OpportunityTitle: Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: Collaborative Consortium (U24)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following:  Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) in sub-Saharan Africa are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations in sub-Saharan Africa are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Description: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications that propose to develop a Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Collaborative Consortium. The Collaborative Consortium will be responsible for developing an infrastructure upon which a future SCD in SSA Research Network can be built. This Collaborative Consortium will be comprised of a Consortium Hub (applicant institution) and at least two Collaborating Sites located in sub-Saharan African countries separate from that of the applicant institution.This program is intended to establish an SCD resource that can be shared across the collaborative consortium to enhance future research endeavors.
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