The National Institutes of Health is offering the Global Research Initiative Program in Behavioral/Social Sciences Grant (R01) to support foreign social and behavioral scientists, clinical investigators, nurses, and health professionals. This grant aims to advance global health issues through research in behavioral and social sciences. With a total funding of $300,000 and expected six awards, individual grants are limited to $50,000 direct costs per year. Applicants are encouraged to propose research projects that will make a significant impact on global health upon their return to their home countries.
Opportunity ID: 43884
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PAR-07-328 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Global Research Initiative Program, Behavioral/Social Sciences (R01) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Environment Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.113 — Environmental Health |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 05, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – Multiple Receipt Dates – See Link to Full Announcement for details. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – Multiple Receipt Dates – See Link to Full Announcement for details. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 22, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Foreign institutions are eligible to apply. Only institutions in low- or middle-income ( developing ) countries are eligible to apply. Institutions in countries that have the least economic resources are particularly encouraged to apply. For the purposes of this announcement, a low- to middle-income country is defined as a country that has a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita below $10,000, according to the World Bank classification system (refer to the GNI per capita ranking in the left-hand column labeled Atlas Methodology at http://www.finfacts.com/biz10/globalworldincomepercapita.htm). (Do NOT refer to the right-hand column headed Purchasing Power Parity.) For the purposes of this announcement, institutions in the following countries or geographical regions are eligible: North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Russia, the Newly Independent States, Eastern Europe (except Slovenia), the Middle East (except Israel), India, Asia (except Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan), the Pacific Islands region (except Australia and New Zealand), Latin America and the Caribbean. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | -Purpose. The purpose of this initiative is to provide funding opportunities for the increasing pool of foreign social and behavioral scientists, clinical investigators, nurses and other health professionals, with state-of-the-art knowledge of research methods. It is expected that this program will advance critical issues in global health through behavioral and social sciences research upon return of the investigators to their home countries. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The total amount to be awarded is $300,000 and the anticipated number of awards is six. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award may also vary; however, individual awards are limited to a maximum of $50,000 direct costs per year. The total amount to be awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the quality and costs of the applications received. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-328.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH OER Webmaster
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email:FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
Version History
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Packages
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| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOBE-FORMS-A | Adobe-Forms-A | PKG00009232 | Dec 05, 2008 | Sep 21, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
43884 RR_SF424-1.1.pdf
43884 RR_KeyPersonExpanded-1.1.pdf
43884 RR_OtherProjectInfo-1.1.pdf
43884 RR_PerformanceSite-1.1.pdf
43884 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement-1.1.pdf
43884 PHS398_ResearchPlan-1.1.pdf
43884 PHS398_Checklist-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
43884 PHS398_CoverLetter-1.1.pdf
43884 PHS398_ModularBudget-1.1.pdf
43884 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
43884 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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