OpportunityTitle: Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa): Collaborative Centers (U54)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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 eligible to apply.  Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Description: This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds from the NIH Common Fund (Common Fund) and participating NIH Institute(s) and Center(s), invites applications from Institutions in African countries for research centers called H3Africa Collaborative Centers (H3ACCs). This FOA is a component of the Human Health and Heredity in Africa Initiative (H3Africa), an NIH initiative in partnership with the Wellcome Trust to develop the study, in Africa, of genomic/genetic/environmental contributors of human health and disease within Africa using cutting-edge genomic research tools, to increase capacity for biomedical research in Africa, in terms of building infrastructure (including data and research resources), and to increase the genomic proficiency of researchers and trainees in Africa. The H3Africa Initiative is focused on supporting these efforts as part of an effort to promote sustainable research in Africa that will promote health and combat disease.
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