Funding-NIH-NSF
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Program: A Joint Program for
Multidisciplinary Research; November 19, 2014
Notice Number: NOT-TW-14-009
Key Dates
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Related Announcements
NOT-TW-13-010
Issued by
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Purpose
This
Notice updates and supersedes the previous Guide Notice, NOT-TW-13-010,
published in the NIH Guide, August 1, 2013.
The
Fogarty International Center (FIC), the National
Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have identified ecological
and evolutionary sciences, including field biology and mathematical modeling,
and socio-ecology as essential disciplines to understand and predict
transmission of zoonotic and other infectious diseases that involve biotic or
abiotic vectors, including diseases of humans, other animals, and plants. FIC,
NIGMS, NIAID, NSF and USDA will continue this multi-year collaboration to
advance our ability to address the environmental and public health components
of disease control. As described in the NSF Program Solicitation (NSF-14-592), the
purpose of the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Program is to
support multidisciplinary teams in the development of predictive models that
integrate ecology and evolution with the goal of discovering principles
governing the transmission dynamics of infectious disease agents to humans and
other hosts. Proposed projects should include research and associated expertise
in diverse disciplines including, for example, modelers, bioinformaticians,
genomics researchers, social scientists, economists, epidemiologists,
entomologists, parasitologists, microbiologists,
bacteriologists, virologists, pathologists or veterinarians, as relevant to
understanding the disease transmission system proposed. The EEID program scope
includes socio-ecology, pathogen evolution and translational research in the
overall context of the ecology of disease transmission.
US
institutions and foreign institutions are eligible to apply for NIH
awards. FIC awards are limited to US institutions and institutions
from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as defined by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups).
The
FIC mission prioritizes collaborative projects with scientists in LMICs focused
on significant health threats in their countries. The NIGMS mission prioritizes
basic biomedical research that increases understanding of life processes and
lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and
prevention. The NIAID conducts and supports basic and applied research to
better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and
allergic diseases. Other NIH components have participated in the past and may
do so again in the current cycle.
Potential
applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NIH or NSF program officials
prior to submitting an application. It is anticipated the EEID program will
make nine awards (through all partners combined) in fiscal year 2015 for
projects to begin in the summer of 2015, subject to the availability of funds.
The maximum total (for all years) award size is $2.5 million, including
indirect costs, and the maximum award duration is five years. Awards made by
components of the NIH may receive support of up to $350,000 in direct costs per
year for up to five years.
Application
submission is through the National Science Foundation. Following a
jointly-conducted initial peer review of these applications, likely NIH
awardees will be invited to reformat their application and resubmit their
application for NIH processing. Subsequent submission and grant administration
procedures will be in accordance with NIH policy.
The
deadline for submission to NSF is November 19, 2014.
Detailed
information about this program can be obtained on the NSF website at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5269&org=DEB&from=home and
on the NIH website at http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/Pages/ecology-infectious-diseases.aspx.
Inquiries
Please
direct all inquiries to:
Christine
Jessup, Ph.D.
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Telephone: 301-496-1653
Email: Christine.Jessup@nih.gov
Daniel
Janes, Ph.D.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Telephone: 301-594-0943
Email: daniel.janes@nih.gov
Polly
R. Sager, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Telephone: 301-496-1884
Email: PSAGER@niaid.nih.gov
Link to Full
Announcement
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-TW-14-009.html