Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 18 901
The Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN) is an NIH grant opportunity (D43; clinical trial optional) designed to build long-term research training capacity around chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), using the World Bank LMIC classification. The central idea is to fund institutional training programs that strengthen the ability of LMIC institutions to train and retain researchers who can design, lead, and sustain high-quality NCD research across the lifespan, ultimately helping countries develop and implement evidence-based interventions that match local needs and realities.
A key feature of this opportunity is its flexibility in partnership structure. Applications can be submitted as collaborative programs between a U.S. institution and one or more eligible LMIC institutions, which is a common model for Fogarty training programs. However, the FOA also allows an LMIC institution to apply without a U.S. partner if the lead LMIC institution can demonstrate a solid prior track record of externally funded research and/or research training. In either case, the program is expected to build sustainable, in-country capacity rather than creating short-term training experiences that end when the award ends.
The training scope must focus primarily on NCD research and must align with the priorities of at least one participating NIH Institute or Center (IC) referenced in the FOA. While the main training emphasis needs to be clearly tied to those NIH IC interests, applicants are allowed to include additional NCD topics as secondary or complementary areas if they strengthen the overall program. The phrase "across the lifespan" signals that the program is not limited to adult disease; it can include prevention, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and implementation research relevant to NCDs from early life through older age, emphasizing how risk, exposure, and disease outcomes change over time and across life stages.
Because this is an institutional research training award, the expected deliverables center on people and systems: developing skilled researchers based in LMICs, strengthening mentorship and research supervision, improving the institutional environment for conducting NCD research, and creating a pipeline of trainees who can progress into independent research careers. In practice, programs supported under a D43 often include structured curricula, mentored research experiences, faculty development, research methods training, and career development support, all tailored to the LMIC context and designed to remain viable after the grant period. The "clinical trial optional" designation means the program may include clinical trial-related research training or trainee-led clinical research where appropriate, but proposing a clinical trial is not required to be responsive.
Eligibility is broad and reflects both U.S. and international participation, consistent with NIH training and global health capacity-building goals. Eligible applicants listed include many types of U.S. governmental entities (state, county, city/township, special districts), independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, and other organizations. The FOA also explicitly notes additional eligible applicants such as non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations), regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, faith-based or community-based organizations, and a range of minority-serving and specialized institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI). This breadth is intended to support strong, context-appropriate training consortia and to encourage participation by institutions that can contribute meaningfully to workforce development and equitable research capacity-building.
Administratively, the opportunity is issued by the National Institutes of Health as a discretionary grant program under funding opportunity number PAR-18-901. It falls under the health-related funding activity area and is associated with CFDA numbers 93.113, 93.213, 93.242, 93.853, 93.866, and 93.989, reflecting involvement across multiple NIH components. The original closing date shown in the source data is November 13, 2020, and the award ceiling and expected number of awards are not specified in the provided listing, which typically means applicants need to consult the full FOA text and NIH budget guidance for detailed budget limits, allowable costs, and expected award sizes.
Overall, this FOA is best understood as a capacity-building and workforce-development mechanism aimed at helping LMIC institutions grow durable expertise in NCD research. It prioritizes sustainable training models, strong mentorship and institutional systems, and research themes that match NIH priorities while remaining locally relevant, with the end goal of generating evidence that can be translated into effective interventions and policies to reduce the burden of chronic diseases over the entire course of life.Apply for PAR 18 901
- The National Institutes of Health in the environment, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN) (D43)(Clinical Trial Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.213, 93.242, 93.853, 93.866, 93.989.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-08-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-11-13. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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