Limited Competition: The Medical Education Partnership Initiative Linked Awards (MEPI) (R25)

Post Date

December 12th 2011

Application Due Date

February 10th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-TW-11-004

CFDA Number(s)

93.173
93.242
93.279
93.853
93.989

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Health

Eligibility Categories

Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: African higher education institutions currently participating in the MEPI network (both direct recipients and African consortium members). Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply, however, African higher education institutions currently participating in the MEPI network (both direct recipients and African consortium members) are the only eligible Non-domestic Entities that can apply.. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not restricted. However, they must be partnered with a PD/PI in the MEPI network as long as they are African higher education institutions currently participating in the MEPI network to beeligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed, however, African higher education institutions currently participating in the MEPI network (both direct recipients and African consortium members) are the only Foreign components that can apply.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2750000

• Award Range:

  $None - $250000

Grant Description

This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds from the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), invites applications from foreign Institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries who are a part of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative Network of institutions (http://www.fic.nih.gov/Grants/Search/Pages/Awards-Program-MEPI.aspx) to develop research capacity and research education opportunities in priority health areas related to and/or beyond HIV/AIDS. These opportunities are intended to strengthen medical education systems in the countries in which they exist, and build clinical and research capacity in priority health areas related to and/or beyond HIV/AIDS.

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:

  If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster

• Agency Email Address:

  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV

• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-11-004.html