New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: African Association for Health Professions Education and Research (R25)(Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Funding Opportunity ID:	300039
Opportunity Number:	RFA-TW-18-001
Opportunity Title:	African Association for Health Professions Education and Research (R25)(Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
Category Explanation:
CFDA Number(s):	93.989
Eligible Applicants:	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education 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 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); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Agency Code:	HHS-NIH11
Agency Name:	Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
Posted Date:	Jan 12, 2018
Close Date:	Mar 28, 2018
Last Updated Date:	Jan 12, 2018
Award Ceiling:	$750,000
Award Floor:	$0
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$750,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Description:	The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this Fogarty International Center R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nations biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs by supporting the establishment of an African Association for Health Professions Education and Research (the "Association"). The Association will serve as a leadership and convening organization to network institutions across sub-Saharan Africa in order to jointly develop, disseminate, and share best practices, innovations, curricula, and policy and to engage in joint activities that will increase the quantity, quality and retention of African health professionals to address the crisis in HIV/AIDS and its' comorbidities on the continent. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on one or more of the following: Courses for Skills Development, Research Experiences, Mentoring Activities, Curriculum or Methods Development, and Outreach to broad communities and multiple stakeholders.
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