International Research and Research Training

 

The John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) supports research and research training to reduce disparities in global health and to foster partnerships between U.S. scientists and their counterparts abroad. FIC supports basic biological, behavioral, and social science research, as well as related research training and career development. The research portfolio is divided into several programs that support a wide variety of funding mechanisms to meet programmatic objectives.

Active 93.989 National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants; M - Training Not applicable. Public Health Service Act, Sections 301 and 405, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 241 and 284. In general, universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, Federal institutions and other public or private non-profit and for-profit domestic and foreign institutions, and State and local units of government are eligible to submit applications for research grants, research training grants, cooperative agreements, and career development awards. The grantee institution must agree to administer the grant in accordance with prevailing regulations and policies. The eligibility requirements may differ amongst FIC programs, based on the eligibility section found in our Requests For Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs) at: http://www.fic.nih.gov/Funding/Pages/default.aspx Usually any non-profit or for-profit organization, company or institution engaged in health and biomedical research. Applications for research grants must present the objectives, methodology, and resources for the specific research project, and must demonstrate the applicant's competence and interest. For training grants, the applicant's academic record, research experience, and the proposed area and plan of training must be included in the application. The applicant institution must present the objectives, training program, and resources for the research-training program, the research qualifications and experience of directing staff in training students (the criteria to be used in selecting individuals for awards), a detailed budget, and justification for the amount of grant funds requested. Costs will be determined in accordance with 45 CFR 75 and 2 CFR 200. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Standard application forms, as required by 45 CFR, Part 75, must be used for this program. Detailed instructions for submitting applications to our programs are provided in our Requests For Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PARs) at: http://www.fic.nih.gov/Funding/Pages/default.aspx Applications are reviewed initially for scientific and technical merit by a review group that is assembled by the Center for Scientific Review at the National Institute of Health. This is followed by a second level review by the Fogarty International Center's Advisory Board. Decisions to fund are then made by FIC program officers and FIC Executive Leadership based on reviews by the original review group and the Advisory Board. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Grants: From six to nine months. A Principal Investigator (PI) may question the substantive or procedural aspects of the initial scientific review of his or her application by communicating with FIC staff. Non-competing renewal applications may be made for all multi-year awards. Applicants must submit their Research Performance Progress report (RPPR) approximately two months before the end of the last budget period. Competing renewal applications may be submitted only if allowed in the RFA or PAR. The major elements in evaluating proposals include assessment of: (1) the scientific merit and general significance of the proposed study or research training program and its objectives; (2) the technical adequacy of the experimental design and approach; (3) the competency of the proposed investigator or group to successfully pursue the project; (4) the adequacy of the available proposed facilities and resources; (5) the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project; and (6) the relevance and importance to the announced program objectives. All pertinent evaluation criteria are provided in the RFAs and PAs. Research and Research Training Grants provide funds for salaries, equipment, supplies, travel, tuition, career development activities and other expenses associated with research training and scientific investigation concerning global health issues. These grants are awarded to universities; colleges; medical, nursing and dental schools; hospitals; and other non-profit institutions. Awards include grants, cooperative agreements, international research training grants, and career development awards. Performance Reports: Performance is monitored annually by the NIH/Fogarty Center program staff. Not applicable. Grantees generally must retain financial and programmatic records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records that are required by the terms of a grant, or may reasonably be considered pertinent to a grant, for a period of 3 years from the date the annual FSR is submitted. For awards under SNAP (other than those to foreign organizations and Federal institutions), the 3-year retention period will be calculated from the date the FFR for the entire competitive segment is submitted. Those grantees must retain the records pertinent to the entire competitive segment for 3 years from the date the FFR is submitted to NIH. Foreign organizations and Federal institutions must retain records for 3 years from the date of submission of the annual FFR to NIH. See 45 CFR 75 for exceptions and qualifications to the 3-year retention requirement (e.g., if any litigation, claim, financial management review, or audit is started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken). Those sections also specify the retention period for other types of grant-related records, including F&A cost proposals and property records. See 45 CFR 75 for record retention and access requirements for contracts under grants. In accordance with 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 75, the HHS Inspector General, the U.S. Comptroller General, or any of their duly authorized representatives have the right of timely and unrestricted access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of recipients that are pertinent to awards in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts, transcripts, and copies of such documents. This right also includes timely and reasonable access to a recipient's personnel for the purpose of interview and discussion related to such documents. The rights of access are not limited to the required retention period, but shall last as long as records are retained. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Approval of a project includes determination of support for the authorized project period (not to exceed five years). Awards to support the project are usually made on an annual basis. At the time of initial award, the grant provides funds for the conduct of the project during the first budget period (usually 12 months) and the Notice of Award (Form PHS-1533) indicates the support recommended and expected to be made available for the remainder of the project beyond the approved initial project period. Funds are disbursed via the Payment Management System Electronic Transfer System for domestic and foreign grantees. Loan Repayment Program Awards are for two years with the opportunity for renewal. The grantee institution is provided a notice of award with the dollar amount and the terms and conditions of the award. None/Not specified. Flora Katz
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Phone: 301-496-1653 http://www.fic.nih.gov 75-0819-0-1-552 (Project Grants (including individual awards)) FY 22$61,580,183.00; FY 23 est $61,679,368.00; FY 24 FY 21$59,978,297.00; FY 20$56,253,548.00; FY 19$55,373,205.00; FY 18$54,431,261.00; - FIC has updated the Program Accomplishments and the budgetary sections for FY2021, 2022, and estimated costs for FY2023.(Project Grants (including individual awards)) FY 22$61,551,711.00; FY 23 est $66,603,202.00; FY 24 est $67,269,234.00; - Fiscal Year 2022: We continued to offer opportunities in our standing program announcements including Career Development Awards for US Scientists (IRSDA K01); Career Development Awards for Scientists from Low and Middle Income Countries (K43); Global Infectious Diseases Research Training; Research Training in Non-communicable Diseases Across the Lifespan; HIV Research Training Program; Bioethics Educational Development (R25) and Research Training; Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases; Brain Disorders across the Lifespan, HIV-Associated Non-Communicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions, and Mobile Health. Several programs are ongoing and not open for new applications: Trauma and Injury Training program; Launching Future Leaders in Global Health (LAUNCH); GEOhealth; Reducing Stigma and HIV; and the African Association for Health Professions Education and Research and the Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative, both supported with funds from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Information on all our programs is available on our website: www.fic.nih.gov. Fiscal Year 2023: We did not initiate any new programs. However, we continued to offer the programs listed in FY22. Fiscal Year 2024: We plan to continue to offer our core programs, listed above. We do not anticipate initiating new programs at this time. Guidelines for these awards are outlined in the following: the grant program legislation, terms and conditions cited in the Notice of Grant Award; the restrictions on the expenditure of Federal funds in appropriations acts, to the extent those restrictions are pertinent to the award, 45 CFR Part 75 , as applicable; and the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Not applicable.