and cultural sensitivity aspects should be addressed (whenever appropriate and feasible) to enhance the local capacity to participate in the program.
* The proposed research training program must be planned to be fully completed in three years.
... Letters of Intent Receipt Date: November 3, 2009
... Application Receipt Date: December 17, 2009
Read on at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-016.html#Sec...
ENJOY!
CC
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to strengthen research capacity in HIV-associated malignancies in sub-Saharan Africa...
... This FOA solicits applications for strategic, collaborative cancer research training programs based on partnerships between United States (U.S.) and African researchers. These training programs are expected to build multidisciplinary research teams of African investigators, including physicians, other clinical scientists, basic research scientists, epidemiologists, pathologists, data managers and other required personnel. It is anticipated that the creation of these teams will strategically enhance the capacity for innovative research in HIV-associated malignancies at institutions in Africa...
.. This FOA anticipates that $4.0 million per year will be available for this initiative for 6-7 awards ... with a maximum of $500,000 in direct costs per year, per application for a total period of three years ...
... The following organizations/institutions are eligible to apply:
* Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
* Private 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)
... Eligible U.S. institutions must apply with a sub-Saharan African institution or institution consortium located in the same country, as collaborators ...
... Specific areas of research for which a training program may be proposed may include, but are not limited to:
* Translational studies that define inherent mechanisms in HIV-associated cancers;
* Epidemiology of HIV-associated cancers;
* Pathology and diagnosis that will help classify and define disease entities;
* Prevention and screening approaches applicable to reducing cancer burden in HIV-infected populations in Africa;
* Assessment of risk factors that impact cancer in Africa in the context of HIV infection;
* Determination of population based cancer rates in the HIV-positive population in the context of developing policies and understanding the impact of available cART on the burden of cancer;
* Clinical studies to improve treatment outcomes of cancers in the HIV-positive population;
* Development of registry based databases to accurately track the burden of cancer attributable to HIV;
* Complexities of treating concurrent co-morbidities such as tuberculosis (TB) and cancer in HIV-positive persons;
* Impact of HIV on cancer in children and development of appropriate treatment strategies; and
* Identification of infectious agents that might contribute to cancer in the HIV-infected individuals.
... Required Attributes of the Training Programs
* The proposed research training programs must provide a variety of short-, medium- and long-term training opportunities that is appropriate within the context of ongoing collaborations. Among these opportunities, applicants are encouraged to explore innovative, cost effective models of training that take advantage of existing expertise in Africa and other developing countries (South-to South collaborations) as well as available new technologies (e.g., online training).
* Applicants are also expected to provide support for training and mentoring for trainees to conduct research related to a specific area. Applicants are encouraged to focus on an area of research that the participating African institution(s) and/or their trainees may wish to pursue in the future.
* Applications must include a plan that describes the details of training options to be provided by the U.S. applicant institution along with responsibilities of the African institution(s) during the course of the three-year award.
* In the development of these research training plans, community context and cultural sensitivity aspects should be addressed (whenever appropriate and feasible) to enhance the local capacity to participate in the program.
* The proposed research training program must be planned to be fully completed in three years.
... Letters of Intent Receipt Date: November 3, 2009
... Application Receipt Date: December 17, 2009
Read on at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-016.html#Sec...
ENJOY!
CC
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