National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant: Junior Faculty Research Training in MEPI Institutions (D43)

This grant from the National Institutes of Health supports research training for junior faculty in MEPI-supported institutions in Africa, aimed at enhancing their ability to conduct locally significant research for improved human health and cultivating future faculty researchers in the region. Applications close on December 17, 2014.

Opportunity ID: 268208

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	RFA-TW-14-003
Funding Opportunity Title::	Limited Competition: Research Training for Career Development of Junior Faculty in Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Institutions (D43)
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Education
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	10
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	93.121 — Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Oct 07, 2014
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Dec 17, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Dec 17, 2014
Archive Date::	Jan 17, 2015
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 35,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$600,000
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Other Eligible Applicants include the following:
Eligibility is limited to MEPI-supported institutions and consortium partners in SSA in order to build upon MEPI’s existing platform, accomplishments, and momentum.

The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.

The applicant institution must have robust and high-quality research ongoing in the area(s) proposed under this FOA and must have the requisite faculty, staff, eligible junior faculty, and facilities on site or at partnering institutions to conduct the proposed institutional program. It is anticipated that program faculty will have active, funded research projects in which participating trainees may gain relevant experiences consistent with their research interests and goals.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Institutes of Health
Description::	This FOA will support research training programs for junior faculty in the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI)-supported institutions, which are located in Africa, to increase their capacity to participate in and carry out locally relevant research that contributes to improved human health and to foster the next generation of faculty researchers in Africa.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:
Competition ID:	FORMS-C
Competition Title:	FORMS-C
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00208443
Opening Date:	Nov 17, 2014
Closing Date:	Dec 17, 2014
Agency Contact Information::	eRA Commons Help Desk
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	SF424 (R & R) [V2.0] PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan [V2.0] PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement [V2.0] Research & Related Budget [V1.3] Research and Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V2.0] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V2.0]
optional_forms	R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.3]