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Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme Funding Opportunities

The funding opportunity announcements for the new Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme have been published. The Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme consolidates the AIDS International Training and Research Programme (AITRP) and the International Clinical, Operations and Health Services Research Training Award for AIDS and TB (ICOHRTA TB) for funding in fiscal year 2013. This programme supports training to strengthen the human capacity to contribute to the ability of the institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to conduct HIV-related in their country and to compete independently for research funding.  See http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups for list of the countries by income group to determine eligibility.

The Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme (http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/hiv-aids-research-training.aspx) solicits application under three different Funding Opportunities Announcements (FOAs).

The D43 FOA is soliciting applications to support research training to develop and strengthen the scientific leadership and expertise needed for HIV-related research at LMIC institutions. Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D43)
(PAR-12-068). 
John E. Fogarty International Center,
National Cancer Institute,
National Institute on Drug Abuse,
National Institute of Mental Health.
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2012, July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014.

The D71 FOA is soliciting planning grant applications to support LMIC institutions to plan and develop an application for a research training programme in response to the FOA for a research training programme. Limited Competition: Planning Grant for Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D71) 
(PAR-12-070). 
John E. Fogarty International Center,
National Institute of Mental Health.
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2012, July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014.

The G11 FOA is soliciting applications from U.S. institutions with on-going HIV research collaborations at LMIC institutions to support training to develop and strengthen research infrastructure, leadership and expertise at their collaborating LMIC institution. Training Programmes for Critical HIV Research Infrastructure for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (G11) 
(PAR-12-069). 
John E. Fogarty International Center,
National Institute of Mental Health.
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2012, July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014.

Current AITRP and ICOHRTA AIDS TB award institutions will be eligible to compete under the new programme as they come up for re-competition with all 42 awards having the opportunity to transition by FY2016. While the areas for training permitted under the programme will be broad to include HIV-related research and selected critical research infrastructure areas, each application will need to focus on building or strengthening capacity in a particular scientific or critical research infrastructure area at a LMIC institution. The applicant is expected to collaborate and leverage other efforts at the designated LMIC institution, regardless of funding source, and will need to demonstrate that the proposed training is “distinct” and not duplicative of other efforts at LMIC institution. Also, the applicant will need to define measures that can be used to demonstrate increased capacity in that area at the end of the award funding period. This approach will help grantees and NIH to better monitor and evaluate the progress individual training awards and the programme as a whole are making in achieving the objective by moving beyond output indicators (number and type of people trained) to outcome indicators (increased research capacity at LMIC institution).

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