This grant, offered by the NIH and HRSA through the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI), invites proposals from foreign institutions in PEPFAR-supported Sub-Saharan African countries. Its purpose is to develop and enhance medical education models, aiming to significantly increase the number of new healthcare workers, strengthen medical education systems, and build vital clinical and research capacity in the region. The initiative seeks to build human health capacity by fostering research and ensuring the sustainability of PEPFAR investments through excellent clinical training and locally driven research. Additional support from the NIH Office of AIDS Research bolsters research capacity, while NIH Common Fund awards may extend to broader health priorities beyond HIV/AIDS, reflecting NIH’s commitment to global health.
Opportunity ID: 52777
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-TW-10-008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.145 — AIDS Education and Training Centers |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 15, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 12, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | Purpose. This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH and HRSA under the Tom Lantos and Henry Hyde United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110-293 (more commonly known as the U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief [PEPFAR]), invites proposals from foreign Institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries which receive PEPFAR support (http://www.pepfar.gov/countries/index.htm) and their partners to develop or expand and enhance models of medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. These models are intended to support PEPFARs goal of increasing the number of new health care workers by 140,000, strengthen medical education systems in the countries in which they exist, and build clinical and research capacity in Africa as part of a retention strategy for faculty of medical schools and clinical professors. The strategy of this initiative is to build human capacity for health in Africa by strengthening the medical education system in an environment that values and nurtures research and which will contribute to the sustainability and quality of the overall effort. These models will also contribute to the sustainability of the PEPFAR investments through the provision of excellence in clinical training and the capacity of medical students and faculty to participate in and carry out multidisciplinary locally driven research (e.g. implementation science and/or clinical, health services, and operations research) that responds to the health needs of their communities and country and improves health outcomes for men, women, and children. In addition to PEPFAR support for strengthening medical education in African institutions, funds are also being provided from the Office of AIDS Research (OAR), located within the NIH Office of the Director, in support of the research capacity building component of this initiative and building on OARs long-term support for NIH efforts to build sustainable research and training partnerships between U.S. and African educational and research institutions. Linked awards that focus on diseases and priority health areas related to and/or beyond HIV/AIDS will also be available through the NIH Common Fund initiative (http://commonfund.nih.gov/), managed by the Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC), located within the NIH Office of the Director. These awards are part of the NIH Directors decision to make global health one of the NIHs highest priorities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-10-008.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 |
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