WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a data coordinating center for research to enhance availability of safe blood for patients with severe anemia and hemorrhagic conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa. This funding opportunity uses the resource-related research projects- cooperative agreements mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.3 mil  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to three cooperative agreements for research to enhance availability of safe blood for patients with severe anemia and hemorrhagic conditions in low or lower-middle income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This funding opportunity uses the exploratory/developmental phased award cooperative agreement mechanism. The estimated total program funding available  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health announced that it expects to award up to five discretionary grants for embryo adoption and donation services. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $300,000. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to public agencies, non-profit organizations, or for-profit organizations; educational institutions--including colleges, universities,   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development in South Africa announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the implementation of an activity to prevent new HIV infections and reduce vulnerability among orphans and vulnerable children, adolescent girls and young women in Lesotho. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $35 million. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to any local Lesotho and South African   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to eight discretionary grants for feasibility and planning studies for development of specialized programs of research excellence to investigate cancer health disparities. This funding opportunity uses the exploratory grants mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5.2 million with a ceiling of $800,000 for each award in the  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to five discretionary grants for the establishment of nutrition obesity research centers. This funding opportunity uses the center core grants mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5.6 million with a ceiling of $750,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) food and nutrition and   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to five discretionary grants for Silvio O. Conte digestive diseases research core centers. This funding opportunity uses the center core grants mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5.9 million with a ceiling of $750,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) food and nutrition and  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to four discretionary grants for the Kidney Technology Development Research Education Program. This funding opportunity uses the education projects mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $550,000 with a ceiling of $130,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) food and nutrition an  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for clinical studies that address critical needs for clinical trial readiness in rare neurological and neuromuscular diseases. This funding opportunity uses the research project-cooperative agreements mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $650,000. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The fund  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to six discretionary grants for the building of a research infrastructure center to promote external collaboration with the medical rehabilitation community. This funding opportunity uses the resource-related research multi-component projects and centers mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $6,950,000. The agency said the  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for the prevention and control of heart and lung disease risk. This funding opportunity uses the exploratory/developmental phased award cooperative agreement mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7,875,000 with a ceiling of $635,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant w  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a research coordinating center to reduce or eliminate cardiovascular or pulmonary health disparities and improve population health in high-burden communities. This funding opportunity uses the resource-related research projects- cooperative agreements mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $750,000.  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for the operation of a multidisciplinary dental, oral and craniofacial tissue regeneration consortium. This funding opportunity uses the resource-related research projects- cooperative agreements mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $8 million with a ceiling of $4 million for each award in th  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the Maximizing Access to Research Careers Program This funding opportunity uses the undergraduate national research service award institutional research training grants mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to state, county, city, townsh  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for research on bioethical issues. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) food and nutrition c) health and d) income security and social services. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school districts; p  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement Program. This funding opportunity uses the undergraduate national research service award institutional research training grants mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development in Zambia issued a Notice of Stakeholders Meeting on U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief strategic plan for strengthening indigenous partnerships. The agency description of the notice states: "The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Zambia hosted/held a briefing on USAID's strategy for enhancing the long-term sustainability of HIV epidemic control efforts funded under the United S  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued a Request for Information for the design of an upcoming health activity focused on orphans and vulnerable children in Burundi. The agency description of the Request for Information states: "The goal of this proposed Activity is to reduce and mitigate OVCs' human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk, support case-finding of HIV-positive OVC, and strengthen linkages with clinical HIV services in targeted provinces, with a f  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development in South Africa announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the implementation of an activity to prevent new HIV infections and reduce vulnerability among orphans and vulnerable children, adolescent girls and young women in Lesotho. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $35 million. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to any local Lesotho and South African   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued a Request for Information for the design of an upcoming health activity focused on orphans and vulnerable children in Burundi. The agency description of the Request for Information states: "The goal of this proposed Activity is to reduce and mitigate OVCs' human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk, support case-finding of HIV-positive OVC, and strengthen linkages with clinical HIV services in targeted provinces, with a f  more