NOT-99-139: ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN"S HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN"S HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM Release Date: August 16, 1999 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development In cooperation with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and as part of a larger program of UN system support, the United Nations Foundation (UNF) will accept proposals for collaborative multi-year research falling within the priority area Decreasing Child Mortality. This priority area includes: 1) preventing HIV/AIDS among children and youth, 2) understanding the association of micronutrients with low birth weight and Zinc with child mortality/morbidity, 3) supporting sustainable vaccine delivery, and, 4) strengthening community knowledge about the needs of ill children. For proposals in all the above listed sub-areas except #2, these research collaborations should involve investigators and/or co- investigators in Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia and/or Zimbabwe. Research in sub-area #2 (micronutrients and zinc) can involve investigators and/or co-investigators in any appropriate developing country. Investigators interested in applying for support through this program should contact a UN system organization (i.e. WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS, etc.) office in the country where the research will occur. Proposals must be submitted through a UN system organization. Internal procedures, and submission and review requirements may vary depending on the organization. Proposals must comply with UNF Guidelines and must be submitted on UNF Project Review Forms (PRFs). These and other background documents are available on the UNF website (http://www.unfoundation.org) and from UN offices. Meritorious proposals that fall within the mandate of NICHD, especially collaborative proposals, may be co-funded with NICHD resources following NICHD review and approval, and consultation with UNF. It is the intent of the program to make awards that encourage on-going international research collaboration and research that facilitates the translation of biomedical and behavioral study findings into effective and sustainable public health interventions. Completed PRFs are due at the UNF-affiliated UN Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP) office in New York by September 7, 1999. Letters of intent should be submitted by August 18, 1999, to UNFPA through a UN system organization. It is anticipated that grants will be awarded by the end of calendar year 1999. INQUIRIES Inquiries concerning this program may be directed to: Gray Handley, Associate Director for Prevention Research and International Programs, NICHD. Telephone: 301 435 7566. Fax: 301 435 0009. E-mail: handleyg@exchange.nih.gov

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