Funding News | July 18, 2018
Are you an investigator interested in developing modeling and simulation tools to examine HIV transmission dynamics and estimate the impact of treatment and prevention interventions and strategies? If so, check out our new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for Modeling and Simulation To Optimize HIV Prevention Research (MS OPR) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
The FOA supports research that addresses the following major goals:
- To develop and validate modeling and simulation tools that can use multiple HIV data sources to examine HIV transmission dynamics and estimate the impact of HIV prevention interventions
- To develop a mechanism and a platform to make these tools available to other investigators
To achieve these goals, you should establish milestones linked to “Go/No-Go” decision criteria. This should address how you transition from developing modeling and simulation tools to building a platform that makes them available to other investigators.
Examples of research areas of interest include:
- Examining local and regional epidemiologic drivers and transmission dynamics of HIV to improve local and regional prevention strategies in sub-Saharan Africa
- Optimizing combination strategies for future research in high-priority populations and settings
- Investigating patterns of HIV transmission on a population level, identifying factors associated with HIV transmission, and assessing the impact of targeted HIV prevention interventions
- Examining patterns of HIV transmission in sexual networks, identifying factors associated with high-risk nodes, and assessing the impact of targeted HIV prevention strategies in highly affected communities
- Using multiple large data sources to develop and validate synthetic populations with one or more major risk groups to optimize regional prevention strategies
See the FOA linked above for complete instructions on these research examples.
Nonresponsive Applications Will Not Be Reviewed
Do not propose applications that lack Go/No-Go decision criteria or plans on how to make the developed modeling and simulation tools available to other investigators.
Application Budget, Deadlines, and Contact Information
NIAID intends to commit $2.4 million in fiscal year 2019 to fund two to four awards. Application budgets are limited to $400,000 each year in direct costs.
The scope of your proposed project should determine the project period. However, our maximum project period is four years. Keep in mind that funding for your fourth year depends on your success in achieving your proposed and pre-award negotiated Go/No-Go criteria.
Send an optional letter of intent by November 13, 2018. Apply by December 13, 2018. We encourage you to submit early, so you have time to make corrections to any errors found in your application.
Reach out to Dr. David Burns, NIAID’s scientific/research contact for the FOA, if you have any questions.