Collaborative HIV/AIDS Studies in the Middle East and North Africa (R21)

Post Date

May 9th 2008

Application Due Date

May 7th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

PAR-08-153

CFDA Number(s)

93.242
93.273
93.279
93.856
93.865
93.989

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Health
Income Security and Social Services

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); U.S. Territory or Possession.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $200000

Grant Description

Purpose.ÊThis Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Fogarty International Center (FIC).ÊThe Fogarty International Center will accept only secondary assignments for potential co-funding with an Institute designated as primary assignee.ÊThe aim of this FOA is to invite applications for collaborations for exploratory and developmental work on HIV/AIDS in the low and middle income countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as defined by the World Bank:ÊAlgeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen. Specific areas of research include, but aren t limited to, epidemiologic studies, prevention research from both biomedical and social/behavioral perspectives, studies of social factors affecting the spread of HIV in the region, and research on women and youth.ÊCollaborations must involve U.S. investigators from a partnering U.S. organization and one or more research teams in the MENA region.ÊThe collaborative effort supported through the R21 should help foster the development of HIV-relevant research infrastructure and expertise in the region and have the potential to lead to further research and improvements in public health.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

  NIH OER Webmaster
  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

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• Agency Email Address:

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• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-153.html